- Telangana
Telangana Congress backs BC bandh on Oct 18 against HC stay
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress in Telangana on Friday extended its support to the bandh called by the Telangana Backwards Class Joint Action Committee (BC JAC) on October 18 to protest the High…
- Middle East
With 83 pc of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild
Auckland: The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into a space of around 360 square kilometres.…
- Kerala
BJP accuses CPI(M) of using hijab row to divert attention from Sabarimala gold case
Kochi: Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday accused the ruling CPI(M) of “manufacturing” the hijab controversy to divert attention from the Sabarimala gold missing case. Speaking to reporters, Chandrasekhar said the…
- Kerala
Kerala Hijab row: Student to move to another school, say parents
Kochi: The parents of a student who was asked not to wear a hijab at a church-run school in Palluruthy have decided to transfer the girl to another institution. The father of…
- Middle East
Houthi chief dies from wounds sustained in Israeli airstrike
Dubai: An Israeli airstrike targeting the top leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels in August killed the chief of staff of its military, officials said on Thursday, further escalating tensions between the group…
- India
Bihar polls: Congress names 48 candidates in first list
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, fielding its state unit chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba seat and CLP leader…
- India
‘Caste census’: Siddaramaiah assures personal info will not be misused
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was enumerated on Thursday for the ongoing Social and Educational Survey–widely referred to as the “caste census”–, said the survey was not limited to any one…
- India
Congress alleges ‘disproportionate growth’ in assets of BJP MP’s wife
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that there was “disproportionate” growth in the assets of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s wife Anamika Gautam, and said that the ruling party leader must clarify…
- India
HC orders Rs 2 lakh payout after govt hospital reveals woman’s HIV status
Bilaspur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the state government to pay a Rs 2 lakh compensation to the parents of a newborn after staff at a public hospital in Raipur disclosed…
- India
Digvijaya Singh alleges SIR aimed at ‘vote theft’
Barabanki: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across India is aimed at facilitating “vote theft”, and claimed that the constituent…
- India
Karnataka cabinet gives nod to Peripheral Ring Road
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday gave nod to the Peripheral Ring Road and renamed it as ‘Bengaluru Business Corrdior’ (BBC). Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister D K…
- India
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case: HC fixes next hearing on November 7
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday fixed November 7 for the next hearing in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute at Mathura. Justice Avinash Saxena fixed the next date after hearing…
- India
SIR in Bihar: EC terms the exercise ‘accurate’
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday termed the Bihar SIR “accurate” and told the Supreme Court that the petitioner political parties and NGOs are merely content with making “false allegations” to…
- Top Stories
SC stays police custody of Telangana women journalists over CM video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Telangana High Court order that upheld police custody of two women journalists booked for alleged circulation of a video with “derogatory” comments against…
- India
BJP MLA asks girls not to go to gyms with unknown trainers
Mumbai: BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar on Thursday courted controversy by citing a “big conspiracy” and asking Hindu college-going girls to perform Yoga at home instead of visiting gyms “where you don’t know…
