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- India
She can go to hell: Union minister’s remark fuels outrage in CM Nitish niqab row
New Delhi/Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was in the crosshairs of controversy for the fourth day on Thursday — a Union minister defending his act of pulling down a Muslim woman’s…
- India
Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill explained: What we need to know
The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday, December 18, passed the much-contested Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, the first such law in India. The Bill was first cleared by the state Cabinet…
- India
LS passes G RAM G Bill through voice vote amid uproar, adjourned soon after
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday, December 18, passed a controversial bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative that guarantees rural jobs for 125 days every…
- Delhi
Delhi-NCR wakes up to thick smog as AQI slips back into ‘severe’ zone
New Delhi: Thick smog continued to blanket Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday morning, with the capital witnessing a fresh deterioration in air quality as the Air Quality Index…
- India
Delhi pollution: Experts caution against ‘smog-eating’ surfaces
New Delhi: As the Delhi government moves ahead with plans to develop “smog-eating” surfaces in the city, environmental experts on Wednesday warned that such technological interventions should not replace efforts to curb…
- India
Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by CM Nitish Kumar, may not join govt job
Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar while giving away appointment letters to newly recruited AYUSH doctors, has decided not to join the government service. The hijab-wearing…
- Hyderabad
Telangana Speaker dismisses disqualification of 5 BRS MLAs in defection case
Hyderabad: In a relief to five of the 10 defected Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs, Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday, December 17, dismissed the disqualification petitions filed against them.…
- World
Trump expands US travel ban to 20 more countries
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to expand US travel restrictions, adding 20 more countries and the Palestinian Authority to the list. The move sharply widens limits on who can…
- Hyderabad
Australia beach shooting suspect originally from Hyderabad: Telangana police
Hyderabad: Sajid Akram, one of the suspects in the recent mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia, is a native of Hyderabad, the Telangana Police said on Tuesday, with his brother, who…
- India
Bengal SIR: EC publishes draft electoral rolls; over 58 lakh names deleted
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls following SIR, with officials indicating that the names of more than 58 lakh voters have been deleted on various…
- India
Bengal SIR: Draft voters’ list to be published on Tuesday
Kolkata: The first stage of the three-level Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal will end on Tuesday, with over 58.08 lakh names already being identified as excludable for various reasons. Along with…
- India
Pahalgam attack case: NIA files chargesheet against 6 people, LeT
Jammu: The NIA on Monday filed a comprehensive chargesheet against six people and two terrorist organisations, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and its shadow outfit TRF, in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed…
- India
Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP national working president
New Delhi: Newly-appointed national working president of the BJP Nitin Nabin took charge of his new responsibility at the party headquarters here on Monday. BJP president and Union Health Minister J P…
- India
Telugu Dalit IPS officer’s suicide: Haryana govt relieves DGP
Chandigarh: Two months after being sent on leave amid a controversy over IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide, the Haryana government has relieved IPS Shatrujeet Kapur from the charge of Director…
- World
Terror attack in Australia: Gunmen kill at least 11 people at Bondi Beach
Sydney: Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday at a Jewish event being held at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was…
