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New Delhi: On a day when Parliament gave its stamp of approval to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026, amid demands by opposition MPs that the bill be referred to a standing committee for wider consultation, two National Councils for Transgender Persons of the community sent their resignations to the Social Justice Minister….

SRINAGAR: PDP MLA Waheed Parra’s private member’s bill, proposing to create 16 new districts in J&K and two additional divisions in Jammu, has come under fire from the NC and opposition BJP, who have questioned the intent behind the proposed legislation.The NC said the bill was a “deliberate attempt to subvert the government’s intention to…

JAMMU: Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Wednesday detained a Pakistani infiltrator at the international border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. Later in the day, Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma conducted a comprehensive security review and inspection of border areas in Kathua.BSF personnel on border duty spotted a suspect near Ramgarh’s…

Nirav Modi’s appeal to reopen proceedings against his extradition to India was rejected on Wednesday by London’s High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, which ruled that the appeal did not meet the threshold of “extraordinary circumstances” required to reconsider the case. The court held that the grounds presented, including reliance on the Bhandari judgment,…

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government for its comments that India does not see itself as a “dalal” (broker) like Pakistan, questioning its past diplomatic outreach.Congress leader Pawan Khera said in a post on X, “Was India a ‘broker country’ when Modi was desperate…

The Allahabad High Court has granted anticipatory bail to seer Swami Abhimukteswarananda Saraswati and his disciple Mukundananda Brahmachari in a case involving allegations of sexual exploitation of minors under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.The relief was granted on Wednesday by Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha, who ordered both the complainant and the…

Iran’s IRGC Navy turned back Pakistan-bound ship Selen Strait of Hormuz For lack of permission and breach of protocol, to strengthen mandatory coordination for maritime sovereignty and transit. The government mandated a shift Piped natural gas In the covered areas, by stopping LPG supply to such households, the aim is to diversify fuel consumption and…

As Kerala moves towards the 2026 assembly elections, data from the 2021 polls indicate that electoral contests in the state will remain highly competitive, with narrow victory margins, fragmented vote shares and a small but steady NOTA presence shaping the political landscape.According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Kerala Election…