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'PM and brigade bruised, exposed for lies'

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- After both Houses held a debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram, the Congress on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "his entire brigade" have been thoroughly "b... Read More


Delhi Ridge Board reconstituted with statutory powers

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Union environment ministry has reconstituted the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) with statutory powers, fulfilling a Supreme Court directive aimed at strengthening the pr... Read More


Ajit Pawar eyed Mundhwa land since 2018: Damania

India, Dec. 11 -- Social activist Anjali Damania on Wednesday alleged that deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had been eyeing the controversial, 40-acre land parcel in Mundhwa, near Koregaon Park in in ... Read More


Riots accused, victims not challenging probe but outsiders moving court: HC

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that neither the accused nor the victims of the 2020 North East Delhi riots have come forward challenging the chargesheets filed by the ... Read More


Begging act amended: Beggars can't be called lepers

India, Dec. 11 -- The Legislative council on Wednesday passed the amendment bill to the Maharashtra Prevention of Begging Act 1959, which mandates that words such as "leprosy" and "leper" be deleted f... Read More


"Bahut hi behtareen dil rakhne wale insaan the": Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat remembers Dharmendra's legacy

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat remembered late actor Dharmendra as a kind-hearted personality whose contributions to cinema and politics left a la... Read More


Bangladesh national election, referendum on Feb 12; schedule announced

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- sought national election and a referendum on July (Reform) Charter will simultaneously be held on February 12 (Thursday) under a non-political government after 18 years as the Electi... Read More


Andhra Pradesh: TTD orders inquiry over rRs.r54 crore shawl fraud

Hyderabad, Dec. 11 -- First came the scandal over the ghee used in the famed Tirupati laddus; now, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) which manages the famous temple of Lord Venkateshwara at Tir... Read More


Homeless seek relief from arrests, demolitions, say they are not beggars

India, Dec. 11 -- Homeless people, many from denotified tribes, who live on the city's footpaths and sell items like pens, books and flowers at traffic signals, demanded an end to police detentions an... Read More


Mamata warns Bengal voters: 'Stay away from BSF posts' as SIR row sparks political firestorm

Kolkata/IBNS, Dec. 11 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intensified her attack on the BJP-led Centre over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, issuing a dramatic warnin... Read More