New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) In a significant development in the ongoing challenge to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Union government has filed its preliminary affidavit before the Supreme Court, strongly defending the constitutional validity of the legislation. Filed through the Ministry of Minority Affairs, the Centre rejected arguments that the amendments violate fundamental…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is holding an important meeting with the Union Jal Shakti Ministry on Friday on further action to be taken after India decided to hold in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. According to sources, the meeting is being attended by Jal Shakti Minister CR…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked all Chief Minister to promptly identify Pakistani nationals residing in their respective states, so that they can be sent back. According to sources, Home Minister Shah spoke to the Chief Ministers of all states, asking them to take immediate steps towards identifying…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) More world leaders called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strongly condemn the Pahalgam terror attack and express their support for India. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Netherlands PM Dick Schoof spoke to PM Modi today. On Thursday, PM Modi received phone calls from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…
New Delhi: April 25 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission today condemned the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam and said the time has come to act against those indulging in terrorism directly or indirectly and hold them accountable. In a statement, it said it is expected that the State will take all necessary steps to…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu today left for Vatican City to attend the State Funeral of Pope Francis. She is accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju; Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, George Kurian; and Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the State of Punjab challenging the regular bail granted to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a high-profile drug case. A Bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s August…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) India today sent a consignment of medicines and vaccines for patients with Thalassemia and Sickle-Cell Disease, worth $2 million, on a request from Nepal. The MEA spokesperson said in a post on X, that the first tranche of 17,030 vials of Vaccines for Immunization of patients with Thalassemia was handed…
New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial court’s order issuing summons to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his controversial remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. However, the apex court issued a stern warning to the Leader of Opposition, cautioning him against making any further derogatory statements about national…
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Apr 25 (UNI) The body of a Nepalese man killed in the Pahalgam terror attack has been taken back to Nepal by his family, the Nepalese Ambassador in India Shankar P Sharma has said. In a post on X, the Ambassador also appreciated India for providing high-priority swift response to Nepal in helping…
