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The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed the Himachal Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid strong opposition from BJP legislators, who said that the proposed changes would undermine the autonomy of state universities and bring their

Chandigarh, Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Tuesday began a week-long protest at the Chandigarh-Mohali border in support of various demands, including opposition to the proposed India-US trade deal. Farmers from across Punjab arrived i

New foreign investment rules are yielding positive results for India's economy. Twenty-nine investment proposals totaling over Rs 4,895 crore have been reported

Pakistan's National Assembly passed two bills to streamline military and nuclear command structures. These bills follow last year's constitutional amendment which introduced a Chief of Defence Forces

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Monday announced that the state Cabinet had decided to cancel the JSSC-CGL examinations, accepting a key demand of the protesting students. "Furthermore, a comprehensive inquiry will be conducted into all errors minor or major that

The senior Congress leader is learnt to have been asked to furnish his reply by August 28 for consideration by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after he received two notices in this regard from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Whip Sanjay Jaiswal and party MP Anur

Bhubaneswar: The BJD has planned to pursue both legal action and public demonstrations to oppose the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, arguing that the legislation poses a threat to Odisha's fiscal autonomy.The bill, which seeks

The Indian government has implemented restrictions on new state taxes concerning mineral rights and land to streamline the national market and lower domestic mineral prices. However, opposition parties contend these limitations may harm the financial stability

The Monsoon Session that drew to a close on Thursday was the first held after students protests convulsed a nation and forced a Union minister s resignation. The heavy-handed police crackdown on protesting students marching to Parliament on the first day of th

Amid concerns over the possibility of states losing revenue from taxes, cess and other levies on mineral extraction following the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursd

Parliament has passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, after the Rajya Sabha cleared the legislation on Thursday, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha.The Bill seeks to boost mineral exploration and development, p

New York: Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday by two media entities seeking to shut down a new service that sells paid access to the U.S. president's posts, including some that can move markets, on his Truth Social platform.The complaint filed in Manhattan fede

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, without a debate, amid protests by opposition members.The Bill, introduced by Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, seeks to amend the Mines and Miner

THE LOK Sabha passed two Bills the National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill 2026 by voice vote amid Opposition protests on Tuesday. The House was adjourned for the day soon after the passage of

In an unusual move, India s ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra took to social media on Monday to counter the objections to the amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act which regulate laws governing foreign donations received by NGOs, civil

The recent protests at Jantar Mantar reflected a deeper problem than the immediate NEET paper leak controversy: Youth unemployment. A large share of unemployed Indians are young and educated, while underemployment remains widespread

Amid speculation that the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SP) might join hands with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance(NDA), party MLA Rohit Pawar Sunday said he was keeping his fingers crossed about which way the party would swing. His comm

The Congress on Sunday asked NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule to use her scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make the INDIA bloc s opposition to linking the implementation of the Women s Reservation Act with delimitation unequivocally clear . The Co