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J&K assembly passes Omar’s statehood resolution amid BJP walkout NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding the urgent restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory, amid strong protests and walkout from BJP legislators.The resolution was moved by chief minister Omar Abdullah and was passed despite opposition from…

NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will return from the Asian Games 2026 without a medal after competing in four events in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan — an unexpected outcome for one of India’s biggest medal hopes and another indication of the shooting contingent’s struggles to match its record haul from the previous edition.India had won…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who himself has an arrest warrant by International Criminal Court, has asked an inter-ministerial team to prepare a potential case for ICC against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over Turkey’s treatment of Kurds and alleged support for Hamas.According to…

SC asks ‘what is the service’ behind new charges NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on a plea challenging Gazette notifications introducing charges on commercial UPI transactions above Rs 2,000.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India…

India’s Rahi Sarnobat competes during the rapid stage of the women’s 25m pistol qualification event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India were left ruing a costly and extraordinary lapse by experienced shooter Rahi Sarnobat after a rare miss in the women’s 25m pistol team event derailed their medal hopes at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya…

The demolition is part of a larger road-widening exercise in Ujjain. NEW DELHI: Tensions rose in Ujjain on Monday as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations over development work in the city. Police were deployed in large numbers around the Shahi Masjid Complex as sporadic protests and stone pelting were reported in the area.The clashes…

SC cancels Mhatre’s bail in doctor assault case, stays Bombay HC order The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting a doctor at a civic hospital. The court also stayed the High Court order granting him bail on a…

Wrestlers challenge acquittal, cite ‘stereotypical assumptions’ NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court has issued notice to former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and others on an appeal challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers.Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh sought a response to the appeal and listed…

Kedarnath route blocked by landslide in Rudraprayag’s Chirbasa village NEW DELHI: Around 1,500 pilgrims stranded on the Kedarnath route near Chirbasa were safely rescued and escorted to Gaurikund after a landslide blocked the route late Sunday night, officials said.The pilgrims were stranded around three kilometres from Gaurikund after a landslide hit the route near Chirbasa,…

Supreme Court of India (file photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed “anguish and deep concern” over the growing number of sexual assault cases involving girls in public places in Delhi and drew a parallel with the 2012 Nirbhaya case.The court said the incidents point to a systematic failure of law enforcement agencies…