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- 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…
- India
2 crore jobs a year was ‘jumla’ for Modi govt: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Ahead of the polls in five states, the Congress has targeted the Centre over unemployment and the state of economy. Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday raised the question of growing…
- India
Dalit boy shot at for not greeting his seniors
Agra: A Dalit boy was allegedly shot at by his friends for not greeting them while he was on his way to attend tuition classes. The boy, a student of class 10, has…
- Offbeat
Doctors remove mobile phone swallowed by Tihar inmate
New Delhi: Doctors at Delhi’s GB Pant Hospital have successfully removed a mobile phone from the stomach of a Tihar inmate who had swallowed it in a bid to hide it from…
- India
India extends ban on international commercial flights till Feb 28
New Delhi: Amid rising concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday extended the ban on commercial international passenger flights till February 28. It…
- India
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna joins BJP
New Delhi: A major setback to the Samajwadi Party ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party…
