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Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to amend the ‘Dharma Swatantrya’ (Freedom of Religion) Act, 2003 which aims to combat forceful religious conversions, better known as ‘Love Jihad’, on the concluding day...

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has invested in homegrown short-form video app Chingari, the company announced on Friday. With Salman as global brand ambassador and investor, Chingari said it is looking to augment its...

New Delhi: In a major judgment on gender-related crimes, the Supreme Court on Thursday stressed that courts should not suggest marriage or compromise between the accused and the victim in rape cases. A bench comprising...

New Delhi: Banks might face incremental debt issuance challenges as new norms limiting composition of the Basel III bonds in overall asset under management (AUMs) could affect investment appetite of AMCs, ICRA said on Thursday....

New Delhi: A consignment of 15 kilograms of heroin worth over Rs 60 crores in the international market has been seized by the Delhi police Special Cell. A car which was being used for supplying...

United Nations: More than 1.42 billion people across the world, including 450 million children, live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability. This means one in every five children worldwide does not have...

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 121.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.68 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning,...

Ahmedabad: India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday expressed disappointment over the third umpire’s call that led to the dismissal of a well-set Suryakumar Yadav in the fourth T20I against England, saying that the soft signal...

Ahmedabad: Pace bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/30) and Hardik Pandya (2/16) put in an inspirational performance, using change of pace to good effect, to power India to an eight-run victory in the fourth T20 International against...

Mumbai: Resurgence of Covid-19 infections along with rising global inflation dampened the opening sentiments of India’s key equity indices on Friday. Accordingly, both the indices — the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE and...

Doha: Veteran table tenniVeteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics that starts from July 23 this year. s player Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan,...

Prayagraj: The Inspector General of Police, Prayagraj, has asked the district magistrate to ensure a ban on the use of loudspeakers between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. This is in response to a complaint filed...

Banda: The domestic help of the family of late Bollywood singer Kishore Kumar has been arrested by government railway police (GRP) in Banda district for stealing valuables from their bungalow in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. The...

New Delhi: M Prasidh Krishna has received a maiden call-up to the Indian squad for their upcoming three-match ODI series against England. The 18-member squad, which was announced on Friday, also includes Suryakumar Yadav, who...

New Delhi: Twitter has announced that it is testing a new way to watch YouTube videos directly in the Home timeline of users, without leaving the conversation on the platform. “Starting today on iOS, we’re...

New Delhi: Good sleep is central to our well-being. Nothing rejuvenates our body and mind as well as sound sleep. However, at times we can’t sleep properly as we may be tensed or excited or...

Brussels: Several European countries have announced they would restart vaccinations with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) deemed it “safe and effective”. The EMA statement came after an extensive review of...

Copenhagen: Most people who had Covid-19 are protected from catching it again for at least six months, but elderly patients are more prone to reinfection, according to a research published in The Lancet. The large-scale...

Gurugram: Samsung on Thursday announced the arrival and sale of its mid-range flagships Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 in India, launched globally earlier this week. The 6.7-inch Galaxy A72 is priced at Rs 34,999 for...

New Delhi: The central government on Friday urged the Delhi High Court to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy. “It is humbly prayed that the Respondent No. 2 [WhatsApp] may be restrained from...