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- India
151 sitting MPs and MLAs face cases of crimes against women: ADR
New Delhi: As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing…
- India
Badlapur: Internet suspended, schools remain shut after protest against sexual abuse
Thane: In the wake of a massive protest at Badlapur in Maharashtra’s Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, internet services in the town were suspended while most…
- India
Doctor’s rape: TMC MP vows to back ‘people’s protest’
Kolkata: TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy may have avoided further confrontation with his party’s government in West Bengal after deleting a social media post on the alleged rape and murder of a…
- India
Sexual assault of 4-yr-old girls: Protesters in Badlapur storm school building
Mumbai: Thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at Badlapur station in Thane district and stormed a local school building after the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the…
- India
Centre takes U-turn on lateral entry positions, asks UPSC head to cancel ad
Union Minister Jitendra Singh sent a letter to the chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday, asking him to cancel the recent advertisement for lateral entry positions. The letter…
- India
SC orders formation of national task force for safety of doctors
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the formation of a national task force to suggest measures for the security of medical professionals across the country, observing that the safety of…
- India
India heightens alert as Mpox cases rise globally
New Delhi: The central government has directed airport, ports and border authorities to remain vigilant in response to the global rise in Mpox cases, according to sources. Official sources told ANI, “We…
- India
MUDA scam: Karnataka HC issues temporary relief to CM Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka High Court has issued temporary relief to chief minister Siddaramaiah and ordered the trial court to not take any action against him until August 29. The ruling comes after Siddaramaiah’s…
- Telangana
Will remove Rajiv Gandhi statue from Telangana Secretariat: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Monday, August 19, said the BRS would rename all locations across the state after prominent personalities from Telangana. “Today by erecting…
- Bangalore
MUDA case: Siddaramaiah challenges Governor’s nod to prosecute him in Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court on Monday seeking to quash Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s order giving sanction for prosecution against him in the Mysuru Urban…
- India
Health services hit in Delhi as doctors’ strike enters 7th day
New Delhi: The doctors’ strike in the national capital over the rape and murder of a medic at a state-run hospital in Kolkata entered its seventh day on Sunday, as non-emergency services,…
- India
Amid buzz of switch to BJP, ‘Have 3 options’, says Champai Soren
New Delhi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Sunday broke his silence on the ‘affront and insult’ he was subjected to within the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and narrated a few…
- India
SC takes cognisance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Aug 20
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. According to the…
- India
Hemant Soren’s aide and ex-Jharkhand CM in Delhi amid switchover buzz
Ranchi: JMM leader and former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Saturday said he had no idea over speculations about him joining the BJP. Some media reports had on Friday claimed that…
- India
Provide 2-hourly situation report in wake of doctors’ protest: MHA to States
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked all state police forces to provide it situation reports every two hours in the wake of protests by doctors, nursing staff and others against…
