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- India
Congress’ Meloni jibe: MEA harps India-Italy ties, BJP hits out
New Delhi: A day after an exchange between two senior Congress leaders during a party event sparked a controversy involving Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, India on Friday, August 14, stressed that…
- Entertainment
Samay Raina gets last laugh as SC quashes all FIRs against him
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, August 14, cancelled all FIRs filed against standup comedian Samay Raina and four others over allegedly insensitive remarks against persons with disabilities. Raina, along with…
- India
Census 2027 will record caste for the first time ever in India
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, August 14, notified 40 questions to be asked during the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, including one on caste, marking the first time caste will be…
- India
BCI had no business interfering: CJI Surya Kant on NALSAR row
Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday, August 14, said the Bar Council of India (BCI) had no business interfering in the NALSAR University of Law row, making it…
- Hyderabad
NALSAR CJI row: Bar Council shuts inquiry as VC questions move
Hyderabad: Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Friday, August 14, said that the inquiry proceedings against NALSAR students in Hyderabad will be closed. The BCI earlier had issued…
- Hyderabad
Mahboob Alam Khan granted bail in Hyderabad advocate murder case
Hyderabad: Mahboob Alam Khan, who is the second accused in the murder case of Waqf activist and Telangana High Court advocate Khaja Moizuddin, was granted bail by the Nampally court on Thursday,…
- Telangana
No Ghar Wapsi for Raja Singh, to face BJP in Goshamahal polls
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is grooming leaders in the Goshamahal constituency, with sitting MLA T Raja Singh in all likelihood not returning to its fold. Senior BJP leaders told Siasat.com that…
- India
Felt ‘sting of untouchability’ in purification ritual: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday, August 13, said the purification ritual performed in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, where he delivered a speech, made him feel the “sting of untouchability” as someone…
- India
Parliament adjourned sine die, ending stormy Monsoon Session
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Thursday, August 13, drawing the curtain on a stormy Monsoon Session marked by repeated Opposition protests over the police crackdown on students…
- Middle East
Iraq will not allow attacks on neighbours from its territory: PM
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Faleh al-Zaidi has said Iraq will not allow its territory or airspace to be used to launch attacks against neighbouring countries.…
- World
Trump claims US has ‘total control’ of Hormuz
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and indicated that Washington intends to retain its hold over the strategic waterway. “The…
- India
CJP’s ‘Jantar Mantar season 2’ to begin soon, says Abhijeet Dipke
New Delhi: Less than a month after calling off its 36-day agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday announced that “season 2” of their campaign…
- Telangana
Telangana FRC like ration card: EC, govt to seek legal opinion
Hyderabad: The state government said on Wednesday, August 12, that it would seek legal opinion on the Election Commission’s (ECI) decision not to consider the newly introduced Telangana Family Register Certificate (FRC)…
- Middle East
No US-Iran talks on ceasefire extension, source says
Washington: Iran has disputed an earlier report that it had agreed with the United States to extend their 60-day ceasefire, with a senior Iranian source telling Reuters on Wednesday that no discussions…
- India
Unaccounted cash at home: Panel finds Justice Varma almost guilty
New Delhi: A three-member inquiry committee probing allegations against former High Court judge Yashwant Varma has found all three articles of charge against him proved, holding that his explanation for the discovery…
