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Internet ban in Nuh extended till Aug 11; ‘situation not assessed properly’
Published on Aug 09, 2023 07:38 AM IST
A total of 312 persons have been arrested and 142 FIRs registered so far in connection with the communal clashes in Haryana
PTI |
Non-consensual sex selection surgery on minor violates child's dignity: HC
The court also directed the government to issue an order regulating sex selective surgeries on infants and children within three months.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 07:38 AM IST
PTI |
Centre 'busts' 8 YouTube channels for spreading fake news
Information ranging from early Lok Sabha polls and banning of electronic voting machines were disseminated through these channels.
Published on Aug 09, 2023 07:35 AM IST
PTI |
'Rahul Gandhi, see PM Modi's heart': BJP MP on bungalow; 'Not his dadihal'
Ravi Kishan said it is PM Modi's large heart that Rahul Gandhi was reallotted his old bungalow while his conviction was just stayed
Published on Aug 09, 2023 07:23 AM IST
Actor Shiney Ahuja, convicted of rape, allowed to renew passport for 10 years
HC allows rape case convict actor Shiney Ahuja to get passport renewed for 10 years
Published on Aug 09, 2023 07:19 AM IST
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Ode to ‘naari shakti’: Women occupy Chair, secretariat table for a moment in RS
When Rajya Sabha member Mamata Mohanta was speaking in the House, Phangnon Konyak was presiding over the proceedings.
Published on Aug 09, 2023 07:15 AM IST
PTI |
₹2 crore-worth of pension to ‘dead’ recipients: CAG flags lapse in govt scheme
Apart from the payment of pensions to 'dead' beneficiaries, CAG found several anomalies in the execution of the centrally-sponsored scheme
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 06:39 AM IST
Watch | Narayan Rane loses cool in Parliament: 'Baith neeche..aukat nahi hai'
During the no-confidence motion debate, Narayan Rane threatened Arvind Sawant that Rane will show him his place if Sawant speaks.
Published on Aug 09, 2023 05:51 AM IST
Another IIT-H student dies by suicide
On July 17, a second year BTech student at IIT Hyderabad went missing from the campus. Three days later, his body was found washed ashore on a beach in Visakhapatnam and identified by his parents
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Vizag airport to be shut for night flights, triggers uproar among air travellers
Air Travellers’ Association said the coming winter season is a peak period for tourists and also time for weddings and festivals, during which period there would be demand for air travel
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:53 AM IST
NCP chief Sharad Pawar removes Kerala MLA
NCP chief Sharad Pawar removes MLA Thomas K Thomas from the party's working committee in Kerala for "serious indiscipline" and making irresponsible allegations.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:51 AM IST
Congress names Oommen Chandy’s son
The announcement came within hours of the Election Commission declaring the bye-election to Puthuppally along with six other seats across the country on September 5
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Kerala Assembly passes resolution
Kerala is the first assembly to pass such a resolution after the Law Commission sought responses on the proposed code on June 18
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Karnataka:CID to probe ‘fake’ letters accusing minister of graft
Hours before the CM’s statement, VS Ashok, joint director of the agriculture department in Mandya district had lodged a complaint demanding a probe into the fabricated letter.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:47 AM IST
Karnataka extends deadline for EoI to build 99-km tunnel roads
Anticipated to incur a cost of nearly ₹ 50,000 crore, the government intends to execute the project through a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Assam Rifles booked by police for ‘obstructing’ operation
Manipur police have registered an FIR against Assam Rifles personnel for allegedly stopping them from doing their duties
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, Manipur
No-confidence motion: Rahul Gandhi’s decision to not initiate debate stirs row
Gandhi's last-minute decision not to initiate the no-confidence debate led to a verbal spat between the govt and the Oppn alliance in the Lok Sabha.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Allahabad HC rejects PIL to seal Gyanvapi premises
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday dismissed as withdrawn a petition seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government to seal the entire Gyanvapi premises.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:34 AM IST
JItendra Sarin, Prayagraj
CAG report finds ‘faults’ in database of health scheme, world's largest
In six states and Union territories, ineligible households were found registered as PMJAY beneficiaries.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 04:56 AM IST
A day after his LS membership was restored, Rahul given his old bungalow back
An official of the House Committee of the Lok Sabha confirmed to HT that a letter has been issued to Gandhi
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:30 AM IST
‘NewsClick-China links’: In Parl, BJP continues attack on Opposition
BJP leader Nishikant Dubey alleged a nexus between Chinese authorities, CPI(M), Prakash Karat, and Congress, citing emails after a New York Times report that an American millionaire funded reportage to defend China's handling of Covid. Dubey also alleged the involvement of former CPI(M) chief Karat in supporting the Chinese-funded propaganda. Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury rejected the allegations. NewsClick, the Indian news website named in the report, said the charges against it were unfounded.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:28 AM IST
J&K reopens probe into killings of Kashmiri Pandits
A senior officer familiar with the development said SIA is already probing several high-profile old cases of attacks against Kashmiri Pandits.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:28 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
BJP MP raises concerns over spike in cases of student suicide
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi said the high number of suicides reflected harsh conditions that students have to go through to secure admissions in premier colleges
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Aman Singh
Moradabad riots ‘planned’; RSS, BJP had no role: Panel in report
The violence on August 13, 1980 on Eid-ul-Fitr in the Uttar Pradesh city was the worst communal clash in India’s most-populous state since Independence.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 04:25 AM IST
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
Rajya Sabha okays bill that gives govt power over IIMs’ functioning
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) (Amendment) bill 2023, giving the government more control over the functioning of the premier business schools. The bill names the President of India as a "Visitor" for all IIMs, giving them powers to nominate the chairperson of the board of governors, oversee director appointments and removals, and audit the institution's functioning. The bill also designates the National Institute of Industrial Engineering as the 21st IIM. Critics argue that the bill takes away some of the independence granted to IIMs under the 2017 law.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:24 AM IST
Supreme Court questions own order in Bilkis Bano case
Soon after the Supreme Court order in May 2022, 11 convicts moved for premature release and the Gujarat government freed them all.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 07:05 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
INDIA, NDA squabble over Manipur in no-trust debate
The Opposition focused on the violence in Manipur, and said that PM Modi had no respect for Parliament.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
After tomato makes pockets bleed, onion inflation to bring tears next?
People in the onion trade say this year’s winter crop – which caters to 70% of the annual demand – wasn’t robust compared to the previous year.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 09:03 AM IST
Brexit-like vote not possible on Article 370: Supreme Court
The court’s remarks came as senior counsel Kapil Sibal pressed that the will of the people had to be in favour of abrogation if Article 370 had to go.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 04:36 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
‘Room-temperature superconductivity’ claim fails tests
Superconductivity is a property that allows certain materials to conduct electric current without resistance, but its full potential remains largely untapped.
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 04:41 AM IST
Kabir Firaque, New Delhi
