Politics

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised an objection to Karnataka high court order granting bail to actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case and said that the reasoning given by HC to justify relief is troubling it.Reserving the order on Karnataka govt plea for cancellation of bail, a bench of Justices J B…

NEW DELHI: The President’s rule in Manipur has been extended for a period of six months, effective from August 13, 2025, after a resolution introduced by Union home minister Amit Shah. In a statement, the Rajya Sabha parliamentary bulletin read: “Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation has given a notice of…

There may be a swing or a miss, but we play with straight bat: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) would pave the way for enhanced market access in the UK for Indian textiles, footwear, gems and jewellery, seafood, and engineering goods.“It will also…

NEW DELHI: A ceasefire must be put in place in Gaza and all hostages released, said India participating in an open debate in the UNSC on the Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question.Indian ambassador P Harish reiterated that the pathway to enduring peace is rooted in a two-State solution – one that establishes a…

BENGALURU: The Siddaramaiah cabinet decided on Thursday to initiate legal action based on retired HC judge John Michael D’Cunha’s report indicting IPL franchise RCB, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks for the June 4 stampede outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium in which 11 cricket fans died and over 50 others…

This is a representative AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) NEW DELHI: Delhi high court Thursday advised former diplomat Lakshmi Puri and TMC MP Saket Gokhale to settle the dispute over defamatory tweets against Puri, pointing out that “courts are overflooded.”A bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar proposed a meeting to settle the…

‘Sadhus’ raise religious slogans as they wait for their registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra at Ram Mandir base camp, in Jammu. (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: Over 3.35 lakh pilgrims have so far taken part in Amarnath Yatra this year, said Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday. This includes nine young foreigners from…

Melbourne: A Hindu temple and two Asian-run restaurants were defaced with racist graffiti in Melbourne, raising concerns among the community members in Australia, a media report said on Thursday.Shree Swaminarayan Temple on Wadhurst Drive, Melbourne’s eastern suburb of Boronia, was defaced with red-painted racist slurs on Monday morning, the Australia Today web portal reported. Two…

NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Thursday released India’s new National Cooperative Policy that will promote the development of a “cooperative business ecosystem”, involving every village, and contribute to the country’s collective ambition of becoming developed by 2047.Idea behind the new policy, replacing the one made in 2002, is to transform…

NEW DELHI: The central government on Thursday rejected the Swiss firm’s IQAir report, that had ranked India the fifth most polluted country in the world, citing limited usage of government data in the survey.“However, it must be noted that only 38 per cent of the data sources used in the report are from government agencies….