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- India
Karnataka govt mulling implementation of uniform civil code: Bommai
Shivamogga: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that his government was strongly mulling implementation of the uniform civil code in the state to ensure equality. Addressing his party workers here on…
- India
India continues to be top nationality granted UK worker visas
New Delhi: The British High Commission to India on Friday said Indian nationals continued to be the top nationality to be granted ‘worker’ visas, accounting for 39 percent of the total. “Indian…
- India
More than 1,300 Hindu, Muslim couples tie knot at mass wedding event in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: A mass marriage event was organised on Friday by the department of labour and employment here at the government inter-college ground where 1,356 daughters of Ayodhya and Ambedkar Nagar districts got…
- Telangana
Telangana: HC lawyers halt protest; 2 more judges transferred
Hyderabad: Following the Telangana High Court Advocates Association’s (THCAA) protest over the alleged arbitrary transfer of justice A Abhishek Reddy, the Supreme Court (SC) collegium transferred two other judges of the Telangana…
- Middle East
‘Jeddah is drowning’: Terrifying torrents sweep away dozens of cars
Riyadh: Video footage circulated on social media platforms showed the destruction of a large number of cars and roads in the Saudi city of Jeddah, following the torrential rains on Thursday. Video…
- Bangalore
Bommai condemns painting of pro-Maharashtra slogans on Karnataka buses
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday condemned the alleged incidents of painting of Karnataka buses with pro-Maharashtra slogans and appealed to the Eknath Shinde government to take immediate steps to…
- India
Modi remembers general ‘who defeated Mughal oppressors’, says ‘history misrepresented’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Friday that India’s history had been purposefully misrepresented during an event held at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan commemmorating Ahom Kingdom’s general Lachit Barphukan. Lachit Barphukan was…
- India
Abandon false narratives, rewrite our history: Amit Shah to historians
Union Home minister Amit Shah on Friday asked historians to rewrite history in the ‘Indian context’ and has assured them that the government will support them. “As a history student, I frequently…
- India
Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at Chandni Chowk wholesale market
New Delhi: A massive blaze that broke out in the shops of Bhagirath Palace market of Chandni Chowk in the national capital last evening continued to rage on Friday morning as attempts…
- India
SC collegium recommends transfer of 7 judges, 3 from Telangana HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the transfer of seven high court judges, but its resolution doesn’t include the name of Gujarat High Court judge Nikhil S. Kariel, whose proposed transfer…
- Delhi
Shahi Imam withdraws order restricting entry of women in Jama masjid
New Delhi: Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam has agreed to withdraw the order restricting entry of women in the mosque, after Delhi LG V K Saxena spoke to him and requested him to…
- Delhi
Delhi’s Jama Masjid bans entry of ‘girls’, Shahi Imam says doesn’t apply to those offering prayers
New Delhi: The administration of Delhi’s famed Jama Masjid has put up notices outside the main gates banning the entry of ‘girls’, whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque’s…
- India
Jama Masjid admin bans women’s entry, DCW issues notice to Imam
New Delhi: Taking an unprecedented step, the administration of Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid has banned the entry of women in the mosque. The Jama Masjid administration has issued an order prohibiting the…
- India
SC questions appointment process of EC Arun Goel, AG for Centre asks court to hold its mouth
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the process adopted for appointing Arun Goel as an Election Commissioner (EC), and said his file got clearances in “haste” and with “tearing hurry”.…
- World
‘Second term syndrome’ hits Biden, Trump for 2024 run to White House
Washington: The ‘second term syndrome’ seems to have sunk into the minds of both the current US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, anxious to occupy the White House again…
