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After Supreme Court reprimand, MP govt bans sand mining in Chambal region

Bhopal, April 16 -- Severely reprimanded by the Supreme Court over unabated and unchecked illegal sand mining in the Chambal region, the Madhya Pradesh BJP government on Thursday banned sand mining an... Read More


Parliament special session: Voting on 3 key bills in Lok Sabha to be held at 4 PM on Friday

New Delhi, April 16 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that discussion on the three key Bills will be held for 15-18 hours, with voting scheduled at 4 pm on Friday, as the House set the ti... Read More


"If deal is signed in Islamabad, I might go": US President Trump on Pakistan visit amid negotiation talks on West Asia conflict

Washington DC, April 16 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said he would consider travelling to Pakistan if a peace agreement between the United States and Iran is finalised there, ... Read More


Ludhiana: 4 months after earlier arrest Congress leader Indi booked for allegedly assaulting labourers

Ludhiana, April 16 -- tarsem.deogan@htlive.com The Division No. 8 police on Wednesday registered an FIR against Congress leader Inderjit Singh Indi on charges of allegedly assaulting labourers engage... Read More


Iran adviser threatens to sink US ships in Strait of Hormuz amid blockade tensions

Kuala Lampur, April 16 --   TEHRAN, April 16 - The military adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, yesterday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the... Read More


South Africa's EFF leader Julius Malema jailed for five years on gun charges

France, April 16 -- Hundreds of red-clad supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader gathered outside in several centres across South Africa to follow the sentencing live in the pol... Read More


Tariff refund portal to be launched soon - How, when to claim refunds? All FAQs answered

New Delhi, April 16 -- The US government is set to roll out an online portal called Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE), that will allow businesses to apply for refunds on tar... Read More


Contractor denies graft, blames 'vibration, wiring faults' in parliament sound system failure

Dhaka, April 16 -- The firm at the centre of allegations involving parliament's malfunctioning sound system has defended its work, telling investigators that repeated failures stem from "technical err... Read More


Punjab rolls out 1st charitable PPP healthcare model

SANGRUR, April 16 -- Outpatient and inpatient department services were inaugurated at the community health centre (CHC) in Lehragaga on Wednesday after the Punjab government handed over the facility t... Read More


Trinamool will win more seats than last polls, says Mamata

Kolkata, April 16 -- With the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections drawing closer, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, struck an assertive note in an interview with a private news channel, la... Read More