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The Supreme Court on Friday ordered state governments and union territories to appoint nodal officers to coordinate with the member secretary of state legal service authorities (SLSAs) concerned to facilitate payment of ex gratia compensation to families of COVID-19 victims.

Despite the Supreme Court passing a series of directions to rid politics of criminals, the number of persons with criminal antecedents entering the Legislature has witnessed a significant rise.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that 70,501 Indian workers from Punjab had gone to Gulf countries in the past five years and 417 complaints had been registered regarding fake agencies during the same period.

A day after Trinamool member Mahua Moitra raised questions on the presiding officer for not granting enough time to speak, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday expressed anguish over “inappropriate” remarks which found support across party lines.

The contradiction is clear. While in my understanding, the road to achieving the Prime Minister’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat passes through agriculture, the new road map for the country for the next 25 years — the Amrit Kaal — to coincide with 100 years of India’s Independe

The migrants from Kashmir have expressed disappointment at the Jammu and Kashmir Administration for not including 2.5 % of the Union Government’s Budget 2022-23 for their relief and rehabilitation.

Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday spoke on the incident of “attack” in the Lok Sabha and questioned “who are these people who are so radicalised and believe in bullet and not ballot”.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held if the court is satisfied that the dying declaration is true and voluntary it can base conviction on it, without corroboration, while upholding the life imprisonment of a murder accused who had set his wife on fire in 2014.

Karnal Police said they arrested 16 involved in a fake passport scam on Friday.

DGCA extends suspension of scheduled international passenger flights till February 28

CBI books Hyderabad - based firm for defrauding SBI of Rs 218 crore

India added 1,49,394 new Covid cases, taking the total tally to 4,19,52,712, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

India-born Devika Bhushan has been appointed California’s Surgeon General after incumbent Nadine Burke Harris resigned on Wednesday, following three years in the role. Agra-born Devika is the daughter of Indu Bhushan, who set up India's flagship Ayushman Bharat Mission for annual cashless hosp

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport Tourism and Culture has asked the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to consider introducing “pay-as-you-wish ticketing” at all ticketed monuments of ASI across the country, while still keeping minimum amount as fee.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said India, because of its close relationship with Russia and the US, “can make an impact” in defusing the ongoing crisis in eastern Europe.

Indian Americans have urged US President Joe Biden to reject the appointment of Masood Khan as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US. The US has not approved his nomination for over 10 weeks amid allegations that he is a “Jihadi sympathiser” and if appointed, he will try to wreck India-U

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from the Kharar Assembly constituency Anmol Gagan Mann received a shot in the arm after Gurpreet Singh Pappi, former president of the Municipal Committee and sitting councillor of Nayagaon, joined the party along with his supporters here today.

The Ministry of External Affairs today said it “does not comment on observations from private individuals” when asked to react to claims by leading Pakistani businessman Mian Muhammad Mansha that backchannels were working between Pakistan and India that would hopefully yield good results

Amid lakhs of voters in Punjab getting Delhi-based interactive voice response system (IVRS) messages seeking choice of the Congress’ chief ministerial face, the PCC has denied any verified or official survey being carried out by the party.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended for a week the protection from arrest given to Lok Insaaf Party legislator Simarjeet Singh Bains in a criminal case. TNS

The Supreme Court today deferred to February 25 the hearing on a petition seeking review of its 2018 order letting off Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu with a fine of Rs 1,000 in a 32-year-old road rage case in which one Gurnam Singh had died.

Star leaders of other political parties are joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in favour of Kulwant Singh. This was stated by AAP’s Punjab in-charge Jarnail Singh while talking to mediapersons here today. He said the role played by Avijot Singh, a young boy from Mohali, during the farmers&rsquo

Punjab Congress former chief Sunil Jakhar today lambasted the Opposition for “impersonating” as people-friendly, claiming none of them offered help when Covid lockdown was announced.

The Supreme Court today extended for a week the protection from arrest given to Lok Insaaf Party MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains in a criminal case even as it pulled him up for slapping several cases against a woman who filed a rape complaint against the lawmaker.

With the Assembly elections round the corner, BJP’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa ruffled feathers within the alliance today, saying the chief minister of the NDA government will not be Capt Amarinder Singh, who heads the Punjab Lok Congress, but somebody else.