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Hyderabad: 1000s of VRAs protest for pay hike; allege govt negligence
Hyderabad: Thousands of village revenue assistants (VRAs) protested in front of the Legislative Assembly here, demanding the implementation of a new pay scale as listed in the New Revenue Act introduced by…
- India
Siddique Kappan to remain in jail, as ED case against him is still pending: Officials
Lucknow: Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court, will continue to remain in a jail here as a case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate against…
- Politics
Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi remind us of attacks by invaders: Uma Bharti
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Monday welcomed a Varanasi court’s verdict upholding the maintainability of a Hindu group’s petition seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi mosque compound even…
- India
‘Zaamane ke saath chalo’ and other jabs: Muslim students post hijab-ban
The hijab issue first surfaced on December 31, 2021, when six hijab-wearing students were not allowed by their college administration in Udupi, Karnataka. It soon spread like a firestorm engulfing the state,…
- India
Varanasi: Timeline of Gyanvapi mosque case from 1998 to 2022
New Delhi: The Varanasi court on Monday said the Hindu petition for worship in Shringar Gauri was maintainable and the plea of five Hindu women seeking the right to worship in the…
- India
Varanasi: Masjid committee objects to Hindu prayers at Gyanvapi; plea dismissed
The Varanasi district judge on Monday ruled that the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri case is maintainable while dismissing the case of the Muslim side. The Masjid committee had objected to the plea seeking…
- India
SC to hear over 200 PILs against CAA today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions today challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat…
- India
Ajit Pawar ditched at NCP national convention, sparks rift rumours
New Delhi: Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday skipped the chance to speak at the NCP’s national convention meeting despite being one of the top leaders in the party.…
- India
Karnataka: VHP cadre flings slipper at mosque during Ganesh rally, 5 arrested
Ballary: A Ganesh visarjan procession, organised under the banner of the Hindu Mahasabha Ganesha Visarjan Committee by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, in Sirguppa of Ballary in Karnataka, on Saturday,…
- India
Kashmir’s special status will not return: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Former senior Congress politician Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is planning to form his own political party, said on Sunday that Article 370 of the constitution, which provided more autonomy to Jammu and…
- India
Eight-year-old Muslim boy arrested after communal violence erupts in Bihar’s Siwan
Communal violence erupted on Thursday, September 10, during a Mahavir Akhara procession in Bihar’s Siwan district, prompting the arrest of a 70-year-old man and an eight-year-old Muslim minor boy along with many…
- India
India’s forex reserves hit the lowest level in 23 months
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves slumped by $7.941 billion to $553.105 billion for the week ended September 2, the lowest level in almost two years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
- Featured News
Cricketing world celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Ranjitsinhji better known as Ranji
The legend of Ranjitsinhji (better known in cricket as Ranji) is just as absorbing as it was when he first enthralled the cricket lovers of England with his wristy shots as a batsman. The 10th of…
- India
RJD believes Nitish alone can mount a challenge to Modi in 2024
Patna: After the three-day visit of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to Delhi, his alliance partner in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) believes that he is the most suitable leader for…
- World
Pakistan’s largest lake dangerously overflowing putting thousands at risk
Islamabad: After weeks of torrential monsoon rain, Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake started overflowing in early September, putting thousands of people at risk of losing their homes, new satellite images showed. The images,…
