- India
SC to hear on Oct 10 BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s plea on firecrackers ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on October 10 a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari against the Delhi government’s decision banning the storage, sale, and use…
- India
After Vallabh’s taunt at Tharoor, Cong issues warning to spokespersons
New Delhi: A day after Congress leader Gourav Vallabh taunted Shashi Tharoor over his probable AICC president poll bid, the party on Friday urged all its spokespersons and communication department office bearers…
- India
SC grants time to woman to file documents against BJP leader in alleged rape case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted a week’s time to a woman, who has lodged a rape complaint against BJP leader and former union minister Shahnawaz Hussain, to bring on…
- India
Farmers block highway Kurukshetra, demand early procurement of paddy
Chandigarh: A group of farmers on Friday blocked the national highway near Shahabad in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district demanding that the government immediately begin paddy procurement. The procurement of Kharif crops, including paddy,…
- Mumbai
Bombay HC allows Thackeray-led Shiv Sena to hold Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena to hold its annual Dussehra rally at the iconic Shivaji Park ground in central Mumbai on October 5. A…
- Bangalore
Congress puts up ‘PayCM’ posters at BJP’s party office near Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka intensified its campaign targeting Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai by pasting the ‘PayCM’ posters at the BJP’s Nelamangala office on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Friday. The party…
- Kerala
Kerala: Muslim scholars’ body comes out against changes in school timings
Thiruvananthapuram: As media reports surfaced that a government-appointed panel proposed changes in the existing school timings in Kerala, a prominent outfit of Muslim scholars in the state on Friday came out against…
- Bangalore
PFI raids: 14 arrested on sedition charges by Bengaluru police
Bengaluru: As many as 14 people were arrested on charges of sedition following raids by the National Investigation Agency on the offices of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic…
- India
‘Hate crime’ incidents: India advises its nationals in Canada to remain vigilant
New Delhi: India on Friday advised its nationals in Canada and those travelling to that country to exercise due caution and remain vigilant in view of the “sharp increase in incidents of…
- India
PFI calls for strike and Cong halts ‘padyatra’, alleges BJP’s Kapil Mishra
New Delhi: Nothing can be more “petty and shameful”, Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra said alleging that the Congress halted its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on Friday as the Popular Front of India…
- Andhra Pradesh
Diving Support Vessels ‘Nistar’, ‘Nipun’ launched in Vizag: Navy
Visakhapatnam: Two indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessels (DSVs) of the Indian Navy — christened ‘Nistar’ and ‘Nipun’ — were launched in Visakhapatnam on Thursday in the presence of Navy Chief…
- India
RSS chief Madrassa visit: Mayawati wonders if it helped change ‘negative attitude’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Friday wondered if there will a change in the “negative attitude” of the BJP and its governments towards Muslims after the RSS chief Mohan…
- India
Maha govt ropes in TISS to assess social, financial status of Muslims
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has commissioned a detailed study to assess the social, financial and educational status of the Muslim community in 56 cities of the state, an official order said. As…
- India
Kerala HC takes suo motu case against PFI for declaring flash hartal
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday took suo motu case against radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and its state general secretary over declaring hartal in the southern state…
- Bangalore
JD(S) holds demonstration inside Karnataka assembly over alleged irregularities in education institution
Bengaluru: The Janata Dal (Secular) on Thursday staged a sit-in demonstration inside the Karnataka Assembly demanding fair probe into alleged irregularities in a prominent educational institution in Bengaluru. The JD(S) second-in-command and former…
