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Puri mounts sharp rebuttal to Rahul, sets record straight

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on Wednesday, mounted a sharp rebuttal to allegations raised by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who had cited rece... Read More


'Reading too much': SC questions Centre's grounds for detaining Sonam Wangchuk under NSA

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- In a significant hearing on preventive detention powers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply questioned the Centre's justification for holding Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wa... Read More


Shootings at school, home in Canada leave 10 dead

Vancouver, Feb. 11 -- A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead, including a woman whom police believe to be the shooter, while two more people were found dead at a nearby home, Canad... Read More


Supreme Court pulls up NIA, says every emotional outburst is not economic threat

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- In a sharp but conversational rebuke to the National Investigation Agency, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that "every emotional outburst cannot be packaged as affecting econ... Read More


Will remove illegal B'deshi hawkers from city footpaths: Mumbai Mayor

Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- Newly anointed Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Wednesday said removing illegal Bangladeshi hawkers who have encroached upon footpaths, strengthening healthcare, and improving solid waste... Read More


'All 6 stanzas of Vande Mataram must before national anthem'

NEW DELHI, Feb. 11 -- In a move that blends protocol with symbolism, the Union Home Ministry has issued detailed new guidelines requiring that all six stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram be sun... Read More


Budget envisages total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh cr for 2026-27: FM

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has envisaged a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for the next financial year, up 7.7 per cent fr... Read More


Bengal govt won't allow any casual leave or any other leave for absence on Thursday

Kolkata, Feb. 11 -- The state government will not allow any casual leave or any other leave for absence on Thursday in the backdrop of a nationwide strike called by different trade unions. The state ... Read More


K'taka CM says he, Dy CM should abide by high command decision

Bengaluru, Feb. 11 -- Expressing displeasure about repeated media queries on the leadership change issue in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that he and his deput... Read More


Lalu, Tejashwi can't evade trial because of lack of sanction, CBI tells HC

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The CBI told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav cannot evade trial in the IRCTC scam case simply b... Read More