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- India
Supreme Court to hear pleas on marital rape next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will next week hear pleas on the intensely discussed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he…
- Bangalore
Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA conducts spot inspection along with two accused
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday brought two accused arrested in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast to the spot for inspection as part of its investigation into the incident that occurred…
- India
Assam govt to bring law for life imprisonment in ‘love jihad’ cases: CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said his government will soon introduce a law for life imprisonment in cases of ‘love jihad’. Speaking at the state BJP executive meet…
- India
DMK govt ordered Rs 1,200 cr under RTE to schools: Udhayanidhi Stalin
Chennai: Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said the ‘Dravidian model’ government is providing great importance to education and ordered release of Rs 1,200 crore to schools under the…
- India
All India Muslim Jamaat chief supports Centre’s proposal to amend Waqf Board Act
Bareli: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, the national President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, has responded to the Central government’s proposed amendment to the Waqf Board Act. He welcomed the government’s move…
- India
9 children killed, 2 injured as house wall collapses in MP’s Sagar
Madhya Pradesh: Nine children were killed and two others injured after a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Sunday, a senior official said. The incident took…
- India
Bill to provide representation to STs in Goa assembly likely to be tabled in LS
New Delhi: A bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha this week. As of now, the ST community…
- India
Centre to introduce new bill that ‘cuts unfettered’ powers of Waqf Act
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to bring a bill soon in Parliament seeking several amendments to the Wakf Act, which may cut its ‘unfettered’ powers to call any property its asset,…
- India
Rajasthan: Court sentences 17 people for stripping pregnant woman
Jaipur: Nearly a year after a 20-year-old pregnant woman was stripped and paraded naked in Rajasthan, a district court has sentenced 14 men, including her husband, to seven-year imprisonment while noting that…
- India
Uddhav’s remarks show he is member of Aurangzeb fan club: Fadnavis
Nagpur: Uddhav Thackeray’s remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah have established the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader’s credentials as a member of the “Aurangzeb fan club”, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said…
- Sports
Deepika loses in quarterfinals; India’s archery drive over at Paris Olympics
Paris: Veteran archer Deepika Kumari crumbed under pressure once again, suffering a 4-6 loss to Korea’s Suhyeon Nam in the women’s individual event quarterfinals to bring down curtains on India’s campaign at…
- Sports
My coaching days end here: Boe bows out after Chirag-Satwik fail to win Olympic medal
Paris: Mathias Boe, the coach of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, on Saturday announced his retirement from coaching following the ace Indian badminton pair’s exit from the ongoing Paris Olympics. Satwik and…
- India
Wayanad rescue ops in final stage, CM Vijayan plans rehabilitation
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, August 3, announced that the state government is getting a rehabilitation package ready for those who have been affected by the recent landslides and…
- Telangana
Telangana: 12-yr-old among three killed in Khammam bike crash
Khammam: Three youngsters, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in Sathupally mandal of Khammam district on Thursday, August 2, when their two-wheeler ran into a stationary truck. The deceased have been identified…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Dharani operator arrested for bribery
Hyderabad: The Telangana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested an outsourced Dharani operator, Chakali Arun Kumar, and Manne Santosh, a junior assistant, at Tahsildar’s office in Ameenpur, Sangareddy district. Arun Kumar allegedly demanded and…
