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- India
Khurram Parvez, Siddique Kappan unfairly imprisoned: USCIRF
Washington DC: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist Siddique Kappan on the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra government employees to go on strike from Feb 7
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved implementation of the Pay Revision Commission (PRC) report even as the government employees decided to go on strike from February 7 opposing the 23…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Eight children rescued from child labour in Falaknuma
Hyderabad: Eight children were rescued from the production house of two-wheeler seat covers by the Special Task Force with Falaknuma police, on Thursday evening around 6 pm. According to the Falaknuma police,…
- Elections
Battle for UP: Yogi’s Hindu Vahini is back in action
Gorakhpur: The Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), founded by Yogi Adityanath in 2002, is back in action. The Vahini that had become dormant after Yogi Adityanath became chief minister, is springing back to activity.…
- India
In steep hike, India logs 3.47 lakh new Covid cases, 703 deaths
New Delhi: In a steep hike, India reported 3.47 lakh Covid-19 cases and 703 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.The daily cases registered…
- India
Nirbhaya lawyer Seema Kushwaha Joins BSP ahead of UP Polls
Lucknow: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Seema Kushwaha, the Supreme Court lawyer who represented Nirbhaya in 2012 and Hathras rape victim in 2020, joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on…
- India
Battle for UP: Ex-SP Minister sacked for sharing dais with Chandra Shekhar
Muzaffarnagar: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has expelled former minister Uma Kiran for six years for ‘anti-party’ activities.The expulsion was announced by SP district president Pramod Tyagi.Tyagi said that Uma Kiran was allegedly demanding…
- India
Ex-AAP member brings out web series on YouTube, claims party deviated from principles
New Delhi: Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is hoping to win big, a former member of the party has brought out an “insider account”, in the form…
- Telangana
TGUGCET-2022 registration date extended
Hyderabad: The registration date for the Telangana Gurukulam Under Graduate Common Entrance Test (TGUGCET)-2022 has been extended up to February 3, after the state shut down educational institutions, due to a spike…
- India
‘Bulli Bai’ app case: Mumbai court denies bail to 3 accused
Mumbai: A court here on Thursday rejected bail pleas of three students arrested in connection with a case pertaining to the ‘Bulli Bai’ app, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their…
- Mumbai
Schools to be re-opened in Maharashtra from Jan 24
Mumbai: The Maharashtra schools for classes 1 to 12 are to be re-opened on January 24 with COVID-19 protocols, the Maharashtra School Education Minister, Varsha Gaikwad, said on Thursday. “From January 24,…
- Kerala
Kerala HC yet again picks holes in proposed K-Rail project
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday gave another round of dressing down to the Pinarayi Vijayan led government over his proposed K-Rail project. If completed the project will see a 529.45…
- India
India successfully test-fires new version of Brahmos missile
New Delhi: India on Thursday successfully carried out a test-fire of the Brahmos missile with enhanced capabilities. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in a statement said that Brahmos supersonic cruise…
- Bangalore
Pay bribe or have sex: Karnataka police inspector to woman
Bengaluru: A 39-year-old woman has filed a complaint against a Police Inspector in the city accusing him of sexual harassment. In a complaint with Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, the woman claimed…
- India
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over alleged abduction of Indian youth by Chinese Army
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Central government for not reacting to the alleged abduction of Indian youth by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and said that the…
