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- 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…
- India
India logs 50,407 fresh COVID-19 cases, 804 deaths
New Delhi: As many as 50,407 fresh COVID19 cases were reported in the country, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. With this, the country’s active caseload currently stands…
- News
Priyanka Gandhi hits out at Centre for not seeking resignation of MoS Teni
Rampur: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit out at the Central government for not seeking the resignation of Union Minister of State Ajay Mishra Teni, whose son is an…
- Telangana
Manikonda lands issue: Waqf activists protest against SC ruling
HYDERABAD: Civil society groups from the Muslim community on Friday protested against the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Manikonda Waqf land parcel of 1654.32 acres, which the apex court said belongs to…
- Telangana
Telangana: IIT-H to set up an incubation center for businesswomen
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) director Professor BS Murty on Thursday, announce that the Sarvodaya Women Entrepreneurs Cottage Industry in Gongulur village of the state will be supported by the institute.…
- India
Karnataka hijab row: AIDSO launches campaign to fight communal hatred
All India Democratic Students Organisation’s (AIDSO) Bangalore committee has decided to protest the hijab ban/row in Karnataka by studying the thoughts and philosophies of freedom fighters and thinkers from the Indian subcontinent.…
