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- India
Politicians who condemned the release of Bilkis Bano’s convicts
The release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case has left the country speechless. Anger seeped through the country when the news of the release hit headlines on Independence Day. Many…
- India
Two BJP MLAs in Bilkis Bano remission panel, claims Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took to Twitter criticising the panel members who granted remission to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and mass murder case. He claimed that…
- India
Give back my right to live without fear: Bilkis appeals to Gujarat govt
Two days after the release of 11 men who were found guilty of committing mass murder and gang rape of family members of Bilkis Bano in the 2002 Gujarat riots, a distraught…
- India
Rahul Gandhi’s plan to take on PM Modi in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
New Delhi: The fight for the next Lok Sabha elections seems to be gaining pace with over a year yet to go. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is looking to up the ante…
- India
Not prima facie sexual harassment if woman dressed ‘provocatively’: Kerala court
A Kozhikode Sessions court in Kerala observed that a sexual harassment offence cannot be prima facie applied if a woman was wearing a ‘sexually provocative dress.’ The order was passed while granting…
- Politics
Ambiguity continues over Rahul Gandhi’s contesting Congress’ presidential poll
New Delhi: With a few days left for the election for the post of Congress’ President, the ambiguity over Rahul Gandhi contesting the poll continues. The party had announced that the election…
- India
With her rapists out of jail, Bilkis Bano’s ordeal is far from over
As India entered her 76th year of independence, so did 11 convicts who stepped out to freedom after completing more than 15 years of jail time. According to a PTI report, these…
- India
Bihar cabinet expands, 31 ministers inducted
Patna: The newly formed cabinet in Bihar expanded on Tuesday when 31 ministers took oath, with the RJD getting a lion’s share, and care having been taken to represent all sections of…
- Sports
India banned by FIFA, stripped of U17 women’s World Cup hosting rights
New Delhi: India was on Tuesday suspended by world governing body FIFA for “undue influence from third parties” and stripped the country of the right to host the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled…
- Politics
Karnataka Congress’ ‘mega’ Freedom March sends ‘strong’ message to BJP
Bengaluru: Over one lakh people participated in the “mega” Freedom March organised by the Karnataka unit of the Congress party to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence here. The 7-km-long march began…
- Featured News
Indian Muslims who fought against Jinnah’s two-nation theory
In the 1940s, as a colonial India inched closer to her independent future, a part of her was weakened by politics of religion. Fuelled by the insecurity of Muslims not surviving in…
- India
With unfulfilled promises for 2022, PM Modi sets goals for 2047
New Delhi: Amidst the grand celebrations for India’s 76th Independence Day at Red Fort in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid down a roadmap of success for 2047 even as his promises…
- India
Sameer Wankhede files case against Nawab Malik
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Sunday registered a case against incarcerated Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on a complaint filed by former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Row over BJP’s exclusion of Nehru in freedom fighters’ list
On August 14, Karnataka woke up to an advertisement splashed on the front page of a prominent newspaper featuring the ruling BJP-led state government congratulating its citizens on its 75th year of…
- Telangana
Political temperature heats up in Telangana with resignation of sitting Cong MLA
Hyderabad: With sitting Congress MLA K Rajagopal Reddy quitting his post and the party, political temperature hotted up in Telangana as the outcome of the upcoming by-poll to his Munugode Assembly segment…
