Caught between caution and pragmatism, Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt in stateWest Bengal witnesses a new political era as Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister. The state's Muslim community, com...
10 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 500 honorarium hike for purohits, muezzinsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a Rs 500 increase in monthly honorariums for purohits and muezzins. This brings th...
15 Mar, 2026, 08.57 PM IST
US President Trump extends Holi greetings, says 'rejoicing in the victory of good over evil'President Donald Trump sent greetings for Holi, calling it a celebration of spring and good over evil. The festival of colours was celebrat...
05 Mar, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Urdu most beautiful language; Hindu-Muslim harmony vital for progress: Kiren RijijuMinority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday called Urdu “the most beautiful language in the world” and stressed that harmony betwee...
29 Oct, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
No plan on law to mandate legislative impact assessment: Govt in Rajya SabhaThe Indian government has no plans for a law mandating post-enactment impact assessments of parliamentary acts. Individual ministries are c...
05 Dec, 2024, 06.29 PM IST
Nagaland: Permission denied for proposed Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra in KohimaThe Nagaland cabinet has denied permission for the Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra in Kohima, citing public order concerns. The decision wa...
11 Sep, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to march towards UP Vidhan Bhavan with party legislators on MondayDuring the march, the party MLAs and MLCs will raise issues of unemployment, price rise, crime against women and poor law and order situati...
18 Sep, 2022, 10.38 PM IST
Election process stand threatened by social media manipulation: SCA bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said that power and potentiality of these intermediaries is vast, running across borders, and these are ...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.33 PM IST
Entities like Facebook have to remain accountable, says SC; upholds Delhi Assembly's right to summonEntities like Facebook, which has around 270 million users in India, have to remain accountable to those who entrust them with such power, ...
08 Jul, 2021, 08.58 PM IST
‘Love jihad' a term coined by BJP to disturb communal harmony: Ashok Gehlot"Jihad has no place in love. They are creating an environment in the nation where consenting adults would be at the mercy of state power. M...
20 Nov, 2020, 11.44 PM IST
Delhi Assembly panel to resume hearing of witnesses on complaints against Facebook on MondayThe committee had summoned Facebook India vice president and managing director Ajit Mohan at its previous meeting on September 23, which wa...
11 Oct, 2020, 08.43 PM IST
Delhi riots: No coercive action against Facebook VP till Oct 15 over assembly panel summons, says SCThe apex court's order came on the plea by Mohan and others challenging the September 10 and September 18 notices issued by Delhi Assembly'...
23 Sep, 2020, 08.01 PM IST
Delhi peace panel to seek Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp's help to spot those behind inflammatory postsThe panel, set up to foil spread of rumours and hate speeches in the wake of the violence in northeast Delhi last month, recorded statement...
19 Mar, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
Country's secular fabric in danger, says Meira KumarKumar also said there is a definite move in the country to communalise people in the name of what one should eat, what one should see and h...
05 Jul, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
Hope opposition will play constructive role in winter session: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviUnion Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi expressed confidence that the Opposition including the Congress will ...
23 Nov, 2015, 10.44 PM IST
UPA committed to give basic facilities to all: Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi said the govt had launched a series of welfare programmes & legislative initiatives, especially for the weaker sections.
30 Sep, 2013, 01.53 PM IST
Nitesh Rane's tweet stirs controversy; Maharashtra Council demands actionSwabhimaan Sanghatana chief Nitesh Rane's controversial tweet over Gujarati populace living in the metropolis today landed him in trouble w...
02 Aug, 2013, 05.05 PM IST