By RAMESH BHAN New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Afghanistan’s Taliban Government has issued a document permitting husbands and fathers to punish their wives and children physically, provided the violence does not result in “broken bones or open wounds”. The 90-page document (in the Pushto language) ‘De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama’ (meaning Criminal Procedure Code for Courts)…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) SpiceJet on Friday recorded a sharp improvement in its domestic market position, with its market share more than doubling from 1.9 per cent in September 2025 to 4.3 percent in December 2025, highlighting the airline’s rapid operational recovery and capacity-led growth. According to the official statement of the airline, the…
Lucknow, February 20 ( UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken strong exception to Youth Congress activists in Delhi protesting during the AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Chief Minister said on Friday, “Today, the youth wing of the Congress Party attempted a shameful incident at Bharat Mandapam. An attempt has been made…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The interim trade deal between India and the United States is likely to become operational in April this year, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday. India’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and Oman are also likely to be implemented in April, while in the case…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted two more accused, one of whom is absconding, in the 2025 Vizianagaram ISIS terror conspiracy case. In a supplementary chargesheet filed on Friday before the NIA Special Court, Visakhapatnam, the agency has charged Arif Hussain alias Abu Talib and Imran Akram under various…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has sharply criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party over the ongoing AI Impact Summit, calling it an embarrassment for the Indian government. In a post shared on his official WhatsApp channel on Friday, Yadav wrote, “All the world’s criticism came pouring in! Now BJP supporters will…
By Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Flagging a “trust deficit” and lack of cooperation between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court on Friday termed the situation surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State as “extraordinary”, and directed deployment of serving…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Delhi’s Minister for Training and Technical Education Ashish Sood on Friday interacted with Top 100 student startups at the Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026 and announced a comprehensive “Campus to Market” Startup Incubation Policy to strengthen the capital’s innovation ecosystem. The programme was organised by the Department of Training and…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) India today said that it will consider purchasing oil from Venezuela if it is “commercially viable”, while stating that its earlier stance on purchase of Russian oil stands. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering a question on decline in India’s purchase of Russian crude, said: “On the…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Marking one year in office, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched a sharp attack on previous governments, asserting that her administration stands for performance over publicity. Addressing the media, the Chief Minister said her government has replaced “poster politics” with measurable outcomes and timeline-based governance. She alleged that…
