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Waqf hearing: Will Muslims be allowed on Hindu boards? SC asks Centre

NEW DELHI, April 16 -- The Supreme Court, hearing the bunch of petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on Wednesday asked some hard questions on various provisions of the new law. The ap... Read More


Justice BR Gavai to succeed Sanjiv Khanna as next Chief Justice of India

New Delhi, April 16 -- In a significant judicial transition, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has formally recommended Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai to succeed him as the nation's top jud... Read More


AIADMK-BJP alliance faces early tensions, EPS hints at 'no intention to share power'

New Delhi, April 16 -- Barely days after the formal announcement of an alliance between the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), discomfort is alread... Read More


Govt bans manufacture, sale of 35 fixed-dose combination drugs

New Delhi, April 16 -- India's top drugs regulatory authority has instructed state and union territory drug controllers to immediately stop the manufacture, sale, and distribution of 35 unapproved fix... Read More


SC fixes May 14 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs

New Delhi, April 16 -- The Supreme Court has scheduled May 14 to hear multiple petitions challenging the appointment mechanism for the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners unde... Read More


US tops India's trade list for fourth year; gap with China widens to record $99.2 billion

New Delhi, April 16 -- The United States retained its position as India's largest trading partner for the fourth year in a row in 2024-25, with total bilateral trade reaching $131.84 billion, accordin... Read More


Despotic govt hell-bent on targeting Cong to whitewash its own sins: Kharge

New Delhi, April 16 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hit out at the government after the ED chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, saying t... Read More


Cheap stunts: Farooq Abdullah on ex-R&AW chief Dulat's Article 370 abrogation claim in book

Srinagar, April 16 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Wednesday reacted angrily to claims of former R&AW chief A S Dulat that he had "privately backed" the Article 370 abrogati... Read More


Supreme Court raps Telangana govt over tree felling near Hyderabad Univ

New Delhi, April 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped the Telangana government over its rushed action to fell trees on a land parcel next to the University of Hyderabad and directed it to submi... Read More


Urdu finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tahzeeb: SC

New Delhi, April 16 -- Urdu is born in this land, the Supreme Court has said while describing it as the finest specimen of 'Ganga Jamuni tahzeeb' and stating that considering it a language of Muslims ... Read More