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Karnataka: AIMIM seeks permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at Hubli’s Idgah Maidan
Hubli: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and some other Dalit organizations approached the municipal corporation seeking permission to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at the Idgah Maidan in Karnataka’s Hubli, which was recently in…
- India
Gyanvapi Case: Court to deliver verdict on plea seeking worship of ‘Shivling’ today
Varanasi: A fast-track court in Varanasi will pronounce its verdict today on the plea seeking worship of the ‘Shivling’ that the Hindu side claimed to be found on the Gyanvapi mosque premises.…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru court asks Twitter to block accounts of Congress, Bharat Jodo Yatra
Bengaluru: A dedicated commercial court for Bengaluru Urban District has directed micro-blogging site Twitter to block the handles of the Indian National Congress (INC) and its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ till the next…
- India
Explainer: Why is SC’s order on the EWS 10% quota relevant
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 percent reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) who sought admission to higher educational institutions and government jobs.…
- India
SC upholds 103rd constitutional amendment for EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 percent reservation to economically weaker sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs. Three out of five…
- World
Billionaire emits million times more greenhouse gases than average person: Oxfam
New Delhi: The investments of 125 of the world’s richest billionaires yield an annual average of three million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year, more than a million times the average…
- India
Minor among 15 Indian fishermen arrested by SL Navy
Chennai: Sri Lankan Navy have arrested 15 Indian fishermen, including a minor, from Tamil Nadu on charges of fishing in their country’s waters after crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The…
- Telangana
Munugode bypoll: TRS trumps BJP by 10,113 votes, sets tone for 2023
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has won the heated-up Munugode contest after counting got completed in 15 rounds. The TRS won on nearest rival BJP by over 10113 votes. Congress failed…
- India
Exploring India-Saudi Arabia relations in light of upcoming Crown Prince visit
Riyadh: India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have shared a rich, colourful history panning all the way back to 1947, the year of India’s independence. However, bilateral ties between the two…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to bring law preventing confiscation of farmers’ land over delay in loan repayment
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government will introduce a law to stop the confiscation or auction of farmers’ property over any delay or non-payment of loan taken for agricultural purposes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said…
- India
Excise policy: ED questions Sisodia’s PA; conducts raids
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday questioned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s personal assistant in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped excise policy,…
- India
‘Jana Gana Mana’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ stand on same level: Centre to Delhi HC
New Delhi: Responding to a plea for equal status to ‘Vande Mataram’ with ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court that both stand on the same level and…
- World
Deadlock persists over filing of FIR over attack on Imran Khan
Islamabad: A deadlock persists over filing an FIR in connection with an assassination attempt on Imran Khan after the former prime minister refused to withdraw the name of a senior Pakistan Army…
- Politics
Gujarat polls: Congress announces first list of 43 candidates
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: The opposition Congress on Friday announced its first list of 43 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, fielding Rajya Sabha MP Amee Yagnik from the Ghatlodia constituency which is currently…
- World
Twitter faces class-action lawsuit over mass layoffs without notice
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Twitter has been sued in the US for mass layoffs without giving employees advanced written notice, the media reported on Friday. The lawsuit has been filed in the…