- India
Temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in UP after Ayodhya Ram temple consecration
Lucknow: After the consecration (‘Pran Pratishtha’) of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 24, numerous temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 2024. They culminated in Sambhal where four lives…
- India
Cyclone Fengal causes unprecedented devastation in Puducherry in 2024
Puducherry: This tiny union territory faced nature’s fury in 2024 like never before, with Cylone Fengal causing unprecedented damage that prompted the government to seek a Rs 600 crore interim aid package…
- India
India-Nepal annual joint military exercise begins
Kathmandu: The 18th edition of Exercise Surya Kiran, a joint military exercise between India and Nepal aimed at enhancing interoperability and fostering collaboration between the two nations’ armies, began on Tuesday. The…
- India
Wife not observing ‘parda’ cannot entitle husband to obtain divorce: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has declined to accept a husband’s contention that non-observance of ‘parda’ (veil) by his wife would entitle him to obtain divorce on the ground of mental cruelty.…
- India
Kerala monk calls for end to shirt removal practice in temples
Varkala: A prominent Hindu monk in Kerala on Tuesday called for an end to the long-drawn practice of demanding to remove the upper attire of male devotees for entering temples. Swami Satchidananda,…
- Top Stories
AIMIM’s Owaisi alleges illegal construction on Waqf land in Sambhal
New Delhi: Political battle over ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojna’ announced by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal intensified on Tuesday, as he launched registration process for the scheme at a temple in Kashmiri Gate…
- India
Manipur: 15 hurt in clash with security forces at protest against violence
Imphal: More than 15 people, mostly women, were injured during a clash with security forces at Uyokching in Manipur’s tribal inhabited Kangpokpi District on Tuesday when they were protesting against violence in…
- News
Manipur witnessed 77 per cent of Northeast violence in 2023: MHA
New Delhi: Manipur, which has been witnessing prolonged ethnic violence between majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, accounted for about 77 per cent of the total violence in the entire northeastern region…
- Pakistan
Pakistan govt, PTI set for crucial in-camera meet to resolve political differences
Islamabad: The Pakistan government and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) negotiators are scheduled to meet for a crucial in-camera meeting to resolve sticky political differences, a report said on Tuesday. The meeting on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh tourist killed in drunken brawl in Goa
Panaji: A 30-year-old visitor from Andhra Pradesh was killed in a drunken brawl at a beach shack in Goa in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said. The police have arrested a…
- India
Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, MEA says extending all help
New Delhi: India on Tuesday said it is extending all possible help to explore relevant options in the case of an Indian nurse facing a death sentence in Yemen. Nimisha Priya, hailing…
- Telangana
Telangana in 2024: HYDRAA, Caste census, Allu Arjun’s arrest
Hyderabad: The first Congress government in Telangana kicked off the implementation of its poll promises, including the path-breaking caste census, during 2024, but its ambitious projects of Musi river redevelopment and development…
- World
NIA court sentences Bangladeshi man to 7 yrs in jail for radicalising Muslim youths
Bengaluru: A Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by an NIA court here for radicalising Muslim youths and raising funds for terror activities. Jahidul Islam alias Kausar…
- India
Mohammad Zubair records statement over FIR lodged in Ghaziabad PS
Ghaziabad: Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair on Monday recorded his statement over an FIR lodged by the general secretary of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati Trust, Udita Tyagi, police said. In her complaint, Tyagi…
- News
Siddaramaiah appeals to Naxalites to surrender, join mainstream
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday appealed to the Naxalites (Maoists) involved in violent activities to surrender and join the democratic mainstream. He said the government has already formulated a surrender…
