NEW DELHI: The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Monday cleared the proposed Waqf amendment bill tabled in the Parliament in August last year.One of the more significant amendments proposed by the committee is that the existing Waqf properties cannot be questioned on the grounds of ‘Waqf by user’, which existed in the current law but will…
Uttarakhand becomes first state to launch UCC. NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand on Monday made history by becoming the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the UCC portal and issued a notification marking the adoption of the civil code.What is UCC?UCC is a set of laws that aims…
Amit Shah takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday visited Prayagraj for a one-day trip, where he took holy dip at the Triveni Sangam during the ongoing Maha Kumbh. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Shah upon his arrival in the city.Amit Shah was joined…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched the party’s manifesto for the 2025 Delhi assembly elections featuring 15 key “Kejriwal ki guarantee.”Speaking to reporters, Kejriwal also criticised the BJP, accusing the party of mimicking AAP’s promise-based governance, stating that “We coined the term ‘guarantee’ first in the country. After us,…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday accused Election Commission officials of attacking its Rithala assembly candidate.Congress candidate Sushant Mishra said that poll officials tried to stop him from taking out a padyatra with permission without introduce themselves“We (Congress) were taking out a padyatra with permission. Suddenly Election Commission officials came there who did not introduce themselves…
NEW DELHI: Union aviation secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam has called for an urgent meeting with airlines on Monday in wake of the shap surge in Prayagraj airfares during the ongoing Maha Kumbh. TOI reported Monday that airfares to Prayagraj have skyrocketed ahead of the Jan 29Mauni Amavasya snan (royal bath). Travel portals show Chennai-Prayagraj return tickets…
PM Modi, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (C) and President Murmu (R) (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, speaking at a banquet hosted in his honour by President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, highlighted the deep historical and cultural ties between India and Indonesia. During his address, he light-heartedly remarked on his “Indian DNA,” a…
NEW DELHI: An engineer-turned-space sector administrator Pawan Kumar Goenka, who is the chairman of space regulator and promoter Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (INSPACe) and is also leading a trade promotion panel, has been selected for the Padma Shri award.Besides his significant contribution to the space sector as space regulator, Goenka, who earlier…
NEW DELHI: NDA will further improve its tally in the Upper House of Parliament as resignation of one more YSRCP Rajya Sabha member, V Vijayasai Reddy – the fourth since the party’s rout in 2024 assembly elections – would give the BJP-led alliance one additional seat in the imminent by-election. Reddy, leader of the party…
NEW DELHI: Amid tensions in South China Sea, PM Narendra Modi and visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety and security, freedom of navigation and overflight in the region, and other lawful uses of the seas, including unimpeded lawful maritime commerce.In a joint statement issued a…
