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Pahalgam: Pawar backs Cong demand for special Parliament session, says will support govt steps

Thane, April 30 -- NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday backed the Congress' demand for a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack and said this would send out the messa... Read More


HC junks PIL for MLA/MP guidelines tackling 'derogatory speech'

Kolkata, April 30 -- The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition praying for a directive to compel the Ministry of Home Affairs to establish guidelines to address "derogatory statements" made by ... Read More


Census with caste enumeration cleared after years of delay, political wrangling

NEW DELHI, April 30 -- In a surprise decision, the Centre on Wednesday announced that the caste census will be included in the next national census exercise in a "transparent manner". Making the anno... Read More


India bars all Pak flights from entering its airspace

New Delhi, April 30 -- India on Wednesday banned Pakistani airlines from using its airspace amid escalating tensions with the neighbouring country in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. The airspa... Read More


Govt revamps NSAB, appoints ex-R&AW chief Alok Joshi its chairman

New Delhi, April 30 -- One week after the nation saw the tragic terror attack in the Kashmir valley, in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, the central government took a big step towards strengthening t... Read More


SC grants courts power to alter arbitral awards under limited circumstances

New Delhi, April 30 -- In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that courts have limited power to modify arbitral awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The 4:1 m... Read More


Rajnath Singh to attend Russia's Victory Day parade

New Delhi, April 30 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9 that will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second ... Read More


Terror web tied to Pak spans Kabul, Moscow, London: Sources

NEW DELHI, April 30 -- Pakistan's track record in sponsoring, sheltering, and exporting terrorism is known globally and it "is one of the most dangerous and destabilising forces in the world'', top go... Read More


Explainer: Caste Census - history, politics, and its significance today

New Delhi, April 30 -- All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931, but at the time of the first census of independent India in 1951, the then... Read More


Oppn claims win in caste census announcement

New Delhi, April 30 -- As the Centre announced the inclusion of caste enumeration in the next census on Wednesday, Opposition parties said it is a victory for their long-standing demand and the BJP ha... Read More