Shah, Akhilesh banter lights up fiery Waqf bill debate

The day-long debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was enlivened by moments of banter involving Home Minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, as the BJP leader fired ripostes......

Video of girl fleeing with books during demolition shocked all: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a recent video of an eight-year-old girl clutching her books and running away as a bulldozer razes her shanty during an anti-encroachment drive in UP had 'shocked......

Roads not for namaz, learn discipline from Hindus: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has defended his administration's warning to Muslims against offering namaz on streets, saying roads are meant for the movement of traffic. IMAGE:......

SC to hear 1991 Places of Worship Act plea on Tuesday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which mandates maintaining the religious......

Not All Need Subsidies: Finance Secy

'If in our cities, all urban bus transport services are free, then taxpayers are paying for it, or if electricity were to be made free, that's a huge cost to the rest of the people.' IMAGE:......

Govt extends duty-free imports of urad till Mar 2026

India has extended duty-free imports of urad for another year until March 31, 2026, according to a government notification. The provision was earlier in place until the end of March this year.......

These States Stay on Fiscal Track Despite Populist Schemes

Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha budgets maintain revenue surpluses despite welfare schemes, while Rajasthan and West Bengal face high debt, fiscal deficits and low capital outlay. IMAGE: Uttar......

Shami's sister, relatives implicated in alleged MNREGA fraud

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's sister Shabina and her relatives were named in an alleged fraud involving MNREGA. Photograph: BCCI A district-level investigation into an alleged fraud involving Mahatma......

Gulveer smashes his own national record

IMAGE: Gulveer Singh has shattered his own national 10,000m record, clocking 27:00.22. Photograph: Kind Courtesy RF Youth Foundation/Instagram India's long-distance runner Gulveer Singh has......

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Simranjit cruise to semis

Commonwealth Games medallist Jaismine Lamboria extended her dominant run with a commanding victory while seasoned boxer Simranjit Kaur also cruised into the semifinals of the Women's National......

Boxing Nationals: Minakshi stuns World champion Nitu Ghanghas in semis

IMAGE: Minakshi celebrates winning her quarter-final bout against Nitu Ghanghas in the quarter-finals of the Women's National Boxing Championship in Noida on Monday. Photograph: Boxing Federation......

Shardul Thakur set to replace Mohsin Khan in LSG squad

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur, who was released by Chennai Super Kings ahead of last year's mega auction, has 94 wickets and scored 307 runs in the IPL. Last season, he took five wickets in nine matches......