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HC stays Abbas Ansari's conviction in 2022 hate speech case

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 21 -- The Allahabad high court on Wednesday stayed the conviction of Abbas Ansari, son of the late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Sameer... Read More


amid vociferous protests, rijiju lashes out at oppn's conduct

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Both the Houses of the Parliament faced a major adjournment on Wednesday after Opposition MPs held a protest, seeking discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ... Read More


Amit shah tables reorganisation bill for J&K

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendme... Read More


Bill seeking to regulate online gaming in LS

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- A bill seeking to prohibit and regulate online gaming was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid opposition protests over electoral roll revision in Bihar. Union minister ... Read More


Govt can't be at mercy of nominated guv: SC

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed strong reservations over the Union government's interpretation of the governor's powers under the Constitution, observing that if a gover... Read More


no revision in rules for blood donation by transpersons

NEW Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The Union government has told the Supreme Court that there is no need to revise the existing blood transfusion policy prohibiting donations from transgender persons, men having s... Read More


protests after student murder in guj school

Ahmedabad, Aug. 21 -- A Class 9 student stabbed his senior to death in Ahmedabad's Khokhra, triggering protests and violence on the campus on Wednesday. Angry parents and locals stormed the school pre... Read More


Russia claims mechanism to get around US curbs on oil to India

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Russia on Wednesday dismissed concerns about sanctions and tariffs imposed by the US and European Union (EU) hitting oil supplies to India, with senior Russian officials saying M... Read More


Over 8.61 lakh new vehicles hit roads in 9 yrs; flyovers proposed at 7 choke points

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 21 -- The rising number of vehicles on Sangam city roads with each passing year is posing a major challenge for the staff-starved traffic department, which struggles daily to manage th... Read More


Allahabad HC declines SIT probe into cow deaths in Vrindavan

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 21 -- The Allahabad high court has refused to order a special investigation team (SIT) probe into the alleged unnatural deaths of cows and calves at Gaushalas in Vrindavan, Mathura. Th... Read More