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- India
‘SC hijacked Constitution’: Law min shares ‘sane views’ of ‘majority’
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday sought to support the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges…
- Telangana
Budget session of Telangana Legislative Assembly from February 3
Hyderabad: The Budget Session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly will begin from February 3, a senior legislature official has said. The session of both the Assembly and the Council will commence at…
- India
Prayagraj University VC booked for ‘illegal’ religious conversion
Fatehpur: A case has been registered against 10 named people, including a Vice Chancellor, and 50 others unidentified people for alleged illegal religious conversion of a man, police said on Saturday. Police filed…
- World
Sweden allows burning of Quran in front of Turkish embassy; envoy summoned
Turkish government summoned the Swedish ambassador to Ankara on Saturday asking for an explanation of the burning of the Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. According to a report…
- India
BJP leaders up in arms at former JD-U MLC’s ‘Karbala’ remarks
Patna: In wake of the “Karbala” remarks made by former JD-U MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday targeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, terming him responsible for insulting…
- India
IOA forms seven-member committee to probe allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on Friday formed a seven-member committee, headed by M C Mary Kom, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij…
- India
BBC defends Modi documentary as ‘rigorously researched’
London: The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “rigorously researched” documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned…
- India
Who is WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh once charged under TADA
New Delhi: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment, was once charged under the Terrorist and…
- India
‘Sharing article critical of PM can’t deny judgeship’: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reiterated its recommendation for elevation of advocate R. John Sathyan as a judge of Madras High Court, after the Central government returned his file citing that…
- Delhi
‘If Delhi Commission of Women chairperson isn’t safe…’: Swati Maliwal narrates ordeal
Noida: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday narrated the incident where she was allegedly molested and dragged by an inebriated man after her hand got stuck in his…
- Delhi
DCW chief Swati Maliwal molested, dragged by car driver in Delhi; 1 arrested
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday said that it has arrested one person in connection with an incident in which Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal alleged that she was “molested”…
- India
Babita Phogat meets protesting wrestlers in Delhi with ‘message from Centre’
New Delhi: Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday arrived at the protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding…
- India
Houses in two localities of UP’s Auraiya develop cracks
Auraiya: After Joshimath and Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand, and Aligarh and Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, nearly 15 houses have developed cracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district. Houses in Madar Darwaza and Vidhi Chandra localities…
- Telangana
Will provide free power to farmers across India if elected to power: KCR at Khammam meet
Hyderabad: BRS president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao said that the country with its abundance of natural resources is going around begging due to a lack of vision. “Even after…
- Telangana
Telangana: KCR, opposition leaders visit Yadadri temple before Khammam meet
Hyderabad: BRS president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, his counterparts Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Singh Mann, and Pinarayi Vijayan, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, and CPI national general secretary D Raja…
