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Don’t compare turbans, kirpan with hijab: SC Judge tells petitioners
The Supreme Court told the petitioners in the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions on Thursday that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs would be ‘inappropriate’. “The Supreme…
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Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision after health concerns
London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision on Thursday at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace said. Her son and heir,…
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India, China begin disengagement in Gogra-Hotsprings PP-15 in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: In a major development, the Indian and Chinese armies on Thursday announced that they have started to disengage from the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh, marking an end to an…
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Hyderabad: Another death due to suspected botched-up FP surgery
Hyderabad: Another woman has died of a suspected botched-up family planning operation in Telangana. The woman was operated upon in a government-run maternity hospital at Petla Burj in Hyderabad. She was shifted…
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‘Big scam’ in BJP govt’s nutrition scheme in MP, will file complaint with CBI: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday alleged that “a big scam” worth crores has taken place in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh in the implementation of a supplementary nutrition scheme, and…
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Karnataka BJP activist murder case: NIA raids SDPI leaders house
Bengaluru: The sleuths of National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing into the sensational murder case of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Kumar Nettare raided the residence of the National Secretary of Social Democratic…
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‘Wearing orange shawl is belligerent display of religion’, Muslim student in SC on hijab row
New Delhi: A counsel for one of the Muslim students, who has challenged the hijab ban in government educational institutions in Karnataka, on Thursday contended before the Supreme Court that Article 25…
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SC to hear pleas challenging CAA on September 12
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on September 12. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and…
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Amit Shah’s security breached in Mumbai, impersonator arrested
Mumbai: Mumbai Police have arrested a man for allegedly impersonating the Personal Assistant (PA) of an MP from Andhra Pradesh and thus breaching the security of Home Minister Amit Shah during his…
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UP: Probe ordered after video clip shows primary students cleaning school toilet
Ballia (UP): The basic education officer here on Thursday said he has ordered a probe after a clip purportedly showing students being forced to clean toilets at a district primary school surfaced…
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Attempts to give communal colour to engineering girl student murder in Mysuru
Mysuru: Some of the netizens including a journalist and analyst tried to give communal colour to the engineering girl student murder in Mysuru. It all started after an evening newspaper ‘Star of…
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Bangladesh confers scholarship to descendants of Indian soldiers killed in 1971 war
New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the relationship between Bangladesh and India is a role model for neighbourhood diplomacy worldwide. “Having forged a strong partnership over the last…
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Saudi Arabia: Foreign workers can change sponsorship without paying outstanding due
Jeddah: As part of ongoing sweeping reforms in foreign employee rules, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced a major development that a foreign worker can change the sponsorship without paying outstanding government iqama…
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Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi commences Padyatra from Kanyakumari
Kanniyakumari: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday along with senior party leaders began the second day of the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Agasteeswaram town of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu to…
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No restrictions on immersion of Ganesh idols: Talasani
Hyderabad: Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav has reiterated that there is no restrictions on the immersion of Ganesh Idols in Hussain Sagar Lake and the immersion procedure will be held…
