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Waqf Bill Passed By Rajya Sabha With 128 Votes For, 95 Against
- Apr 04, 2025 02:34 am IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Waqf (Amendment) Bill passed by Rajya Sabha with 128 votes for, 95 against, day after Lok Sabha cleared it
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Centre-J&K Government Bonhomie Over? Tension Over Officers' Transfer
- Apr 04, 2025 01:38 am IST
- Written by: Nazir Masoodi
The initial bonhomie between the Omar Abdullah government and the Centre in Jammu and Kashmir appears to be fizzling out.
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Taj Mahal Top Earning Monument Via Ticket Sales From 2020 To 2024: Centre
- Apr 04, 2025 00:30 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
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8 Killed After Inhaling Toxic Gas In 150-Year-Old Well In Madhya Pradesh
- Apr 04, 2025 00:18 am IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
A routine well-cleaning activity turned into a disaster in Madhya Pradesh's Kondawat village when eight people died after inhaling toxic gas.
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Kannada Language Activist, Writer P V Narayana Dies At 82
- Apr 04, 2025 00:17 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Writer P V Narayana, who has been leading the Kannada movements for over 50 years, passed away in Bengaluru on April 3 due to age-related ailments. He was 82 years old.
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Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Atishi, Cites Freedom Of Speech
- Apr 04, 2025 00:13 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit against Atishi and AAP MP Sanjay Singh, underscoring their "legitimate exercise of fundamental right to freedom of speech.
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8 Men Get Life Term For Raping Newly-Married Woman In Madhya Pradesh
- Apr 04, 2025 00:11 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A court in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa has sentenced eight men to life in prison till death for raping a newly-married woman after kidnapping her along with her husband during their outing in October 2024.
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Singer Aloshi Adams, Others Charged Over 'Revolutionary Songs' In Kerala
- Apr 03, 2025 23:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A case was registered against singer Aloshi Adams and members of a temple advisory committee for singing "revolutionary songs" glorifying the CPI(M) during a recent temple festival in the district, police said on Thursday.
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Over 100 Seized Vehicles Charred In Fire At Delhi Police' Nehru Place Yard
- Apr 03, 2025 23:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Over 100 vehicles seized by the Delhi Traffic Police were gutted in a fire that broke out in a police malkhana (yard) in Delhi's Nehru Place on Thursday afternoon, police sources said.
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'Attempts To Poison Me In Jail': Agustawestland 'Middleman' Tells Court
- Apr 03, 2025 23:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Delhi court on Thursday sought a response from Tihar Jail authorities on a plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the Agustawestland case, claiming attempts were made to poison him inside the prison.
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Nithari Killings: No Sanctity To Word "Peremptorily", Says Supreme Court
- Apr 03, 2025 23:31 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
There is no sanctity to the word "peremptorily", an anguished Supreme Court said after the CBI and the Uttar Pradesh government sought time to argue their appeals challenging the acquittal of Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case.
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Actor Vijay's Party To Hold Protest Against Waqf Bill In Tamil Nadu Tomorrow
- Apr 03, 2025 23:23 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Tamil superstar Vijay, has announced a statewide protest on Friday, demanding the repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
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'Fabricated Video, Lookalike': Woman Techie's Note Before Suicide
- Apr 03, 2025 23:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 28-year-old woman software engineer allegedly took her own life in Nagpur after leaving behind a purported suicide note, claiming she was the victim of a conspiracy involving a fake video and threats to her life, police said on Thursday.
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2 Injured In Lathi Charge To Disperse Group In Jharkhand's Bokaro: Cops
- Apr 03, 2025 23:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
At least two persons were injured after the CISF allegedly resorted to a lathi charge to disperse a group of people who were demonstrating to press for their demands in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Thursday, police said.
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Assam Girl Sexually Harassed By 2 Boys, Man Behind School Building
- Apr 03, 2025 23:05 pm IST
- Written by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A schoolgirl in Assam's Bongaigaon district was sexually harassed by two boys and a man, the police said.
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Satellite Spectrum To Be Assigned Administratively: Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Apr 03, 2025 22:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Thursday in Parliament made it clear that satellite spectrum would be allocated administratively rather than through auction, aligning with global practices.
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Pilot Killed In Jaguar Crash Got Engaged Days Ago, Ensured Co-Pilot Ejected
- Apr 03, 2025 22:00 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a remarkable act of bravery, Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav saved countless lives during the tragic crash of a Jaguar fighter jet in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
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Man Rapes Bihar Teen In Bengaluru As Another Restrains, Beats Up Brother
- Apr 03, 2025 21:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Nehal Kidwai
A 19-year-old woman from Bihar was sexually assaulted near KR Puram railway station in Bengaluru. Two of the alleged assailants have been arrested.
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PM Modi, Bangladesh's Yunus Sit Next To Each Other At Summit Dinner In Bangkok
- Apr 03, 2025 21:54 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.