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NEW DELHI: First death anniversary of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was marked on Friday with leaders paying tributes across the country.Manmohan Singh, who served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, passed away last year at the age of 92.Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi paid tribute, saying Singh’s decisions helped the poor and underprivileged,…

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin (IANS) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Friday accused the BJP of attempting to sow religious divisions in the state, claiming that the communal harmony in Tamil Nadu “irritates” the party. Addressing a government function, he said, “People of Tamil Nadu are, however, very cautious. The…

Mehbooba Mufti; MK Stalin NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lost her cool with a journalist who asked her to speak in Urdu instead of Kashmiri, which the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was using at the time.As soon as she began her press conference in Kashmiri at the…

NEW DELHI: An NRI’s praise for India after returning home following an eight-year gap has become viral.Investor Alok Jain wrote on X that a friend from New York had recently visited him. According to Jain, the visitor was struck by the energy in the country and how fast India appeared to be growing.“An outsider’s perspective…

Women’s safety remains one of India’s most urgent and complex public policy challenges in 2025, cutting across domestic, public, and increasingly digital spaces. Despite decades of legislative reform, expanded policing frameworks, and growing public awareness, violence against women continues to persist in multiple forms, ranging from domestic abuse and sexual assault to trafficking, cyber harassment,…

India raps Bangladesh: The MEA condemned recent violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and demanded justice for the brutal killing of a Hindu youth in Mymensingh. Delhi chokes: Centre postponed lowering GST on air purifiers, stating they cannot be classified as medical devices per Health Ministry guidelines. Angkrish Raghuvanshi hospitalised: Mumbai batsman Angkrish…

NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Friday said he envisions a transition towards a “multi-door courthouse,” where courts function as comprehensive centres for dispute resolution and not merely for trials.The CJI said courts should offer multiple pathways such as mediation, arbitration and litigation, depending on the nature of the dispute. Justice Surya Kant, Known For…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday deferred lowering the GST on air purifiers, a day after the Delhi high court suggested a look into the matter while hearing a plea about the severe pollution plaguing the Capital.Appearing for the Centre, additional solicitor general N Venkatraman told a bench of justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar…

‘New character unlocked’: AAP’s unleashes poster attack on Delhi LG; likens him with ‘Ghajni’NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a poster attack on Delhi lieutenant governor V K Saxena over his 15-page letter to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on depleting air quality in the Delhi-NCR region.AAP spokesperson Anuj Pal shared an image on…

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a money laundering case against Islamic preacher Maulana Shamshul Huda Khan and has initiated an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Central agency’s action is based in an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-terrorism squad. Shamshul is based now based in UK after he obtained…