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- India
Centre to include caste data in upcoming census
Hyderabad: In a fairly surprising move, the Central government has decided to include caste enumeration in the forthcoming census exercise. Union minister of electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the committee…
- Kolkata
15 dead in Kolkata hotel fire; Police form special team to probe incident
Kolkata: Fifteen people, including a woman and two children, were killed in a devastating fire at a hotel in the Mechuapatti area of central Kolkata, police said on Wednesday, April 30. Thirteen…
- World
Thousands of international students affected by US immigration crackdown
Washington: The US government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal…
- India
Political content creators booked for questioning govt on Pahalgam attack
Social media political commentators, Shamita Yadav, known as ‘Ranting Gola’, and Lucknow University professor Dr Madri Kakoti, also known as ‘Dr Medusa’, are facing legal action over the recent posts concerning the…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi calls for 15-min lights out protest on Apr 30 over Waqf Bill
Hyderabad: All India Majlis E Ittehad ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi called for a pan-India 15-minute lights out on Wednesday, April 30, in protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill.…
- World
Liberal Party wins federal election in Canada
Toronto: The Liberal Party has won the federal election in Canada, culminating a process marked by US President Donald Trump threats on a trade war and of making the country the 51st…
- India
India, Pakistan urged to avoid escalation amid reports of troops exchanging fire
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation of the situation in the subcontinent amid reports of troops exchanging fire, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan…
- World
Major power outage in Spain, Portugal, parts of France; subways, phone lines down
Barcelona: A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, April 28, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines. It is rare to have…
- India
India bans 16 Pak YouTube channels for misleading content on Indian Army
New Delhi: India has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and communally sensitive content, along with false and misleading narratives targeting India, its Army, and security agencies. The decision was…
- India
China backs Pakistan, calls for fair probe into Pahalgam attack
Beijing: China has called for a “swift and fair investigation” into the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed support for its all-weather ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests amid Islamabad’s…
- News
Congress No.1 villain of Telangana; will not overthrow govt: KCR
Hyderabad: In his first public appearance in several months, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, launched a scathing attack on the Congress government,…
- India
Kashmiri women face online Islamophobic abuse post Pahalgam attack
Kashmiri Muslim women have now under a surge of Islamophobic and sexual comments online by right-wing handlers on social media platforms post the deadly Pahalgam terror attacks that killed 26 people. The…
- News
NIA takes over Pahalgam terror attack case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the Pahalgam terror attack case, which claimed the lives of 26 people, including a Nepali national. The investigation was being done by…
- Middle East
Atleast 14 killed, over 750 injured after fire strikes at a port in southern Iran
Tehran:A massive explosion and fire rocked a port on Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing 14 people and injuring…
- India
Tahawwur Rana denies role in Mumbai terror attack during interrogation
Mumbai: Tahawwur Rana, the Pakistani-Canadian national accused of involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has denied any role in the conspiracy during his interrogation by the Mumbai Crime Branch. According to…
