The joint parliamentary committee of the Waqf Amendment Bill is set to begin clause-by-clause discussion on the proposed amendments on January 24-25, a communique from the Lok Sabha secretariat said, with the meetings expected to set the stage for tabling of the final report during the Budget sessio

Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS): As the new US President Donald Trump began his second innings with signing several executive orders along with sounding threats about impending trade tariffs on certain countries and BRICS nations, both Sensex and Nifty plunged on Tuesday. Trump’s remarks targeti

A big fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela on Sunday due to a cylinder blast, engulfing 18 tents in Sector 19, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident, the government said in a statement. Kumbh Mela Chief Fire Officer Pramod Sharma said 15 fire tenders were pressed into service to

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that good Samaritans who help a person injured in a road accident will get a reward of Rs 25,000, which is five times more than the current reward of Rs 5,000. Speaking during an event on road safety in Nagpur with actor Anupam Kher, G

Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday embarked on a five-day visit to Saudi Arabia to sign a bilateral agreement for the Hajj pilgrimage of 2025, where India is seeking an additional quota for 10,000 pilgrims. Rijiju is scheduled to meet Saudi Arabian Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabi

New Delhi, Jan 9: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to refund Rs 94,000 to a victim of cyber fraud from Assam. This judgment highlights the crucial responsibility of financial institutions to protect their customers' funds from onlin

Mysuru, Dec 31 (IANS): The management of IT giant, Infosys, has instructed employees working at its Mysuru campus in Karnataka to work from home after a leopard was spotted prowling on the premises on Tuesday. This decision follows directions from authorities. Forest department officers laun

Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday directed all banks to put in place a facility to enable a remitter to verify the beneficiary bank account name before initiating a transaction using the RTGS or NEFT system. "All banks who are direct members or sub-members

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was one of India's longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered the architect of key liberalising economic reforms, as premier from 2004-2014 and before that as finance minister. He had been admitted to a

The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Following the amendment to the Right to Education Act (RTE) in 2019, at least 16 states and two Union

Bangladesh's interim government said that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since August 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her 16-year regime. Ba

Panaji: Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Friday said British rulers left India not because of ’satyagraha’, but when they saw arms in native people’s hands and realised that they can go to any extent. Referring to the Portuguese inquisition of Goa, he said it is time a true pe

New Delhi/Jaisalmer, Dec 21 (IANS): Ready-to-eat popcorn is set to attract varying GST rates based on its preparation and packaging, it was decided in the 55th GST Council meeting on Saturday. For popcorn (mixed with salt and spices), it retains the essential character of 'namkeens'.

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS): The Indian rupee fell 18 paise to all-time low of 85.12 against the US dollar on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) over Federal Reserve's hawkish commentary on rate cut outlook. The U.S. Fed meeting which was held on Wednesday, shifted its focus towards maximum

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday introduced the constitutional amendment bills for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously in the Lok Sabha. Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday introduced the constitutional amendment bills for holding Lok Sabha and assem

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made a statement in Parliament on Monday by arriving with a bag bearing the word "Palestine." The bag featured symbols of solidarity with Palestinians, including a watermelon, a well-known emblem of resistance in the region. A long-time advocate for the Pa

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In an effort to make the city of Indore a beggar-free, district administration has announced on Monday that FIRs will be registered against individuals giving alms to the beggars starting January 1, 2025. Indore's district collector Asheesh Singh informed the med

New Delhi, Dec 16: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline for the free online document upload facility for Aadhaar card holders until June 14, 2025. Initially set to end on June 14, 2024, the deadline had been extended several times, first to September 14