Maharashtra re-introduces Bill to curb 'urban Naxals'

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday re-introduced the Special Public Security Bill in the state assembly, and said the proposed law is not aimed at suppressing genuine......

Maharashtra assembly unlikely to have a Leader of Opposition

The Mahayuti landslide in Maharashtra will leave the state assembly without a leader of opposition as no party outside the ruling alliance has been able to get the mandatory minimum 29 seats.......

Dismissal of state govts, Emergency disrupted simultaneous polls: Govt

Ahead of the introduction of bills on holding simultaneous polls, the government Tuesday said the concept is not new to the country. Image only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo Following......

2024 was mostly about lost chances for Congress

The principal opposition party though appeared content securing 99 of the 543 seats in the 2024 national elections as against its all-time low of 44 in 2014 and then 52 in 2019. IMAGE: Congress......

World's poor must have fair access to global resources: India

International cooperation to tackle climate change and ‘going green’ should not mean hundreds of millions are left ‘hungry’ or ‘homeless’, India has said,......

Asian Games: Colourful closing ceremony brings curtains down in Hangzhou

IMAGE: Curtains dropped on another successful edition of the multi-nation extravaganza. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the......

FIFA threatens to ban AIFF, strip off Under-17 Women's WC hosting rights

World football governing body FIFA has threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip of its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October due to a third party "influence", a development which......

Govt proposes to end CoA mandate in SC application, accepts all FIFA demands

Photograph: Kind courtesy AIFF Media In a desperate move to get the FIFA ban on AIFF revoked, the central government on Sunday moved an application in the Supreme Court, seeking an end to the......

FIFA's decision to suspend India unfortunate, says CoA

IMAGE: This is the first time the AIFF has been banned by FIFA in its 85-year existence, with the Bureau of the FIFA Council saying there have been "flagrant violations of the FIFA Statutes".......

FIFA suspends Indian football federation

In a massive setback for the country, world football governing body FIFA on Tuesday suspended India for "undue influence from third parties" and said the Under-17 Women's World Cup "cannot......