3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (790+ words) WASHINGTON: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that new U.S. sanctions aim to block all potential sources of revenue for Iran and told nations to cut economic ties to Tehran or face retaliation. Bessent said it's "no longer acceptable to operate…...

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (438+ words) Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Monday said caste-based reservation cannot be abolished as it is a constitutional right, asserting that no power can undermine the system as long as he remains part of…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (632+ words) CHANDIGARH: With the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections less than six months away, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government faces anti-incumbency, with around seven lakh government employees stepping up demands over pensions, pay scales and dearness allowance. The employee and pensioners unions…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago   (173+ words) The New Indian Express Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced that three LPG cylinders would be provided free of cost every year to 1.34 crore families in the State He also announced the expansion of the free bus travel…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (352+ words) JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, without offering further details. "Something incredible happened: Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to kill one of my sons,…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (778+ words) Constitutional amendments and the support of state governments will be crucial to holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly elections in 2029 under the Modi government’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative, said PP Chaudhary, chairman of the joint parliamentary panel examining…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (145+ words) Tamil Nadu MLAs to get government cars; DMK rejects offer, cites financial concerns The New Indian Express Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced government cars for all 234 MLAs to help them travel to their constituencies, meet people and…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (592+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday met Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Tehran and discussed bilateral ties and regional developments. The army chief, who was accompanied by Interior Minister Mohsin…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (405+ words) The drawback of this policy was that it created an evidentiary vacuum. The Kalelkar and Mandal commissions sought to identify socially and educationally backward classes, on the basis of the 1931 Census. Courts have since mandated in several landmark judgements that…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (339+ words) NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday called for greater use of artificial intelligence to analyse intelligence inputs and strengthen India’s response to emerging national security threats, while directing security agencies to take strict measures against infiltration. Speaking…...