Can access PNG but not switching? Government to stop LPG replenishment
NEW DELHI: In a bid to wean consumers away from dependence on LPG, the government has decided to stop supply of cylinders after three months to households that have access to piped gas but are unwilling to connect. India imports about 60% of its LPG…
UK court rejects Nirav Modi’s bid to delay extradition
A British court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s request to reopen his extradition order, bringing him closer to facing charges in India, Rajshekhar Jha reported.Officials said the King’s Bench Bench of the High Court, while…
J&K executive defends HC book ban, says ‘separatist’ in nature
SRINAGAR: The J&K government on Wednesday defended its order banning 25 Kashmir-related books by filing a reply in the high court in response to a host of petitions challenging the order.Senior Advocate General (AAG) Mohsin Qadri told TOI, “We…
Parliament passes bill to amend transgender law; two members of TG People’s Council resign in protest
New Delhi: A day after Parliament approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026, two National Transgender Commission members from the community submitted their resignations to the Social Justice Minister as opposition lawmakers…
PDP MLA’s proposed bill to create new divisions and constituencies in J&K comes under fire from NC and BJP
SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party MP Waheed Parra’s private member’s bill proposing the creation of 16 new districts in J&K and two new districts in Jammu has come under heavy criticism from the ruling NC and opposition Bharatiya…
Pakistani intruders arrested at Samba international border in J&K
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Wednesday detained a Pakistani intruder along the international border in Ramgarh area of ​​J&K’s Samba district. Later in the day, Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma conducted an…
Nirav Modi suffers major setback as UK High Court refuses to reopen extradition request
Nirav Modi’s bid to reopen proceedings against his extradition to India was dismissed on Wednesday by the King’s Bench Division of London’s High Court, which ruled that the application did not meet the “exceptional…
12 engineers suspended, UP takes action against 26 engineers over Jal Jeevan Mission engineering lapses
‘Desperate mediation on Russia-Ukraine issue’: Congress engages in ‘selective mediation’ over Jaishankar’s ‘dalal’ remarks
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s central government over remarks that India does not see itself as a “dalaal” (broker) like Pakistan and questioned its past diplomatic outreach.Congress…
‘Misogynistic and insulting’: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slams UDF leader A Irshad for ‘beautiful’ remarks against MLA Pratibha
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday condemned the UDF leader’s remarks against Kayamkulam MLA U Prathibha, calling it “misogynistic and insulting”. IUML leader A Irshad, who made the remarks at an election campaign ahead…