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Bengaluru-Kochi KSRTC bus meets with accident in TN, 19 people dead
A Volvo bus of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (Kerala RTC), which was heading from Bengaluru to Ernakulam in Kerala, met with an accident in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur district in the early hours of Thursday. Nineteen people, including the driver and conductor of the bus, died in the accident
Shaheen Bagh in Chennai: Anti-CAA protesters take to streets near Chepauk
A large number of anti-CAA protesters, majority of them Muslims, held a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act at Chepauk here, even as agitations were held across Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The protest call here was given by a collective of Muslim outfits. Agitators carrying placards
Sena hails SC order on women in Army, slams Centre’s stand
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday hailed as “historic” the Supreme Court’s judgment directing the government to grant permanent commission to women officers in the Army, and said the Centre’s stand of opposing command postings for women was “regressive” and an insult to them. An editorial in Sen
127 'illegal immigrants' in Hyd served notices, UIDAI clarifies it's got nothing to do with citizenship
Hyderabad: The Unique Identification Authority of India faced public wrath after it came to light that three Hyderabad residents from the minority community were "asked to prove their citizenship", prompting the Aadhaar issuing authority to issue a clarification. According to the notices dated Fe
'Coronavirus a punishment for eating meat': Hindu Mahasabha chief's bizarre take
Coronavirus may have wrecked a havoc across the world prompting the scientific community to hard pressed finding an antidote to it, but Hindu Mahasabha sees it as an 'avatar' to punish non-vegetarians. "Corona is not a virus, but avatar for the protection of poor creatures. they have come to give
Asaduddin Owaisi tweets to PMO over berth for Lord Shiva in Kashi-Mahakal Express
A row has erupted over the Kashi Mahakal Express reserving a seat for a Lord Shiva with AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi questioning the move to allot berth for a mini-temple in the train. Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday tweeted a photo of Premable of the Constitution the Prime Minister Office tagging a
Portugal President on two-day visit to Goa signs various agreements
Panaji: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday visited churches in Old Goa, including the Basilica of Bom Jesus where relics of St Francis Xavier are preserved. He visited the Institute Mater Dei Santa Monica, a church in the Old Goa heritage complex, and the Christian Art Museum lo
Video of purported police brutality inside library not released by us: JMIVideo of purported police brutality inside library not released by us: JMI
New Delhi: The Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday clarified that it has not released the new video which is circulating on social media showing some men in paramilitary and police personnel uniform beating up students in the university’s library in December 15. The 48-second video, which appears to b
Final test of 406 people who returned from Wuhan found to be negative: ITBP Officials
New Delhi: All 406 people, who are housed at an ITBP quarantine facility here after being brought back from Wuhan, have tested negative for novel Coronavirus in the latest sample examination and will be discharged in a phased manner beginning Monday, officials said. The final samples of all the p
Dr Kafeel Khan booked under NSA for anti-CAA speech
Uttar Pradesh doctor Kafeel Khan was on Friday booked under the National Security Act (NSA) over his alleged anti-CAA speech at Aligarh Muslim University on December 12, 2019. The Uttar Pradesh slapped NSA on Kafeel Khan on Friday even as the doctor waited to be released from jail despite being g
Bajrang Dal vandalises restaurant, mall in Hyderabad's IT hub on Valentine’s Day
A group of people, with some of them wearing saffron scarves around their necks, indulged in vandalism in Hyderabad’s IT hub Kondapur area on Friday, which was Valentine’s Day. The mob, which mostly comprised youths is reportedly from Bajrang Dal, an outfit known for its opposition to Valentine’s
India’s three coronavirus patients recover: Kerala FM lauds health dept’s efforts
The three patients from Kerala, who were also the only confirmed cases of novel coronavirus reported from India, have fully recovered from the disease, which is now called COVID-2019. Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, on Friday, said that central agencies have declared all three coronavirus pati
‘Baby Mufflerman’ special invitee at Kejriwal’s oath-taking ceremony
New Delhi: ‘Baby Mufflerman’ Aavyan Tomar, who stole the hearts when he dressed up as AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, will be a special invitee at the swearing-in ceremony at the historic Ramlila Ground here on February 16. An AAP functionary said Tomar has been invited for the oath-taking ceremony
'Winnability can't be only justification': SC asks parties to list reasons for giving tickets to tainted candidates
New Delhi: Exercising its constitutional powers, the Supreme Court on Thursday made it mandatory for all political parties to give reasons for putting up candidates with criminal antecedents in general and assembly polls. A bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman took note of the "alarming" ri
3 injured in explosion at Lucknow Court, live bombs recovered from premises
Lucknow: Three people were injured in an explosion at the district sessions court in Lucknow when a crude bomb was hurled at a lawyer on Thursday, with police recovering two more live bombs from the premises. The lawyer identified as Sanjeev Lodhi, who also holds a post in the Lucknow Bar Associa
AAP MLA Naresh Yadav shot at, Delhi Police detain one person
The Delhi Police detained a 38-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with the shooting at MLA-elect Naresh Yadav’s convoy in the city’s Kishangarh area the night before, PTI reported. An AAP volunteer, identified as Ashok Mann, was killed in the incident. The incident occurred hours after the part
Assam NRC data disappears from cloud. Home Ministry says technical issue
Guwahati: The data of the final citizens' list in Assam, published last August, has vanished from the website of the state National Register of Citizens (NRC) where the data was published as mandated by the Supreme Court. The Union Home Ministry said the NRC data is safe and cited "some technical is
'I love you Delhi,' says Arvind Kejriwal as AAP sweeps Assembly polls
Arvind Kejriwal is set to return for a third term as Delhi's Chief Minister, with the Aam Aadmi Party sweeping the Assembly polls. As of 4.05 pm, the party was leading in 56 seats and have declared as the winners in 6, out of a total strength of 70. Trends show that the BJP may increase their ta