India

SC asks GoI to consider stronger legal safeguards for minors on social media

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the government of India to consider creating a statutory framework requiring social media and other...

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Sambhal violence: SC sets aside Mulla Afroz’s NSA detention, imposes Rs 10 lakh cost on UP govt

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cancelled the preventive detention order issued under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, against Mulla Afroz, who...

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Bihar and Delhi harassment cases put spotlight on women safety in India

New Delhi: Two separate cases involving teenage girls in Bihar and Delhi have triggered widespread concern over the safety of women and...

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Sensex, Nifty tumble as US-Iran tensions push oil higher

Indian shares tumbled sharply on Monday, with the Sensex down over 1,000 points and the Nifty hitting a near six-month low as...

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Ujjain police use tear gas after stones thrown during Mosque protest

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Ujjain on Monday after stones were thrown during protests against the removal of part...

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Three-Day nationwide bank strike deferred after IBA-UFBU talks

A three-day nationwide strike by bank employees began Sept. 28-30, has been deferred after the United Forum of Bank Unions and Indian...

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Esha Singh bags silver in 25m pistol at Asian Games

Esha Singh continued India’s fine run at the Asian Games on Monday, adding another medal to the country’s tally as the shooting...

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LPU campus turns tense after student protest over ‘rape-suicide’ claim; vandalism reported

Students say the protest was initially peaceful but became disorderly after people who were not students entered the campus Jalandhar: Protests...

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India warns Pakistan ‘terror will have consequences’ after Sharif’s UN speech

India on Saturday reacted sharply to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s remarks at the United Nations warning of consequences of continued terrorism...