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Modi slams Telangana govt over Kancha Gachibowli land row, calls Congress model a ‘lie’

Yamunanagar: In an apparent reference to the recent controversy surrounding the 400-acres of Kancha Gachibowli land near the University of Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, April 14, lashed out at…
Dalit worker dragged half-naked by police in Kamareddy on Ambedkar Jayanti

Hyderabad: On the day the nation commemorated Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy, Telangana police took several Dalits into preventive custody on Monday, April 14, for trying to put up flex banners. The incident…

Four Indian expats win Rs 35 lakh each in Big Ticket draw

In a life-changing moment, four Indian expatriates have won a staggering 150,000 Dirham (Rs 35,12,037) each in the latest Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly electronic draw. The winners — Samsudhin Hosdurg, Jishnu Thottingal Kunjankutty,…
Modi govt only pays lip service to Ambedkar, charges Kharge

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of paying only “lip service” to B R Ambedkar’s legacy but doing nothing to fulfil his wishes, claiming the BJP-RSS were “enemies”…
Tahawwur Rana identified New Delhi for terror attack akin to 26/11: Court

New Delhi: A court here has noted that Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana had identified New Delhi for attacks akin to the 26/11 strikes as part of a conspiracy that…
Minor girl gangraped in UP’s Kasganj, 8 nabbed

Kasganj: Eight men have been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl here, police said on Monday, April 14. On April 10, the girl, along with a 17-year-old with whom her marriage…
Hindi removed from Bengaluru Airport? Authorities clarify

Language controversy erupted after a video surfaced showing a digital flight information board at the Bengaluru Airport displaying details in Kannada and English but not in Hindi. The video soon went viral,…

Union Ministry of Home Affairs website adopts Hindi domain name

While it is not secret that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government has been time and again talking of making Hindi the country’s national language (amidst fierce resistance from the south),…
Bengaluru woman molestation case: Accused arrested in Kerala

Bengaluru police, on Sunday, April 13, arrested a 26-year-old man accused of molesting and groping a woman while she was walking with her friend in a deserted residential area in the BTM…
Watch: DU principal smears cow dung on classroom walls, calls it ‘research’

New Delhi: The principal of Delhi University’s Laxmibai College has been caught on video coating the walls of a classroom with cow dung. The Principal Pratyush Vatsala told PTI that the act…
Message on Mumbai police helpline threatens Salman Khan; case lodged

Mumbai: The Mumbai traffic police have got a message threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and registered a case in this connection, officials said on Monday. In the message, received on the traffic…
Atleast 170 madrasas sealed in Uttarakhand, CM calls it ‘historic step’

At least 170 madrasas have been sealed across Uttarakhand in recent days, with state officials citing a lack of registration with the Madrasa Board or the education department as the reason. In…
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay challenges Waqf law validity in SC

New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay has challenged in the Supreme Court the constitutional validity of the Waqf legislation. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv…
Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India’s extradition request

New Delhi: Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan “fraud” case,…
Karnataka: Man accused of minor’s rape-murder killed in police encounter

Hubballi: The Karnataka Police have shot dead the accused involved in the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder case of a minor girl reported from Hubballi city on Sunday. The accused has been…