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No decision to update National Population Register: MHA in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, July 29 -- The central government has not decided to update the National Population Register, the Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. "No decision has been taken to upd... Read More


Govt may raise FDI cap in insurance to 100%, aims to unlock sector's full growth potential: Sitharaman

New Delhi, July 29 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that the proposed hike in the foreign direct investment (FDI) ceiling for insurance companies-from the current... Read More


Why age of consent laws need a nuanced rethink

India, July 29 -- Across India, there is a growing dissonance between the spirit of child protection laws and their real-world consequences, particularly when the setting of adolescent relationships i... Read More


Donald Trump's six traits as US president

India, July 29 -- Donald Trump has given the world a rather good sense of how he operates. Six features stand out. One, Trump is a strict bilateralist. That he didn't care much for multilateralism, e... Read More


Amit Shah, Akhilesh Yadav exchange barbs in Lok Sabha during debate on 'Op Sindoor'

New Delhi, July 29 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had a heated exchange during the second day of discussion in Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalga... Read More


Massive eviction drive underway in Assam to clear 3600 hectares of forest land

Guwahati, July 29 -- The BJP led government in Assam today started an eviction drive at Rengma forest area near Uriamghat in Assam's Golaghat district, probably the biggest one carried out in recent t... Read More


Madras chief justice to decide on lawyer who accused judge of casteist bias

Chennai, July 29 -- The Madras high court on Monday directed that proceedings against lawyer S Vanchinathan, accused of making scandalous remarks impugning the judicial integrity of a sitting judge of... Read More


We received world's support but sadly not from Congress: PM Modi on Operation Sindoor

India, July 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ripped into the Congress and said while no country opposed Operation Sindoor, which was a response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the governme... Read More


Sonia Gandhi questions PM Modi's 'shameful silence on Gaza genocide', urges him to 'uphold India's values'

India, July 29 -- Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of adopting a "shameful silence" on Israel's military action in the Palestinian territory of Gaz... Read More


18 killed as bus carrying kanwariyas collides with truck in Jharkhand: BJP MP

India, July 29 -- At least 18 kanwariyas were killed and several others were injured after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders in Jharkhand's Deoghar ... Read More