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Excise policy case: Delhi court dismisses Sisodia’s bail plea

New Delhi: A court here on Friday dismissed a bail plea of incarcerated former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case lodged by the CBI, saying prima facie…
PMO need not furnish degree certificates of PM Modi: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court ruled on Friday that the degree and post-graduate degree certificate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not required to be provided by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Judge…

Election officials search Bommai’s car in poll-bound Karnataka

Bengaluru: Election officials on Friday intercepted and checked Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s car when he was on his way to a temple in Chikkaballapura district. The Model Code of Conduct is…
Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76K cr by retiring coal plants: Study

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76,000 crore in the coming decade by retiring old coal units as part of a planned energy transition, while still meeting the state’s growing…
Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens to lodge defamation suit against Kejriwal

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dared his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to call him corrupt when the latter is on a Guwahati tour on Sunday. Sarma, on Friday, also threatened…
Bengal Ram Navami clashes: PIL filed at Calcutta HC seeking CBI probe

Kolkata: As tension over clashes in West Bengal’s Howrah district over a Ram Navami procession continued on Friday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court seeking a…
Medico ends life at Telangana college, second suicide in one month

Hyderabad: A student of a government medical college in Telangana’s Nizamabad district died by suicide on Friday. M. Sanath (22), a student of MBBS second year, hanged himself in his hostel room…

Youth beaten up amid Union Minister R.K. Singh’s Ram Navami march

Patna: Supporters of Union Minister R.K. Singh thrashed a youth who was part of a group that had raised slogans against him during a Ram Navami march in Bihar’s Arrah city on…
School timings in Bihar’s Bhagalpur changed for Ramzan

Patna: After Kishanganj, the district education officials in Bihar’s Bhagalpur have decided to change the school timings in view of the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramzan, in which adults keep a…
Congress leader Navjot Sidhu likely to be released from Patiala jail on Apr 1

Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be released from the Patiala jail on April 1, said his counsel HPS Varma on Friday. The 59-year-old was serving a one-year sentence…
‘Jail Ka Taala Tuth Gaya’: What Raja Singh sang at this year’s Ram Navami rally

Hyderabad: The annual Sri Ram Navami Shobha Yatra here has become a show of strength for Hindutva groups to flex. The procession has also become a launchpad for Hindutva mascot and suspended…
Haj 2023: Applications invited for Khadim-ul-Hujjaj

Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has released the schedule for the selection of Khadim-ul-Hujjaj for Haj 2023. One Khadim will be selected for every 300 pilgrims in all states and union…
West Bengal: More clashes in Howrah a day after Ram Navami violence

New violence was recorded in West Bengal’s Howrah, where communal clashes and violence occurred during a Ram Navami parade on Thursday. Despite heavy police presence in the neighbourhood, including a riot control…
Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus

Damascus: Syrian air defences on Friday most of the Israeli missile strike that targeted military sites in Damascus. Local media said the forces shot down most of the missiles in the sky…
Lingayats hold key to electoral outcome in poll-bound Karnataka

Bengaluru: In poll-bound Karnataka, where caste is one of the crucial factors in deciding the outcome of elections, it is key to understand the importance of the influential Lingayat or Veerashaiva-Lingayat community,…