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SC dismisses Sukhbir Badal’s plea against defamation case over BKI-AKJ remarks NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with criminal defamation proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal over alleged remarks linking religious organisation Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ) with banned terrorist outfit Babbar…

NEW DELHI: The success of the student-powered Jantar Mantar protests seems to have forced political parties, on both sides of the divide, to return to the drawing board and redraw their strategies to woo the youth. The fact that CJP-led protests mobilised youth in large numbers against the government and forced Dharmendra Pradhan to resign…

Nadda said that the Supreme Court has already constituted a 5-member panel to probe the alleged use of excessive force by police on students NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Friday slammed leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for staging a sit-in outside Sansad Marg police station, claiming that the protest was…

Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated Chaupal–2026 under the “Chief Minister’s Udyamshala Yojana”. Chief minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated Chaupal–2026 under the “Chief Minister’s Udyamshala Yojana” at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan located at the chief minister’s Camp Office. On the occasion, he said that more than 13,000 entrepreneurs across the state…

File photo: Delhi air pollution (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Construction activities in Delhi will be completely banned from December 10 to January 20 as part of the government’s measures to control air pollution during the winter season, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.In a post on X, Gupta urged people to report violations, saying…

Rahul at police station to file complaint NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday staged protest outside Parliament Street Police Station, demanding justice for pellet-gun victims in police crackdown during student protest at Jantar Mantar on July 20.Former Congress chief met senior police officials at DCP office in Connaught Place.He sought…

The woman, identified as Shiv Kumari, died at the spot (representative image) NEW DELHI: A 46-year-old woman was killed by a train while trying to save her 20-year-old son, who had allegedly attempted to die by suicide after she refused to give him money to buy liquor, police said on Friday.The incident took place at…

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has been forced to cancel his planned visit to the United States after the Centre denied permission, the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Friday.In a statement, the CMO alleged that the ministry of external affairs’ (MEA) decision was driven by…

Seafarers take cover as small boats surround vessel in Hormuz The Federation of Seafarers and Indian Seafarers Union (FSUI) has released an old video showing a vessel carrying 22 crew members, including 21 Indians, coming under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22.The footage shows several small boats surrounding the vessel, an RPG…

One of CARA’s key focus areas is stepping up adoption of children with special needs NEW DELHI: Central Adoption Resource Authority announced Thursday that it was undertaking a review of the adoption regulations notified in 2022 in order to strengthen the regulatory framework and address “emerging legal, procedural and implementation-related issues”.The 2022 regulations had marked…