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Rahul detained, Delhi Police denies CJP’s pellet guns used claims
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday, July 21, rejected allegations by the Cockroach Janta Party’s chief spokesperson that security personnel used pellet guns against protesters during the “Chalo Sansad” march, terming the…
- Telangana
Telangana SIR: BJP alleges deletion of supporters’ votes
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Monday, July 20, alleged large-scale irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming that the names of its supporters were being deleted while…
- Hate Crime
Reconsider demolition of Jauhar University: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani on Monday, July 20, expressed serious concern over the demolition order for 38 buildings of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur and…
- Bangalore
Former PM Deve Gowda’s wife cremated with full state honours
Bengaluru: Chennamma Deve Gowda, wife of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, was laid to rest with full state honours at the foothills of the Bettada Ranganathaswamy Temple near Haradanahalli, the native…
- India
Saffron paint plan for Bihar schools triggers political row
Patna: A political row erupted in Bihar on Monday, July 20, over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s plans to paint more than 500 newly inaugurated model schools…
- India
Man held for ‘objectionable’ remarks about BJP Mahila workers
Police arrested a man on Sunday for allegedly making “obscene, objectionable, and indecent” remarks on social media against women workers of the BJP who had protested against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent…
- India
Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves draft Uniform Civil Code bill
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Sunday, July 19, approved the draft Uniform Civil Code bill, paving the way for a common civil law that criminalises triple talaq and ‘nikah halala’, prohibits…
- India
MP’s Ken-Betwa protest ends abruptly, Amit Bhatnagar detained
Chhatarpur: A 15-day protest against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district ended on Sunday, July 19, after police cleared the agitation site and sent protesters back…
- India
2018 defamation case against Rahul Gandhi adjourned till Aug 5
Sultanpur (UP): Hearing in a 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday, July 18, adjourned to August 5 as the presiding judge of the MP-MLA court was away…
- India
30-second plan: How Delhi Police forcibly took Sonam Wangchuk
New Delhi: Approximately four hours before chaos erupted at Jantar Mantar in Delhi when Sonam Wangchuk was “forcibly removed” by the Delhi Police, every single New Delhi district police officer was given…
- Kolkata
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s party office demolished by bulldozer
Kolkata: The South 24 Parganas district administration on Saturday, July 18, started demolishing the party office of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee at Amtala after it was found to be constructed…
- Delhi
Delhi Police whisk away Wangchuk, Anna urges govt to hold talks
New Delhi: Activist Anna Hazare on Saturday, July 18, said the Union government should hold talks with Wangchuk. “The government should not test his limits. Say yes or no (to his demands),…
- India
PM Modi launches major railway projects in Punjab
Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, July 17, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of rail and road infrastructure projects, including 75 redeveloped railway stations, worth Rs 5,470 crore, from Jalandhar.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad kalma row: BJP’s Madhavi Latha comes to teacher’s defence
Hyderabad: While the entire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and right-wing ecosystem in Hyderabad has been gunning for the Muslim teacher who was fired from her job at a private school in Hyderabad…
- India
Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ claim on Wangchuk sparks backlash
New Delhi: Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday, July 17, questioned actor Aamir Khan’s statement that his character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’ was…