New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs had approved the premature release of 11 convicts facing life imprisonment in the Bilkis Bano gangrape-cum-murder case, the Gujarat told the Supreme Court. The disclosure came as part of an over-400-page affidavit submitted by the state in response
New Delhi: A citizens committee comprising Indian judges, in its report on the 2020 Delhi riots, has flagged the failures of Indian state machinery, indicted the BJP leadership for provoking anti-Muslim sentiments during electioneering, and condemned media for vilifying Muslims. The report, titled ‘Uncertain Justice: A
Muzaffarpur: A group of Muslim students at a college in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district held protests after they were asked to take off their hijabs, ANI reported. The students were appearing for the Sent Up tests at the city’s Mahant Darshan Das Mahila College. Students in the
New Delhi: India tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from its indigenous INS Arihant nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN). On October 14, the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that the INS Arihant, which means “destroyer of enemies” in Sanskrit, successfully tested an SLBM, firing the
New Delhi: Members of India's opposition Congress party voted on Monday to elect its first head in nearly 25 years from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of leaders, with a veteran loyal to the family expected to win. Results are due on Wednesday in the battered party's
New Delhi: India has been ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the 2022 Global Hunger Index released on Friday. Last year, India was ranked 101st out of 116 countries. For the second successive year, India has fared poorer than its neighbours Pakistan (99th), Nepal (81st)
Male: Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has instructed not to use some batches of cough syrups for children manufactured in India. The ban is on drugs manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceutical Limited in Haryana. In a statement, MFDA said that the children’s cough syrups manufactured by
Madhya Pradesh: Narottam Mishra, home minister for India's Madhya Pradesh, has asked Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan to avoid acting in ads that "hurt religious sentiments" after the actor's recent ad commercial sparked outrage. The ad was for a bank where Khan and a co-actress Kiara Advani
New Delhi: Two-time Indian Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will stand trial for allegedly murdering a fellow wrestler during a stadium brawl last year, a lawyer said Friday. Kumar and 17 others were charged by a Delhi court on Wednesday, more than a year after they were
Gurugram: A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque here in a village assaulting people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village. Police have registered a first information report (FIR) in the incident that happened in Bhora Kalan village