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‘Why did she provoke?’ Karnataka minister defends saffron-clad bullies
Karnataka education minister BC Nagesh on Wednesday defended the group of saffron-clad boys who heckled a hijabi Muslim while chanting slogans of “Jai Shree Ram” and questioned the Hijabi student as to…
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Karnataka Minister says one day we will hoist saffron flag atop Red Fort
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, K.S. Eshwarappa on Wednesday said that a day will come when saffron flag will be hoisted atop the Red Fort. Speaking to reporters…
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Indian man wins Rs 1 crore lottery in Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw
Doha: A Qatar-based Indian expatriate has won the grand prize of Dirham 500,000 (Rs 1,03,07,030) in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Tuesday, February 8. The winner of the…
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New JNU VC, Santishree Pandit, appointed despite her corrupt past
The appointment of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the new vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday was followed by outrage on Twitter and increased concerns of JNU students over their future…
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Hijab row: Karnataka police prohibit gatherings near educational institutions
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police on Wednesday prohibited gatherings, agitations, or protests of any type within the area of 200-meter radius from the gates of schools, PU colleges, degree colleges, or other similar educational…
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‘Hijab issue has become jihad’, says Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader
Adding to the hijab row in Karnataka, joint secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Dr Surendra Jain has issued a video statement in which he argued that the row is no more a…
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Yogi Adityanath knows who fired at me in UP: Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday took a dig at Uttar Prradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and said that chief minister knew who fired at him (Owaisi) a few…
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Maharashtra: AIMIM activists put up banners supporting hijab
Aurangabad: AIMIM activists put up banners in Maharashtra’s Beed city in support of ‘hijab’ for female Muslim students and said the Indian Constitution gives the right to citizens to follow their religious…
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Oscar nomination for the inspiring story of ‘Khabar Lahriya’
Los Angeles: ‘Writing With Fire’, which was hailed by ‘The Washington Post’ as the “most inspiring journalism movie” and ‘The New York Times’ as “nothing short of galvanising”, has become the first…
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Statue of Equality is Made in China: Rahul hits out at PM Modi
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has used the ‘Statue of Equality’ as ammunition for his latest salvo against the Prime Minister and his ‘New India’ and ‘Atma Nirbhar’ slogans. The Prime Minister…
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Army rescues trekker trapped in fault line in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The Army on Wednesday rescued a trekker who got trapped in a fault line of the Koormbachi hillock in Kerala’s Palakkad on February 7. When Kerala’s rescue teams failed to lift…
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Karnataka hijab row: Stop harassing women, says Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday came out in support of the girls protesting in favour of hijab saying it’s women’s…
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UP polls phase I: Nearly 50,000 paramilitary security personnel deployed
Mathura: Nearly 50,000 paramilitary personnel from 412 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed at different locations to maintain poll-bound state’s law and order as the election campaign for the first…
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Hijab row: Calm prevails in educational institutions following 3-day holiday
Bengaluru: Calm prevailed on Wednesday in the educational institutions which witnessed tense moments over the Hijab row earlier, as the Karnataka government had ordered closure of all high schools and colleges in…
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Hijab row: Will abide by court order, says student who shouted ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’
Mandya: The burka-clad student Muskaan Khan, who faced the wrath of the crowd raising slogans of “Jai Sri Ram” on a college premises, on Wednesday that she will abide by the court…
