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- India
Congress faces furore over Muslim representation in Lok Sabha polls
The ongoing Lok Sabha election, dubbed as the largest festival of democracy in the world, has stumbled yet again upon the question of Muslim representation. The BJP’s campaign this time has been…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP fought for Muslim quota in SC, Jagan resorting to lies: Naidu
Hyderabad: Pointing out that the YSRCP has extended unconditional support for amendment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Parliament, the TDP national president N Chandrababu…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah holds dharna protesting Centre’s ‘injustice’ in funds to Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar along with several ministers and legislators on Sunday staged a dharna here, alleging injustice done to the state by the union government…
- Middle East
Antony Blinken on Saudi visit from Monday, Gaza truce talks on table
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from Monday. Blinken’s visit is aimed at giving impetus to the peace process in…
- News
Anurag Thakur repeats Modi’s remarks on Muslims, Cong complains to EC
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday complained to the Election Commission against Union Minister Anurag Thakur for his “outrageous” remarks made at a poll rally and alleged that it violated the Model…
- India
Claims of ED on evidence destruction ‘baseless’: Kejriwal to SC
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) submissions, wherein the probe agency had claimed that a…
- World
US: Charges dropped against 57 arrested amid pro-Palestinian student protests
Houston: All charges have been dropped against the 57 people who were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin, the Travis County attorney’s office confirmed.…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll rises to 34,356 amid Israel’s Rafah operation concerns
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,356, the Hamas-run Health Ministry has said. The ministry said on Friday that the Israeli army…
- India
Over 63 per cent turnout in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Over 63 per cent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid few complaints of EVM glitches…
- India
As BJP ups the ante over Muslim quota, here is a look at historical context
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP leaders have intensified their attacks on Congress over Muslim reservation, alleging that the Congress wants to snatch the rights of SCs, STs…
- Telangana
WhatsApp rumours fueled saffron mob attack on Mancherial missionary school: Report
Hyderabad: After a missionary school in Telangana’s Mancherial district was allegedly attacked on April 16 by a saffron-clad mob, a fact-finding team visited the site and found that the parent of a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Harish Rao ‘issues’ resignation at Gun Park over farm loan waiver
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader T Harish Rao visited the Martyrs Memorial (Gun Park) in the city and issued his resignation letter to media personnel, displaying his readiness to resign…
- India
Festival of democracy enters second leg with 88 LS seats across India set to vote
New Delhi: The election festival is gathering pace in the world’s largest democracy with the stage set for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, covering 88…
- India
SC to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit…