New Delhi, Sep 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court today stayed select provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, while reserving other parts, holding that certain clauses could lead to arbitrary powers and violate the principle of separation of powers. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih passed the interim…
New Delhi, Sept 15 (UNI) On the occasion of International Day of Democracy, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today hit out at the BJP and the RSS, accusing them of engaging in a “conspiratorial attempt” to weaken the country’s democratic institutions. In a post on X, Kharge alleged, “In the past 11 years, a conspiratorial attempt…
Shimla, Sep 15 (UNI) Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has appealed to Punjab and Haryana to act as “elder brothers” and extend cooperation to Himachal Pradesh in securing its rightful dues and overcoming hardships caused by recent natural calamities. Speaking at the valedictory session of the two-day National Cooperative Conference in Shimla yesterday evening,…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid his heartfelt homage to Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya, whose pioneering contributions laid the foundation for India’s modern engineering landscape, to mark the Engineers Day. “Today, on Engineers’ Day, I pay homage to Sir M. Visvesvaraya, whose brilliance left an indelible mark on India’s engineering landscape,”…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (UNI) There’s good news for spiritual travelers. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced a special nine-day Bharat Gaurav Yatra train covering four prominent Jyotirlinga temples and the Statue of Unity. The journey, offering a unique blend of spiritual and cultural experiences, is scheduled to commence from Amritsar…
Jaunpur (UP), Sep 15 (UP) Four persons were today killed, and nine others were injured when a tourist bus of devotees going from Ayodhya to Varanasi collided with a trailer near Sihipur railway crossing in Line Bazar area of Jaunpur district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here. Police sources said that while four…
Shimla, Sep 15 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under the fury of incessant monsoon rains, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) confirming that 404 people have lost their lives since June 20. Of these, 229 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, cloudbursts, and house collapses, while 175…
Chennai, (UNI) Countering criticism of the GST regime, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said it had greatly benefitted the people as well as the |State Governments. In the latest reforms of the GST regime, 99% of all goods which were in the 12% GST bracket have come under the 5% bracket, she said…
Dubai, (UNI) What stood out most after India’s win over Pakistan here tonight was not the ease of the chase or even the birthday cheers for Suryakumar Yadav. It was the manner in which the India captain chose to first speak of the Pahalgam terror attack and dedicate the victory to the armed forces and…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here, is scheduled to inaugurate a key defence conference at Fort William, the headquarters of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command in the city. “After programmes in Assam, I landed in Kolkata, where I will take part in the Combined Commanders’ Conference tomorrow,” Modi said before…
