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Congress protests venue ‘purification’ after Kharge’s event
Bengaluru: Congress workers took out a protest march in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Sunday, August 16, against the purification ritual performed in Haldwani, where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a public meeting. The…
- India
Rahul lauds youth for standing against Modi’s ‘violent regime’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, August 16, said the courage with which India’s youngsters have stood firm against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “violent regime” is commendable, as he lauded…
- Bangalore
Dimagi bano, Andhbhakt nahi: Prakash Raj on PM’s Naxal comment
Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Sunday, August 16, called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “dimagi Naxals” comment made during his Independence Day Speech, claiming that it was a term targeted at people…
- Bangalore
Two killed as speeding truck hits motorcycle in Chikkaballapur
Bengaluru: A young man and a woman were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a truck near Lingasettipura Gate in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur taluk on Sunday, August 16. The victims, who are…
- India
Claims are propaganda, says JNU VC on recruitment irregularities
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has rejected allegations of irregularities in faculty recruitment and promotions at the university, calling them ‘propaganda.’ This comes in light of…
- India
Passenger’s pistol goes off at Varanasi airport, 2 injured
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Sunday, August 16, said a licensed pistol of an Air India Express passenger accidentally went off, injuring two people at the Varanasi airport. The Bureau…
- Hate Crime
CJP volunteer Abdul’s father dies after assault by BJP workers
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party on Sunday, August 16, demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the alleged assault that led to the death of Janab Mafik, the father of…
- India
Bankim Chandra’s descendant writes to Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram
New Delhi: BJP MLA from West Bengal and direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sumitro Chatterjee, has written to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressing “deep anguish” over what he described…
- Sports
Hunger remains as strong as it was when I started: PV Sindhu
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is eyeing a historic sixth World Championships medal, with the Indian star saying her “hunger towards the game” remains as strong as it was when…
- Top Stories
Everything for Rs 16: Shopkeeper’s 16-min sale ends in chaos
Kanpur: A Rs 16 flash sale created a law-and-order problem in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, as residents rushed to Rais Alam’s shop after he announced that the offer was live for just 16…
- India
Amit Shah seeks Congress apology for insulting Vande Mataram
Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, August 16, accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the people and to Bankim…
- India
Delhi HC to hear CBI challenge to Kejriwal’s discharge in excise case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday, August 17, hear the CBI’s petition challenging a trial court order discharging AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the…
- India
SC set to hear on Monday Rahul Gandhi’s plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, August 17, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which directed the CBI and ED to verify…
- India
Arunachal Pradesh engineering student found dead in Kerala
Kochi: An Arunachal Pradesh native studying at an engineering college in Kothamangalam near here has been found dead in the room of a rented house, police said on Sunday, August 16. The…
- India
Jharkhand protesting students to gherao CM’s residence on Aug 20
Ranchi: Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations announced they would burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in all 24 districts of the state on…