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Haryana Assembly polls now on Oct 5 instead of Oct 1: EC

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday deferred the Haryana assembly poll date to October 5 from October 1, keeping in mind a centuries-old festival of the Bishnoi community. The counting of…
AIMPLB delegation seeks Karnataka govt’s support to oppose Waqf Bill

Bengaluru: A delegation of the office-bearers of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board met chief minister Siddaramaiah at his residence Kaveri in Bengaluru on Saturday and sought the Karnataka government’s support…

IIT-BHU gangrape case: 2 BJP-IT cell members granted bail

The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Kunal Pandey and Anand Chauhan, accused of gang-raping a B Tech student from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) in Varanasi.…
Indian expat returns home after heart ailment in Saudi Arabia

Saleem Padinjatti, an Indian national from Malappuram, Kerala, who has been admitted in a hospital in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, with severe heart ailment, repatriated to India on a stretcher on Friday,…
India’s August rainfall 16 percent higher than normal: IMD

New Delhi: India recorded approximately 16 percent more rainfall than normal in August, with rainfall over Northwest India recorded at 253.9 mm, the second highest in August since 2001, the India Meteorological…
Waqf Amendment Bill: Hyderabad activist cites language barrier, other concerns

Hyderabad: City-based activist Lubna Sarwath on Saturday, August 31 questioned the language barrier imposed by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to raise objections on the Waqf Board (Amendment) Bill 2024. In a…
Elderly man assaulted on train over suspicion of carrying beef; video goes viral

Mumbai: An elderly man was reportedly assaulted by his co-passengers on an express train near Igatpuri in Maharashtra’s Nashik district. The attack, according to the Government Railway Police (GRP), stemmed from suspicions…

‘Not part of…’: Malayalam star Mohanlal welcomes Hema Committee report

Thiruvananthapuram: Actor Mohanlal on Saturday said he was not part of any power group in the Malayalam film industry and he has no knowledge of the existence of any such group in…
Govt should listen to protesting farmers, address their issues: Phogat

Chandigarh: Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday joined protesting farmers at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana and said the central government should pay heed to their demands and make it…
AG Noorani: The voice of reason in India’s legal and political discourse

By Riasath Ali Asrar Abdul Ghafoor Abdul Majeed Noorani, commonly known as A G Noorani, 16 September 1930-29 August 2024, was a distinguished scholar – in its truest sense, a writer, lawyer,…
Will not stop till railways becomes guarantee of comfortable travel: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the railways has made big strides in addressing long-standing issues and will not stop till it becomes a guarantee of comfortable travel for…
TN: 30 college students detained in police crackdown on drug menace

Chennai: At least 30 students were detained on Saturday after Tamil Nadu Police launched a crackdown against the drug menace in Potheri and Kattankulathur in Chengalpattu district. Acting on a tip-off, around…
Some Wayanad landslides-hit areas may be out of bounds forever

Wayanad: Some of the landslides-affected areas of the Wayanad district may be declared permanent “no habitation” zones following the large devastation caused to their topography, Kerala government authorities fear. The aftermath of…
Senior IAS officer Dharmendra appointed chief secretary of Delhi govt

New Delhi: Senior IAS officer Dharmendra of the 1989-batch AGMUT cadre was on Saturday appointed as the new chief secretary of the Delhi government. According to an order issued by the Union…
NIA arrests key accused involved in radicalising youths to establish Islamic caliphate

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused involved in an international conspiracy to radicalise youngsters and establish an Islamic caliphate in India, an official statement said on…