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KOLKATA -- India is considering releasing snakes and crocodiles along its frontier with Bangladesh, the Border Security Force said Wednesday, as New Delhi seeks to stave off unauthorized crossings. Bangladesh is almost entirely encircled by India and the border stretches for more than 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles), large parts of which are unfenced across delta regions where Himalayan rivers wind toward the sea. Senior Border Security Force officer Manoj Barnwal told AFP that "the use of rept ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) Before falling silent at 6 pm on Tuesday, the streets across many Assembly constituencies in Kerala came alive, with supporters of different parties turning out in large numbers to campaign for their candidates in the Assembly polls. In a final show of strength as campaigning for the April 9 polls came to an end, roadshows, rallies, and processions filled town centres, with party flags waving, drums beating, slogans rising, and groups of workers moving in an almo ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 31, 2026:Autocracy Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has strengthened its presence in India's water restoration sector with the deployment of its Rudra Amphimax 2530T amphibious excavator at Tank Bund, Hussain Sagar, in collaboration with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). The mechanised cleanup initiative was inaugurated by Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister of Transport and BC Welfare, along with Danam Nagender, MLA - Khairatabad. Senior officials including B. Ravinder (Chief ...Read More >
VMPL Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 31: Autocracy Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has strengthened its presence in India's water restoration sector with the deployment of its Rudra Amphimax 2530T amphibious excavator at Tank Bund, Hussain Sagar, in collaboration with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). The mechanised cleanup initiative was inaugurated by Ponnam Prabhakar, Minister of Transport and BC Welfare, along with Danam Nagender, MLA - Khairatabad. Senior officials includi ...Read More >
Tezpur, Oct 27: "As per the National Education Policy, teachers should not be engaged in any non-educational duties apart from population census and election duty. This has already been brought to the notice of Assam's Education Minister. However, teachers have been coerced into getting involved in certain non-educational activities/duties, which adversely affects their primary role as educators," said the general secretary of the Asam Madhyamik Sikshak Karmasari Santha, Brajen Chetia, while int ...Read More >
Krishnan M, Additional Superintendent of Police in Kerala State, told AFP that Odinga collapsed while on a morning walk with his sister, daughter, and personal doctor. "The Kenyan national was on a walk with his sister, daughter, and a personal doctor when he suddenly collapsed. An Indian police security officer and a Kenyan security officer were also with them at the time. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital, but was declared dead," Krishnan said. A spokesman for the Sreedhareeyam Ayur ...Read More >
Dhaka/New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Former premier Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday cautioned interim government chief Muhammad Yunus against antagonising the army over the issue of the trial of military officers in a civil tribunal. Salahuddin Ahmed, the party's standing committee member, told Yunus during an emergency meeting with political parties that "we (BNP) want you to maintain a good relation with the armed forces". "The state (Bangladesh) must remain in a balan ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 3 (PTI) Slamming Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on democracy during an interaction in Colombia, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the Congress leader's grandmother Indira Gandhi had tried to bring in autocracy in India. "Rahul Gandhi doesn't believe in the strength of India's Constitution. This is because he doesn't know India's history," Fadnavis told reporters in Mumbai after inaugurating a 'cyber awareness month' programme. "His (Rahul's) grandmother Indi ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Teachers' Association of Tezpur University in Assam has demanded the immediate removal of Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh, accusing him of serious financial irregularities and administrative misconduct. In an official statement, the association said it submitted a detailed memorandum outlining their concerns to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, the university's chancellor, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The teachers' group raised serious questions about Singh's ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) September 17 is the Hyderabad Liberation Day for the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre but for the Congress government in Telangana, it is people's governance day. The Central and State governments will be celebrating September 17, the day when Hyderabad State was annexed into the Indian Union, with different themes. For the fourth consecutive year, the Centre is organising Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad. Defence Min ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Former Maharashtra governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao on Monday said that Hyderabad played a pivotal role in India's freedom struggle and emphasised the need to preserve its history from distortion. He stated that successive governments in the state had attempted to downplay the events surrounding Hyderabad's liberation, making it imperative to create greater awareness among the younger generation. Speaking at the release of Bhaskara Yogi's book 'September 17 - Mummatiki Vimochane' (Septemb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Whether democracy retains its global relevance or recedes into a western and elite preoccupation depends significantly on the trajectories unfolding in South Asia, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday. Speaking at the launch of his book 'Democracy's Heartland: Inside the battle for power in South Asia', published by Juggernaut Books, Quraishi said it is important to learn from the smaller countries of South Asia in strengthening democracy as wel ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Sunday inaugurated an exhibition of photographs portraying the Nizam rule, Razakars' atrocities as well as the spirited rebellion of ordinary citizens, at Parade Ground, Secunderabad, here on Sunday. The exhibition was organised ahead of the Centre's Hyderabad Liberation Day observance on September 17. The exhibition features archival photographs, documents, and visuals presented across five thematic sections: the Nizam's autocracy, the violent excesses o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The third season of the Oriental Cup, a school football tournament in the national capital, will be held from July 21-29, the organisers said on Thursday. Started by student-athlete Fareed Bakshi, the tournament will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium, bringing together 36 teams from schools across Delhi. Also Read | Which Team Ben Stokes Is Part of in The Hundred 2025? Here's the Franchise England Test Captain Will Play For in 100-Ball Competition. There will be 24 te ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) India's largest realty firm DLF Ltd, which has re-entered the Mumbai market with a premium housing project, on Thursday said it is taking its foray in the financial capital "seriously" and the two geographies in the North and the West of India are going to be very important markets going forward. The Delhi-headquartered real estate giant also said that it has up to 20 joint venture proposals on its table from different entities, but it plans to establish its presence in the ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 13: Authorities in Srinagar imposed a partial lockdown in Srinagar on Sunday, effectively barring political leaders and civilians from assembling at the historic Martyrs' Graveyard at Khawaja Bazar in Srinagar downtown. The measures coincided with the anniversary of the July 13, 1931, killings, an event long commemorated as Martyrs' Day in the region. The J&K Police, backed by personnel from the paramilitary CAPFs, sealed entry points to the area early in the morning. Barricades ...Read More >
Guwahati: As legal tensions rise over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Supreme Court on Monday (July 7, 2025) reminded petitioners that the Election Commission (EC) does not hold unchecked authority under the Constitution. A bench led by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia referenced the 1977 M.S. Gill vs. Chief Election Commissioner ruling, emphasizing that the EC cannot act as a "law unto itself." Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 30: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday foiled a protest march by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Srinagar, detaining several party workers and leaders who were attempting to stage a demonstration against what they termed as "administrative failure and rising public grievances." The PDP leaders and workers had gathered near the party headquarters to march towards Lal Chowk but were stopped by a heavy contingent of police deployed in the area. As the protesters raised slogans ...Read More >
Mumbai: Cousins Raj and Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday reiterated their opposition to the Maharashtra government's recent decision to make Hindi the default third language in primary education, with their parties set to take part in separate protests against the move on July 6 and July 7, adding fuel to growing speculation that they're set to reunite after nearly two decades ahead of local body polls across the state. A week after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti government issued an order ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP has criticised the Congress-led state government's decision to file a defamation case in connection with a newspaper advertisement that highlighted the government's failures. The advertisement, presented as a "charge sheet", was released on the occasion of the Congress government completing two years in office. BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra said on Monday, "A second chapter of 'emergency' has begun in Karnataka. But the power to reverse it lies with democracy ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly condemned the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, describing it as "deeply unfortunate and harmful to the country." Muslim Personal Law Board and other Muslim organisations would launch a nationwide movement against the implementation of UCC in Uttarakhand and the "violation of democratic and ethical values" by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf, AIMPLB said ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Asserting that "trampling of democracy" has become the norm in Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition in the House Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday alleged abuse of power by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and questioned his impartiality. The Congress chief alleged the Rajya Sabha chairman has consistently suppressed the freedom of expression of Opposition members through "persistent heckling, unwarranted insistence on authentication, unfair remarks, and the refusal to list issues of pu ...Read More >
Bangladeshi supporters of an arrested Hindu leader clashed with security forces on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) after the outspoken monk was denied bail on sedition charges, with one person killed, police said. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesman of a newly-formed Hindu group leading protests calling for the protection of the minority, was arrested on Monday (November 25, 2024) afternoon. Protests break out after ISKCON leader's arrest at Dhaka airport Religious relations have been ...Read More >
New Delhi: Spiritual guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru, on Tuesday came out strongly and expressed grave concern over the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent ISKCON leader in Bangladesh. Taking to social media platform X, Sadhguru highlighted the shift from a democratic to a theocratic and autocratic system in Bangladesh, stressing the importance of understanding the value of an open democracy. He pointed out that persecution based on religion or demographic weaknesses is ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Spiritual guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru, on Tuesday came out strongly and expressed grave concern over the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent ISKCON leader in Bangladesh. Taking to social media platform X, Sadhguru highlighted the shift from a democratic to a theocratic and autocratic system in Bangladesh, stressing the importance of understanding the value of an open democracy. He pointed out that persecution based on religion o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Spiritual guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru, on Tuesday came out strongly and expressed grave concern over the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent ISKCON leader in Bangladesh. Taking to social media platform X, Sadhguru highlighted the shift from a democratic to a theocratic and autocratic system in Bangladesh, stressing the importance of understanding the value of an open democracy. He pointed out that persecution based on religion ...Read More >
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