Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday termed as a "serious matter" three of his party legislators attending a dinner hosted by the Congress after its Legislature Party meeting here and said he would seek explanation from them. State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minis

The court agreed to the appointment of an advocate commissioner to oversee the survey of the mosque, which the petitioners claim holds signs suggesting that it was a Hindu temple once. The court said the modalities of the survey will be discussed at the next hearing on December 18. The order o

  New Delhi:  Fourteen Opposition MPs have been suspended from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha today for disrupting House proceedings, a day after a major security breach in parliament last afternoon. Of the 14 suspended MPs, nine are from the Congress, two from the CPM

New Delhi: In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs. The House was adjourned soon after

India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an E

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS): As millions of Indians use QR codes for various financial transactions like paying for dinner at a restaurant, board a flight or pay for daily groceries, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the public against scanning any QR code as scammers hide harmful l

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Dec 10: In a coordinated operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids across the country, resulting in the arrest of 15 suspects involved in an ISIS terror plot. The crackdown aimed to thwart planned terror acts at various locations. One of the arre

New Delhi: BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Thursday expressed regret for his objectionable remarks against BSP's Danish Ali in a meeting of the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee, which heard both leaders separately. Sources said Mr Bidhuri in his deposition before the committee noted that senior BJP lead

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the forthcoming interim Budget will not have any big-ticket announcements. The Minister is expected to present the interim Budget on February 1, 2024. It will be her sixth Budget – five full budgets and one interim. As general election wi

New Delhi: The Centre has blocked 100 websites involved in organised investment or task-based economic frauds and laundering the proceeds of crime out of India, the Union home ministry said on Wednesday. The websites have been blocked by the ministry of electronics and information technology (Mei

Eight rain-related deaths were reported from Chennai till Tuesday, with cyclone ‘Michaung’ expected to make landfall on the coast of Andhra Pradesh in the next 24 hours. Schools and offices were closed, flights halted and coastal areas evacuated. As heavy rains lashed parts of Andhra Pra

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she was not apprised about opposition alliance INDIA's meeting in New Delhi, scheduled for December 6. The West Bengal Chief Minister has programmes to attend in North Bengal during that period, she said. "I don't know ab

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A court in Goa on Tuesday issued a summons to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal in an alleged case of violation of the model code of conduct, asking him to remain present on November 29. The local unit of the Aam Aadmi Party said it had received the summons but was not aware of the details of t

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking to ban the use of loudspeakers during azaan, the Muslim call to prayer that rings out from mosques five times a day, Bar and Bench reported. The court was hearing a clutch of petitions related to the iss

Amid the rise in respiratory illness among children in China, at least six states in India are on alert mode. This comes after Centre’s directive to review readiness in view of the surge abroad. Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Tamil Nadu have reportedly asked hospitals

Hubballi, Nov 24 (IANS): Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi on Friday stated that the Karnataka government does not have any authority to conduct caste census. Speaking to reporters here, Joshi said that the task of conducting caste census rests with the ce

Terming deepfakes as a new threat to democracy, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the government will come up with new regulations soon to tackle deepfakes. The minister, who met social media platforms on the deepfake issue on Thursday, said that companies have agreed on the need