- India
SC issues notices to NIA, Maha govt on activist Navlakha’s plea for house arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the state of Maharashtra to jailed activist Gautam Navlakha’s plea that he be placed under house…
- India
HC tells SIT, Karnataka govt to furnish written submissions before arguments in Jarkiholi case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the state government to furnish written submissions in the petition challenging the probe in the alleged video-leak extortion…
- India
SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging Centre’s 10 per cent EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections…
- India
President gives assent to Haryana law declaring child marriages void
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as “void ab initio” (having no…
- Middle East
Iran: Enforced hijab sparks online debate; feminists calls for action
London: Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately.…
- Kerala
Kerala HC dismisses PIL to regulate Bharat Jodo Yatra
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought a direction to the state government and the police to ensure the Congress party’s ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo…
- Bangalore
Number of PFI activists detained in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A number of office-bearers and members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were taken into custody from across Karnataka, after raids at their offices and residences, police sources said on…
- India
‘Love Jihad’: MP govt asks Garba organisers to check ID cards at pandals
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has asked Garba organisers to check the identity cards of people before allowing them entry into the dance pandals, days after a state minister claimed such events…
- India
Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for post of Cong prez on Sept 30
New Delhi: Amid suspense over who could take on Shashi Tharoor in the Congress president polls, party’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday said AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has…
- Photos
Rise in the water level of Yamuna river
New Delhi: People residing in the floodplains of swollen Yamuna river take shelter at a roadside, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. An evacuation alert has been declared for people living…
- India
Normal life hit in Pondy due to bandh called by Hindu Munnani
Puducherry: Normal life was affected in Puducherry on Tuesday due to a 12-hour long bandh called by Hindu Munnani to condemn the alleged remarks made against Hindu community by DMK MP A…
- India
More than 90 alleged PFI activists held in raids across 6 states
New Delhi: More than 90 people allegedly linked with the Popular Front of India (PFI) were detained or arrested in raids across six states on Tuesday, the crackdown coming five days after…
- India
Crackdown on PFI: 30 people detained in Delhi
New Delhi: Thirty people associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI) were detained after raids at multiple locations, including Nizamuddin and Shaheen Bagh, in the national capital on Tuesday, as part…
- India
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking bar on ministers from holding office after arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to debar a minister from holding the office after two days of judicial custody, like any other public servant, saying…
- Stock Market
Investors lose Rs 13.30 lakh cr in four days of market crash
New Delhi: Equity investors’ wealth has tumbled by over Rs 13.30 lakh crore in four days of market plunge amid a sharp sell-off in global markets. Falling for the fourth straight day,…
