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Waqf Amendment Bill "Assault" On Constitution: Sonia Gandhi
- Apr 03, 2025 11:16 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as a "brazen assault" on the Constitution, saying it was part of the BJP's strategy to keep society in a state of "permanent polarisation".
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Ram Navami Should Be Celebrated Along With Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
- Apr 03, 2025 10:58 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, submitted that Ram Navami should be celebrated along with the state's most popular festival, Durga Puja.
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"Reckless": Indian-American Lawmakers Criticise Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs
- Apr 03, 2025 10:32 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Indian-American members of the US Congress and the diaspora community criticised the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, calling them "reckless and self-destructive".
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Karnataka Man Kills Wife, Children. Then Dies By Suicide
- Apr 03, 2025 10:30 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
A man in Karnataka allegedly killed his wife, two children, then died by suicide, police said. The incident took place in a private apartment on Jewargi Road in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district.
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Indian Astronaut-Designate Shubhanshu Shukla Likely To Fly To Space Station In May
- Apr 03, 2025 09:38 am IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
Indian astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla could be heading to the International Space Station as soon as May this year, NASA said in an update about Axiom Mission 4.
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"Mixed Bag, Not Setback": Centre Analysing Impact Of Trump Tariffs
- Apr 03, 2025 09:03 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The commerce ministry is analysing the impact of 26 per cent reciprocal tariffs or import duties imposed by the US on India, a senior government official said on Thursday.
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PM Modi's 3-Day Thailand, Sri Lanka Visit: What's On Agenda
- Apr 03, 2025 07:24 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Thailand, where he will attend the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. He will then visit Sri Lanka for two days, which follows Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in December.
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"Thousands Of Refugees Settled In Manipur Since 1960s": Biren Singh
- Apr 03, 2025 05:53 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said that thousands of refugees settled in the state since 1960s with the knowledge of the authorities and those people were provided assistance for rehabilitation.
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Lok Sabha Confirms Imposition Of President's Rule In Manipur
- Apr 03, 2025 05:06 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Lok Sabha early Thursday adopted a Statutory Resolution confirming the imposition of President's rule in Manipur with members across party lines supporting the decision but slamming the Centre for the situation in the state.
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26% US Tariffs On India To Hit Domestic Players: Top Exporters Body
- Apr 03, 2025 04:55 am IST
- Press Trust of India
India's apex exporters' body, FIEO, stated on Thursday that the 26 per cent tariffs or import duties announced by US President Donald Trump on India will undoubtedly affect domestic players.
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'PM Is My Friend But...': What Trump Said While Announcing India Tariff
- Apr 03, 2025 04:07 am IST
- Written by: Abhishek Chakraborty
While announcing his country's "reciprocal tariffs" on those who tariff the United States, Donald Trump recalled his brief remark to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding trade ties with India, when the two leaders met in Washington recently.
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Waqf Bill Clears Lok Sabha With 288 Votes In Favour, 232 Against
- Apr 03, 2025 01:58 am IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The Waqf Amendment Bill sailed through the Lok Sabha early on Thursday after a marathon 12-hour debate that saw the government and the Opposition go toe-to-toe on the contentious bill well-past midnight.
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Asked To Wait A Year To Get Married, Man Stabs Woman, Kills Her Mother In Visakhapatnam
- Apr 03, 2025 00:24 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Enraged at being asked to wait a year to get married, a man barged into a 20-year-old woman's home in Visakhapatnam, stabbed her and killed her mother when she tried to intervene.
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Man Gets 2-Year Jail Term For Threat Call To Harm PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath
- Apr 02, 2025 23:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Mumbai court has sentenced a man to two years in jail for making a threat call to police and claiming underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was offering him money to kill PM Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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"Like Mahatma Gandhi, I Tear This Bill": A Owaisi During Waqf Bill Debate
- Apr 02, 2025 23:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of AIMIM and the MP from Hyderabad, today held a symbolic protest against the Waqf Bill, citing the example of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Delhi Government Tightens Pollution Control Measures, Announces EV Push
- Apr 02, 2025 23:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced in the assembly on Wednesday that the Delhi government will introduce a new policy for issuing Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates to vehicles from other states, in a bid to tackle air pollution.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Katchatheevu Islet's Retrieval
- Apr 02, 2025 23:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka, as a permanent solution to protect the traditional fishing rights of the state's fishermen.
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"Will End My Life" If Waqf (Amendment) Bill Is Passed, Says Congress MLA
- Apr 02, 2025 23:24 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Congress MLA Izharul Hussain on Wednesday claimed that he would end his life if the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 is passed, which is currently being debated in the Parliament.