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Dalit man beaten with belt, threatened with life in Gujarat

A young Dalit man was severely beaten, robbed, and threatened with death in Gujarat’s Junagadh district. This is the third reported case of caste-based violence in the area in a month. The…
Karnataka Assembly passes Bill for welfare of gig workers

Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that aims to protect the rights of platform-based gig workers, and to place obligations on aggregators in relation to the workers’ social security,…

Will apologise for caricatures of PM Modi, RSS: Cartoonist to SC

Cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 19, he will issue an apology on Facebook,…
21 killed in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra in last 5 days

Mumbai: Rain-related incidents have claimed the lives of 21 persons in Maharashtra in five days starting August 15, with Nanded district alone accounting for seven deaths, an official report said on Tuesday.…
Delhi 2020 riots: 3 acquitted of arson, conspiracy charges

New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted three persons of various charges, including arson and criminal conspiracy in a February 2020 riots’ case. Additional sessions judge Parveen Singh was hearing a case…
EC rolls out 28 reforms in 6 months to clean up voter rolls, boost voter ease

New Delhi: Under fire from the opposition over a variety of issues, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said it has taken 28 initiatives in the last six months to strengthen the…
PM Modi meets Chinese FM Wang Yi, looks forward to Xi meeting at SCO Summit

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the frontier with China, and reiterated India’s commitment to a fair, reasonable and mutually-acceptable resolution…

Influencer fined Rs 1 lakh for flying drone in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Pilibhit: A social media influencer was fined Rs 1 lakh for illegally flying a drone and filming inside the restricted Mala range of the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), a forest official said…
SC urged to review verdict denying FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma

New Delhi: A plea filed in the Supreme Court has sought the review of its refusal to direct an FIR against high court judge Yashwant Varma after burnt wads of cash were…
Guv proposes WB migrant workers portal, MoUs, welfare officers

Kolkata: A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a scheme to rehabilitate migrant labourers from West Bengal allegedly harassed outside the state, Governor CV Ananda Bose put forward a set of…
AMU fee hike protest ends, varsity says new ‘understanding’ reached

Aligarh: The three-week-long student protest at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) ended early Monday when two student leaders, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 14, broke their fast following…
Delhi govt hikes nursing interns’ stipend from Rs 500 to 13,150

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday approved a hike in the monthly stipend of government hospital nursing interns from Rs 500 to Rs 13,150 in the first revision in 27 years,…
Ashwin slams Iyer’s ‘unfair’ omission from Asia Cup squad

New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday expressed disappointment over Shreyas Iyer’s exclusion from the Asia Cup squad, terming it “sad” and “unfair” while also questioning the logic behind leaving…
UP Police saves man after Meta flags suicide post on Instagram

Kaushambi: Acting swiftly on an alert from Meta, police here rescued a 20-year-old man who had threatened to consume poison to kill himself in an Instagram post, officials said on Tuesday. On…
All 582 passengers stuck in Mumbai Monorail rescued

Mumbai: All 582 passengers stuck in the Mumbai Monorail near Mysore Colony between Chembur and Bhakti Park were rescued by the Mumbai Fire Brigade of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the…