- Saturday, April 19, 2025
Large parts of northeast India on Tuesday simmered with protests by students' unions and Left-democratic organisations against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha (Parliament's Lower House). A day before the divisive legislation is tabled in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House), normal life was paralysed in Assam's…
The RCEP did not "adequately" address India's concerns over issues like non-tariff barriers to trade and opaqueness in subsidy regime in some countries, which forced it to back out from the trade deal, the government informed Rajya Sabha (Parliament's Upper House) on Tuesday. Besides, the government is also going to…
THE mortal remains of the 14 Indians identified so far after the horrific fire tragedy at a ceramics factory here last week will be sent to India from Tuesday (10), according to the Indian mission in Sudan. The Indian Embassy, citing reports, had earlier said that 18 Indians were among…
INDIAN Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has the "endorsement of 130 crore Indian citizens" and rejected suggestions that the measure is anti-Muslim, saying it will give rights to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Trying to allay apprehensions of people of the…
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said centralisaton of power in the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) was one of the main reasons for the "poor" economic health of the country. The central government wants the finance minister and RBI governor under its control, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana claimed, adding…
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two brothers on various occasions in the last one month in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, a police official said on Tuesday. The two accused have been arrested, he said. One of the accused, Akash Sanjay Karemore (27), took the girl to Gangapur Takalghat village…
The Congress slammed the government on Tuesday after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the proposed legislation is an attack on the Constitution and anyone who supports it is attempting to destroy the foundation of the country. The…
Actor Deepika Padukone broke down at the trailer launch of her upcoming film "Chhapaak" on Tuesday, saying she was at a loss for words about the movie where she plays an acid attack survivor. The actor called the film, directed by Meghna Gulzar, her career's most special project. It is…
India said on Monday that the UN climate conference under way in the Spanish capital should concentrate more on action on the Paris climate agreement and not bring up new issues as it will be "futile" to talk of new targets and ambitions unless the 2015 deal is implemented. "India's…
A 55-year-old man died of heart attack after he suddenly fell sick while waiting in queue to purchase onions at Gudivada in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Sambaiah came to the farmers' market (Rythu Bazaar) to purchase onions, being sold by the state government at a subsidised price…
