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- India
Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC grants bail to Anand Teltumbde
Prof. Anand Teltumbde, a former IIT professor and Dalit scholar who was charged with violating the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case, was granted bail by the Bombay…
- India
Much-needed relief: India on Saudi Arabia’s PCC exemption for visas
Riyadh: The Indian mission in Saudi Arabia has welcomed Riyadh’s decision to exempt Indian nationals from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to obtain a visa for the country. “Embassy of India…
- India
VHP, Bajrang Dal members create ruckus at Ram Rahim’s programme
Shahjahanpur: Members of right-wing Hindu outfits created a ruckus during a ‘satsang’ programme of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim – a murder and rape convict – here on Thursday. Sentenced…
- India
Bihar: 24 women forced to undergo tubectomy surgery in Khagaria
About 24 women from Bihar’s Khagaria underwent a tubectomy procedure at Alauli Heath Centre allegedly without the administration of anaesthesia leaving them squirming in pain. The incident happened over the weekend. Tubectomy…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: TRS working ‘overtime’ to usurp Goshamahal from Raja Singh
Hyderabad: The Goshamahal constituency unit of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is working overtime to win the seat in the 2023 state polls, said party leaders. Currently held by suspended BJP…
- Telangana
Telangana to distribute 33 lakh sanitary napkins in schools, colleges
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana will distribute 33 lakh adolescent health kits to girl students studying in government schools and junior colleges over the next 18 months. According to a Government Order…
- India
Jamia masjid row: Bajrang Dal submits PIL to Karnataka HC, demands to vacate mosque
Bengaluru: Jamia Mosque row in Karnataka has come to the forefront with Bajarang Dal submitting a PIL in the High Court demanding to vacate it. The PIL claimed that there are proofs…
- Politics
First time in 45 years, no member of Azam Khan’s family in fray for Rampur seat
Moradabad: For the first time since 1977, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan or a member of his family is not in fray for election to Rampur assembly seat. Polling will be held…
- India
Demonetisation ‘one of critical steps in series of transformational economic policy’: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the November 2016 decision to withdraw Rs 500 and 1,000 currency notes was “one of the critical steps in the series of transformational…
- Featured News
Rana Safvi’s new book on Sufism is dignified, powerful and heart-touching
The general perception of Sufism for those uninitiated is perhaps reduced to paintings and images of saints, in cascading gowns steeped in reverence for the Almighty. The images, while powerful are deeply…
- India
‘Withdrew nomination voluntarily’: Candidate who AAP said Was ‘Kidnapped’ by BJP
Ahmedabad: The Aam Aadmi Party’s Surat East Assembly seat candidate in Gujarat withdrew his nomination on Wednesday, with the AAP alleging that he was kidnapped and pressured to do so at the…
- India
Mehrauli murder: Court approves narco test of accused
New Delhi: The Saket Court on Wednesday approved a narco test of Aftab Ameen Poonawalla who brutally murdered his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar. The development comes after the Delhi Police had approached…
- Mumbai
Bombay HC orders fresh testing of Johnson & Johnson baby powder; allows manufacture but not sale
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered for fresh testing of Johnson & Johnson baby powder samples and permitted the company to manufacture the product but to not sell it, as…
- World
Missile hits Poland, killing two: Is this the trigger for a wider European war?
Canberra: One of the most persistent fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has been the potential for the war to ramp up dramatically in scope. Those fears are legitimate,…
- World
Former US President Donald Trump files papers for 2024 presidential run
Washington: Former United States President Donald Trump has filed papers to contest for the post of president again. He filed his documents establishing his candidacy to run for the presidency again in…
