OVER 13,000 AFGHANI MIGRANTS RETURN FROM PAKISTAN, IRAQ

As many as 13,447 Afghan migrants were expelled from Iran and Pakistan last week, The Khaama Press reported.

India first country to prepare entire fauna checklist: Environment minister

India has become the first country in the world to prepare a checklist of its entire fauna, covering 104,561 species, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday.

Congratulations pour in

As India clinches victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday, leaders and famous personalities all across India congratulated and applauded the Men in Blue for their speculator victory.

Rs 125-cr award to Team India

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Sunday hailed India’s epochal title win in the T20 World Cup and announced a prize money of Rs 125 crore for the team for its monumental feat in the just-concluded ICC showpiece.

Heavy rain in Delhi predicted, orange alert till July 2

Civic bodies gear to address waterlogging

New criminal laws come into effect today

Three new criminal laws will come into effect across the country from Monday, bringing widespread changes in India’s criminal justice system and ending colonialera laws.

General Dwivedi takes over as new Army chief

An ace infantry officer with vast experience in operations, General Upendra Dwivedi, took over the command of the Indian Army on Sunday.

Rahul: Leader of Opposition strongest democratic tool

The Leader of Opposition is the strongest democratic tool for every Indian, Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday and asserted that he will raise the voice of the people of India in Parliament.

PM MODI: INDIAN CULTURE EARNING GLORY WORLD OVER

In his first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ after assuming office for a third term, the PM said people expressed unwavering faith in Constitution

T20 WC: INDIA SET UP FINAL AGAINST SA AFTER BEATING ENGLAND IN SEMIS

India thumped defending champions England by 68 runs to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.

VOTING BEGINS FOR SNAP PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN IRAN TO ELECT RAISI'S SUCCESSOR

The polls have opened for the snap Presiden_tial elections in Iran on Friday, to elect the successor of Ebrahim Raisi, who met a tragic fate in a chopper crash on May 19 this year.

KHARGE LASHES OUT AT BJP GOVT AFTER IGI T-1 ROOF COLLAPSES

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed the BJP-led NDA government at centre by highlighting several cases of alleged corruption and criminal negligence after a portion of roof collapsed at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport terminal one saying all this \"false bravado and rhetoric\" was only reserved for quickly indulging in ribbon-cutting ceremonies before Elections.

Sunak angry’ and hurt’ at racist slur targeting him

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday reacted to a racist slur targeted at him, saying it made him \"hurt and angry\".

WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN WAS EMBARRASSING FOR US: TRUMP

Former US President Donald Trump and Republican challenger hit out at his successor and current President Joe Biden over America's global stature which he said is like a \"third world nation\" today and said Washington is not \"respected\" anymore.

UAE minister visits Silicon Valley to strengthen UAE-US ties

Dr. Thani bin Ahmed AI Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has concluded a visit to San Francisco and nearby Silicon Valley, which was aimed at boosting economic cooperation and exploring partnerships between the UAE and the United States, especially in advanced technology.

BOMBAY HIGH COURT WHILE DISMISSING STUDENT'S PLEA: BANNING HIJAB ON COLLEGE CAMPUS IS IN LARGER ACADEMIC INTEREST, TO AVOID DISCLOSURE OF RELIGION

The Bombay High Court in the case Zainab Abdul Qayyum Choudhary & Ors.v. Chembur Trombay Education Society's NG Acharya and DK Marathe College and Ors observed that the dress code prohibiting students from wearing hijab, nakab, burka, stole, cap etc. on the campus of a Mumbai college is in students' larger academic interest.

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Marrying person of one’s choice is a fundamental right, no one can interfere with marriage preferences of adults

The Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case XXX v. XXX observed that the right to marry a person of one's own wish is a fundamental right.

Security heightened as 52-day Amarnath Yatra commences

The authorities have significantly bolstered security measures along the JammuSrinagar National Highway (NH-44) to guarantee the smooth and safe passage of pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra 2024.

Yediyurappa, aides paid money to sexual assault victim, mother to buy their silence: Chargesheet

The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended by two weeks its interim order restraining the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, against whom the probe agency has filed a chargesheet in connection with a case registered against him under POCSO Act.

Burger King murder case: Court remands 1 accused to 7-day custody

Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday remanded one of the accused, arrested in connection with the recent murder of a man at the Burger King food outlet in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden, in seven-day police custody.

‘Abolish NEET,’ West Bengal CM Banerjee urges PM Modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test (NEET) Examination.

Cong MP faints amid opposition's uproar in RS demanding discussion on NEET issue

Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Chhattisgarh Phulo Devi Netam on Friday fainted in the Upper House during the House proceedings when opposotion was demanding for a discussion on NEET issue and was rushed to hospital.

‘DMK govt failed to control drugs in Tamil Nadu,’ alleges actor Vijay

Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay hit out at the DMK government for allegedly failing to control drugs in the state and probed whether leaders with good education should come to politics.

Bengal Speaker reaches out to President, VP to end swearing-in impasse with Governor

After writing to President Droupadi Murmu seeking her help to resolve the deadlock with Governor CV Ananda Bose over the venue for the swearing in ceremony of the two newly elected Trinamool Congress MLAs, Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee reached out to Vice-President and former Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in an effort to resolve the impasse. Before becoming the Vice-President of India, Dhankhar was the Governor of West Bengal from July 2019 to July 2022.

DELHI AIRPORT ROOF COLLAPSES, 1 KILLED

Six hurt; widespread concern amid political blame game

Experts to probe airport canopy collapse: Minister

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Friday said that an investigation has been started and that experts will be brought in to investigate the Delhi Airport canopy collapse incident at Terminal 1.

I.N.D.I.A BLOC TARGETS PM FOR AIRPORT COLLAPSE

I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Delhi Airport canopy collapse incident at Terminal 1 on Friday morning and termed it as a failure of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Airlines asked not to raise airfares

The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued an advisory to all the airlines on Friday to ensure that the fare prices should not have a steep increase after flight operations of airlines were impacted following a roof collapse at Terminal 1 of Delhi airport on Friday morning.

Hemant Soren released after HC grants bail

After being released from jail on bail, former Jharkhand chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren claimed that a conspiracy was hatched against the party, but the JMM will continue to fulfil the resolutions it made.

LEADER OF OPPOSITION

The Lok Sabha did not officially recognize a Leader of the Opposition until 1969. The position was vacant between 1970 and 1977, between 1980 and 1989 and between 2014 to 2024. Rahul Gandhi of the Congress party has been appointed Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, filling a post that had been empty fora decade.