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'EC citizenship power only for electoral roll'

India, Jan. 14 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its power to determine citizenship as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is only for the purpo... Read More


Frame rules for free school seats, says SC

India, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday called the implementation of the 25% free seats quota for poor children in private unaided schools a "national mission" and directed governments to frame... Read More


Telecom sector urges sharp cut in licence fee ahead of Budget

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The telecom industry has urged the finance ministry to sharply cut licence fees and temporarily pause mandatory contributions to the Digital Bharat Nidhi in the upcoming Union Bu... Read More


can't deny widow maintenance over time of husband's death: Top court

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a widowed Hindu woman cannot be denied maintenance from her deceased father-in-law's property simply because her husband died after her fa... Read More


Iran's national security chief calls Trump, Netanyahu 'main killers' amid protests

India, Jan. 14 -- Iran's national security chief Ali Larijani accused US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being the "main killers of the people of Iran" as prote... Read More


Punjab: AAP returns to stage as 5 parties to slug it out at Maghi Mela

BATHINDA, Jan. 14 -- The annual Maghi Mela in Muktsar on Wednesday is all set to witness rallies by five political fronts in a bid to consolidate the support of the Sikh panth (community) with an eye ... Read More


No corrupt govt official will be spared: Punjab finance minister

Chandigarh, Jan. 14 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday said strict and exemplary action was being taken against corrupt officials in the finance department, underlining that no ... Read More


'Serve Himachal, don't act like a ruler': Vikramaditya to non-local officials

Dharamshala, Jan. 14 -- Himachal Pradesh public works department (PWD) minister Vikramaditya Singh launched a sharp attack on the senior bureaucrats posted in Himachal who hail from outside the state,... Read More


Iran Security Chief Slams Trump After He Urges Protesters to 'Take Over Institutions' as Death Toll Nears 2,000

India, Jan. 14 -- The growing protest movement in Iran has now reached a critical stage, where the intensity not merely of international rhetoric but also the toll in human lives is increasing. The ri... Read More


Exclusion of DMs from Gangsters Act proceedings: Allahabad HC notice to ACS (home)

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 14 -- Taking a serious note of the repeated failure of the state government's home department in providing justification for excluding DMs from the joint meetings for approval of gang ... Read More