- India
VHP welcomes PM Modi’s pitch for Uniform Civil Code
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and said discrimination against women should be done away with its implementation…
- Bangalore
Would not have cowered: Shivakumar on Hebbal steel flyover project
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he would not have “cowered” for any reason from going ahead with the steel flyover project, whereas Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, during the previous Congress…
- India
Communal colour being given if Centre talks about implementing UCC: Rajnath Singh
Jodhpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday accused the opposition parties of trying to bring in a communal angle whenever the Centre talks about implementing a Uniform Civil Code in the country.…
- Delhi
Delhi govt released Rs 100 cr for 12 DU colleges: Atishi
New Delhi: The Delhi government has released Rs 100 crore for 12 Delhi University colleges that are fully funded by it, considering the administration’s financial mismanagement, Delhi Education Minister Atishi said on…
- India
Kerala child rights body moves SC for directions to curb dog attack cases in state
New Delhi: The Kerala child rights body has moved the Supreme Court seeking “immediate directions” like providing confinement facilities for stray dogs or their culling for effectively checking the menace of canine…
- India
CBI officer supervising Balasore train accident probe gets extension
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Viplav Kumar Choudhry, who is supervising the CBI probe in the June 2 Balasore train accident, was on Wednesday given a one-and-a-half-year extension as a joint director…
- India
Law Commission has received 8.5 lakh responses so far on UCC: Chairman Awasthi
New Delhi: Amid a raging debate over the issue of Uniform Civil Code, Law Commission Chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi on Wednesday said the panel has received 8.5 lakh responses within just…
- Pakistan
Eid: 84 Pak organizations barred from collecting sacrificial animal hides
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab provincial government on Wednesday issued a list of 84 banned organisations prohibited from collecting sacrificial animal hides during Eid ul-Adha, including 10 so-called charity offshoots of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) headed…
- India
Govt has ‘forgotten’ poor and middle class: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government on issues of employment and prices of essentials, saying it has “forgotten” the poor and middle class, and is “busy” in increasing…
- Entertainment
HC refuses to quash FIR against Rahul Gandhi, others over KGF song copyright
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash the FIR against Congress party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shrinate for the alleged copyright violation of music from the…
- India
Uniform Civil Code to adversely impact minorities and tribals: Akali Dal
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal Wednesday said the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout the country would have an adverse impact on the minority and tribal communities. The opposition party…
- India
Threat calls to Gadkari: Nagpur police to file chargesheet
Nagpur: The Nagpur police will file the chargesheet in a case registered under anti-terror law UAPA in connection with threatening phone calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, a senior police official…
- Kashmir
Authorities disallow Eid prayers at Srinagar Eidgah: Managing body
Srinagar: Authorities here have disallowed Eid prayers at the historic Eidgah here, the managing body of the Jamia Masjid said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said the…
- India
PIL seeks action against Guj cops in ‘flogging’ incident; HC issues notice
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the state government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against the police personnel who allegedly flogged a group of…
- India
Muslims in Badrinath to offer namaz in Joshimath on Bakrid
Gopeshwar: Police have asked Muslims in Badrinath to celebrate Bakrid in Joshimath, about 40 km away from the temple town. The minority community residing in Badrinath mostly consists of migrant labourers working…
