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- India
VHP leader, seers pray at Nuh temple as town wears deserted look
Nuh: Amid tight security that included house arrests and restrictions on people entering this communally sensitive Nuh district, some members from Hindu groups offered prayers at key temples on Monday but were…
- India
Security tightened in Nuh after ‘shobha yatra’ call
Gurugram: Security has been beefed up in the Nuh district and adjoining areas in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat’s call for a ‘Shobha Yatra’ on Monday, despite the authorities denying…
- Telangana
Amit Shah’s ‘assurance for farmers’ in Khammam takes a hard right turn
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Raitu Gosa, BJP Bharosa‘ public meeting in Khammam on August 26, Saturday, which was intended to give some assurances to ‘anguished farmers’ of Telangana, took a hard…
- Kolkata
Seven feared dead in firecracker factory blast in Bengal’s Duttapukur
Kolkata: At least seven people were killed and several others injured following a massive blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Duttapukur in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Sunday. The…
- India
Security tightened in Haryana’s Nuh, other areas after ‘shobha yatra’ call
Nuh: Security arrangements have been stepped up in Haryana’s Nuh and other areas following the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat’s call for a ‘shobha yatra’ on Monday, despite the authorities denying permission for…
- Bangalore
Two of three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives achieved: ISRO
Bengaluru: ISRO on Saturday said two of the three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives have been achieved while the third — in-situ scientific experiments — is underway. The national space agency headquartered here also…
- Delhi
Asking son-in-law to abandon parents, live as ‘ghar jamai’ amounts to cruelty: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted divorce decree to a man, ruling that pressuring a person to abandon his parents and live with his in-laws as “ghar jamai” amounts to…
- Telangana
Telangana: Cong prez Kharge releases 12-point SC-ST declaration, slams BRS, BJP
Hyderabad: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, August 26, released the party’s 12-point ‘SC, ST declaration’, just a few months ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections. The…
- India
Owaisi likens situation of minorities with Jews of Germany in 1930s
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday described the current situation of Indian Muslims as similar to Jews in Germany in the 1930s, saying Indian Muslims face the same ‘discrimination’…
- India
Chandrayaan-3: PM Modi declares Aug 23 as ‘National Space Day’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declared that August 23, the day when Chandrayaan-3 accomplished its lunar landing, will be celebrated as National Space Day in India. #WATCH | "On 23rd August,…
- India
SC asks Centre to come up with ‘practical steps’ to curb hate speech
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to come up with ‘practical steps’ to ensure compliance with its judgments to curb hate speech. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Cong raises questions over Adani Group’s acquisition of Gangavaram port
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday raised questions over the Adani Group’s acquisition of the Gangavaram port and asserted that only a joint parliamentary probe can uncover how the conglomerate could “grab…
- Telangana
Earthquake strikes Telangana’s Warangal
Warangal: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale struck Warangal in Telangana on Friday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed. As per the NCS, the earthquake…
- India
‘UCC unacceptable’, All India Muslim Personal Law Board tells Law Commission
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has told the Law Commission of India that even a minute change in the basic format of Sharia will not be acceptable,…
- India
World wrestling body suspends WFI, wrestlers won’t play under India flag at Championships
New Delhi: UWW (United World Wrestling) the world governing body for wrestling, has suspended the WFI for not conducting its elections on time, a development that will not allow Indian grapplers to…