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- Hyderabad
Women of Hyderabad stand in support of hijabi students in Karnataka
Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing hijab controversy still raging in Karnataka, and the state high court’s refusal to grant temporary relief, several women in Hyderabad held protest in solidarity to support the Karnataka…
- Hyderabad
KIMS Hospitals reach 1,000 epilepsy surgeries mark
Hyderabad: The Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospitals said it has reached a milestone of performing 1,000 epilepsy surgeries. It claimed to be the first private healthcare provider in India to…
- India
Hijab Row: Local VHP leaders claim Karnataka CM support them
Amid the raging calls for banning the Hijab in Karnataka, a video has surfaced on social media which shows local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajarang Dal leaders in Karnataka’s Madikeri district…
- India
KCR talks about hijab row, says BJP is turning Karnataka into Kashmir Valley
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao (KCR) on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the on going Hijab row. “The Silicon valley is turning into Kashmir…
- India
2 held for kidnap, rape and murder of 6-yr-old girl in UP
Etah: The Etah police have arrested two men for kidnapping, rape and murder of the six-year-old daughter of a garment businessman. The two were arrested on Saturday. The girl was raped allegedly…
- India
India records 44,877 COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: As COVID-19 third wave appears to be abating with new cases dropping below 50,000-mark for the first time in nearly one and a half months, according to the Ministry of…
- India
23 CPI-M men killed by BJP-backed criminals in Tripura in 4 years: CPI-M
Agartala: At least 23 CPI-M members and supporters were murdered during the four-year rule of the BJP-led government in Tripura, but the police took no action against the culprits, instead in many…
- Elections
Uttar Pradesh polls: BJP is party of liars, says Akhilesh Yadav
Badaun: Ahead of the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that it is…
- India
NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 2,000 cr off Gujarat coast
New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized around 800 kg drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore in international market from a vessel in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast in…
- India
NMC to oppose proposal to replace Hippocratic Oath with Charak Shapath
New Delhi: The medical education apex body National Medical Commission (NMC) may replace the centuries-old code of ethics for medical practitioners, Hippocratic Oath with Charak Shapath. According to a document on the minutes…
- Andhra Pradesh
Centre’s panel convenes meeting to resolve Andhra, Telangana issues
Hyderabad: The Central government has convened first meeting of a panel constituted to resolve the bilateral issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on February 17. The meeting of the dispute resolution sub-committee will…
- India
Hijab row: PIL in SC seeks implementation of common dress code
New Delhi: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday in the wake of the Karnataka ‘hijab’ row and it seeks a direction to the Centre, states and union territories…
- India
Uttarakhand: CM Dhami promises Uniform Civil Code if BJP wins
Khatima: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retains power after the Assembly elections, it will implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state. Dhami…
- India
Bhopal Muslim cleric appeals women to wear burqa, hijab
Bhopal: Bhopal-based Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi on Friday appealed all Muslim women to wear ‘burqa’ and ‘hijab’ regularly. The appeal was made during a traditional Friday’s ‘namaz’ (islamic prayer) at a mosque…
- India
SC pulls up UP govt over notices to anti-CAA protesters
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Uttar Pradesh for taking action on the recovery notices issued to the alleged anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protestors in December 2019. A bench of…
