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Delhi court to decide on allegations of Sonia Gandhi's electoral roll inclusion

Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll as a voter of the New Delhi constituency in 1980, which was deleted in 1982, and again re-entered in 1983 after she acquired Indian citizenship.
Published on Sept 10, 2025 06:28 pm IST

Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID don’t prove citizenship: Bombay HC

Justice Borkar stated that in 1955, Parliament passed the Citizenship Act, which created a permanent and complete system for acquiring citizenship.
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 06:13 am IST

Delhi trial for rape, bigamy in Afghanistan

Metropolitan Magistrate Sonika of Karkardooma District Court cited a Delhi high court order to establish that an Indian court has the jurisdiction to conduct the trial in such a case. (Represetative image/Shutterstock)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 11:44 pm IST

Social worker Baba Sewa Singh returns Padma Shri in protest against Centre’s farm laws

Then President Pratibha Patil conferring social worker Baba Sewa Singh with the Padma Shri for his contribution to environment conservation in 2010.
Published on Dec 04, 2020 04:28 pm IST

New land laws strengthen idea of India: J&K BJP chief

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Updated on Oct 28, 2020 12:59 am IST

CBI court to check attendance of juvenile who gave fake certificate for PEC admission

The CBI court wants to check the attendance of a juvenile awarded community service for submitting a fake certificate to get admitted to PEC Chandigarh.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 11:58 pm IST

It’s now or never: Let’s not forget our social responsibilities

Kindness counts: Volunteers packing food packets distribute to people during the lockdown in India to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Published on May 30, 2020 09:54 pm IST

Anand Mahindra says army’s ‘tour of duty’ model good for youth

In an e-mail to the Indian Army, Mahindra said his group would be happy to consider the candidature of ToD optees for corporate jobs.
Updated on May 16, 2020 11:37 pm IST

‘If you are secular, your citizenship will be questioned someday’: Chidambaram

P. Chidambaram speaks on CAA and NRC at Tilak Smarak Mandir in Pune.
Updated on Feb 09, 2020 04:48 pm IST

Petition over electoral bonds in Supreme Court on January 20

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the plea by Communist Party of India (Marxist) and NGO Association for Democratic Reforms and seeking a stay on the electoral bonds scheme of 2018.
Updated on Jan 18, 2020 11:44 pm IST

2019 paradox: India has a strong govt, but also new challenges | HT editorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a BJP rally at Ramlia Maidan, New Delhi, 2019
Updated on Dec 31, 2019 07:50 am IST

‘Closure, wish of Allah, unexpected’: UP Muslims react to SC’s Ayodhya order

A Muslim man looks on as police officers conduct a flag march in a street outside Jama Masjid, before Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site claimed by both majority Hindus and Muslim in Ayodhya, in the old quarters of Delhi.
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 08:09 am IST

Govt asks WhatsApp to explain hacking, says committed to protecting privacy

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has sought an explanation from WhatsApp over the latest spyware attack by
Updated on Oct 31, 2019 09:51 pm IST

Not bothered by criticism, want NRC out on time: SC

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for applicants whose names have not figured in the NRC, said as per the Citizenship Act every person born in India after January 26, 1950 upto July 1, 1987 were citizens of India by birth.
Updated on Aug 09, 2019 03:28 am IST

MS Dhoni starts two-week stint in Army, picture goes viral

File image of MS Dhoni
Updated on Jun 08, 2020 12:49 am IST

Why Hindutva nationalism is unsettling

A nation is not any of the several nations that existed upon the same land in the past; if anything, it is a rejection of them
Updated on Jun 03, 2019 09:38 pm IST

Residents of Palam Vihar Sector 3 write open letter to PM Modi

A group of residents of Park View Residency (PVR) in Palam Vihar’s Sector 3 has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention in resolving all disputes pertaining to maintenance and other facilities at the condominium. (Photo by Virendra Singh Gosain / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 18, 2019 02:57 pm IST

Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s remark on minorities an insult: Government

India on Saturday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks that members of Indian minorities are treated like “second class citizens”, saying they were an “egregious insult” to all Indians.
Published on Feb 09, 2019 11:37 pm IST

Indian IT contractor, wife and father charged in US with insider trading

An Indian IT contractor, his wife and father have been charged by SEC in the US with insider trading after he illegally tipped them with confidential client information he stole while working in the Singapore branch of an investment bank.
Published on Dec 07, 2018 10:48 pm IST

Govt plans to revamp outdated emigration policy, top official says

According to the Emigration Act, 1983, “emigrant” means any citizen of India who intends to emigrate, or emigrates, or has emigrated to another country.
Updated on Sept 09, 2018 02:39 pm IST

The NRC exercise will lead to an upsurge in identity politics in the Northeast

Villagers arrive by boat to check their names in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens at a centre at Goroimari after its release, in Kamrup district of Assam on Monday, July 30
Updated on Aug 01, 2018 06:35 pm IST

Ex-Navy officers come in support of Akshay Kumar’s decision to bid the Rustom uniform-costume

Actor Akshay Kumar in a still from Rustom (2016), which is based on the real life incident of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati and businessman Prem Ahuja.
Updated on May 06, 2018 02:10 pm IST

Blind faith in social media can prove to be dangerous

Smoke billows out of a burning bus during Bharat Bandh, called by Dalit organisations, Alwar, Rajasthan, April 2
Updated on Apr 23, 2018 02:17 pm IST