Women's quota bill: Centre plans special Parliament session, expects 15-18 vote margin

The Union government is planning to convene a "special session" of Parliament to secure the passage of a Constitution amendment bill linked to the implementatio ...

Srikanth stuns Naraoka, Lakshya ousts Dong to enter quarterfinals at Kumamoto Masters

KUMAMOTO: Veteran shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles quarterfinals with contrasting wins at the Kumamoto Masters Japan Su ...

Owaisi backs Chandrashekhar Azad for UP chief minister's post, vows to stop BJP's third term

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday announced Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) president Chandrashekhar Aazad as the chief ministerial candidate of the newly f ...

'Pay Rs 7 crore or face death': Threat to Kejriwal, daughter from Bishnoi gang claimant

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal received a death threat and an extortion demand of Rs 7 crore from a person claiming to ...

'Waiting for guns to fall silent will be too late': Farooq Abdullah urges talks with Pakistan

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday made a strong pitch for dialogue between India and Pakistan, ...

China says US using spy claims to justify technology 'blockade'

BEIJING: Beijing accused the United States on Thursday of using spurious spying claims as a pretext to impose a technological "blockade" on China, following cla ...

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction

Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after ...

Man sets own tempo ablaze at Ghazipur border, swings sword after stopped for document check

A man allegedly set his own tempo on fire after being stopped by traffic police for a document check near the Ghazipur border ...

'She has a right to tell her story': Priyanka defends Sonia's memoir amid BJP criticism

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of spreading falsehoods about her mother, former Congres ...

Akhilesh hits back at Yogi over 'cowherd' jibe, says 'he is attacking Lord Krishna'

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of insulting Lord ...

Indonesia's vice president resigns as his eligibility and academic credentials are questioned

Indonesia’s vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings ...

US withdraws from U17 World Cup in Qatar over security fears

The United States withdrew Wednesday from the upcoming Under-17 soccer World Cup in Qatar due to concerns about security in the Middle East.Players ...