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- India
Nimisha Priya case: Grand Mufti of India wants President, PM to take up issue
Thiruvananthapuram: After the first round of efforts turned successful with the Yemeni authorities putting the execution order of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in abeyance, the second round of efforts is gathering steam…
- India
Election Commission justifies SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by “weeding out…
- India
IIT Kharagpur student found dead in mysterious conditions on campus
Kolkata: A second-year electrical engineering student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur was found dead on the campus under mysterious circumstances. The student, identified as Chandradip Pawar, was found dead…
- Opinions
Women trolled, threatened, and silenced: Need for bridging the legal gaps
By A. L. Gayathri and Moumita Barman In a society where shame and stigma continue to burden women disproportionately, new and vicious forms of online gender-based violence and harassment have emerged as…
- India
Bihar: ECI gives 12 political parties list of 43L electors not found at their addresses
New Delhi: The ECI has given 12 major political parties the details of over 29 lakh electors who have not returned Enumeration Forms (EFs) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the…
- India
Air India flight aborts take-off after pilot slams brakes at high speed
New Delhi: A Kolkata-bound Air India plane aborted takeoff at the Delhi airport due to a technical snag on Monday evening, July 21. “Flight AI2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on 21…
- Middle East
India and Kuwait expand flight capacity after 19 years
Kuwait City: In a major step towards enhancing bilateral air connectivity, India and Kuwait have signed a new air services agreement that boosts weekly seat capacity by 50 percent, increasing the limit…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to acquittal of Mumbai train blasts accused
Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president on Monday, July 21 expressed concern after 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts were acquitted. Owaisi said that the accused…
- Kashmir
3.1 magnitude earthquake hits Kishtwar in Jammu-Kashmir
Jammu: An earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district in the early hours of Monday, officials said. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, they said.…
- India
Monsoon Session of Parliament begins on a fiery note on Monday
New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Monday as the opposition forced repeated adjournments in the Lok Sabha, demanding an immediate discussion on Operation Sindoor and…
- India
Movie on Kanhaiya Lal murder: SC agrees to hear petitions on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to resume hearing on a batch of petitions related to the controversial film ‘Udaipur Files’, which is based on the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a…
- India
‘Save me’: Odisha man recounts moments after girl, set on fire
Puri: The man who saved the life of the 15-year-old girl, kidnapped and set on fire by some men in Odisha’s Puri district, recounted on Sunday the 90 minutes that he spent…
- India
Vellappally Natesan draws criticism for religious hate speech in Kerala
Vellappally Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, and the leader of Ezhava community in Kerala drew widespread condemnation for his alleged hateful remarks against Muslims in Kerala during a…
- Telangana
Growing centralization of power at expense of south states: KTR
Hyderabad: Batting for a more nuanced decision on the delimitation of Parliament seats, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and ex-Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday, July 20, said…
- Bangalore
Amid rift buzz, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar appear together
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday, July 20, offered ‘baagina’ (a traditional ritual offering) to the Kabini River, a tributary of the Cauvery, which…