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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked Diwali by comparing the decision to launch Operation Sindoor to retaliate against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack to Lord Ram's fight against Ravana to avenge injustice. "Lord Shri Ram teaches us to uphold righteousness and also gives us the courage to fight injustice. We had a concrete example of this a few months ago during Operation Sindoor. During Operation Sindoor, Bharat not only upheld righteousness but also avenged injustice," ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked Diwali by likening the decision to launch Operation Sindoor to retaliate against Pakistan over Pahalgam terror attack to Lord Ram's fight against Ravana to avenge injustice. "Lord Shri Ram teaches us to uphold righteousness and also gives us the courage to fight injustice. We saw a living example of this a few months ago during Operation Sindoor. During Operation Sindoor, Bharat not only upheld righteousness but also avenged injustice," PM said in a ...Read More >
Pune: A group of people under Sakal Jain Samaj on Friday carried out a long march to oppose the sale of Seth Hirachand Nemchand Smarak Trust's property, located in Model Colony. Akshay Jain, one of the agitators, said the hostel's land, which also has a temple, was disposed of by the trustees without following due process. "Options such as reaching out to the community for fundraising were available, but trustees sold the land," he added. Raju Shetty, a farmer leader and a former member of Parli ...Read More >
India is nearing the end of Naxal-Maoist terror. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that over 100 districts are now free from this threat. This marks a significant achievement for security forces. Previously, 125 districts were affected, but this number has reduced drastically. People in these liberated areas can now celebrate Diwali with dignity. India is on the verge of eradicating Naxalism-Maoist terror and more than 100 districts freed from this scourge will celebrate Diwali with dignit ...Read More >
UT administration steps up vigil even as the Centre on Friday announced a judicial probe into September 24 violence. Apex Body Leh co-chairman Chering Dorjey was placed under house arrest, while restrictions were imposed in Kargil and Leh towns to prevent any untoward incident amid the call for a silent march and blackout in Ladakh on Saturday. "Restrictions have been placed around Leh and police have been deployed around my house. We can't hold the protest today due to curbs. Internet access ...Read More >
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah advised caution against 'sanatanis' and the RSS. He stated they historically opposed B R Ambedkar and his Constitution. Siddaramaiah highlighted an incident where a shoe was thrown at the Chief Justice of India as evidence of 'sanatani' and orthodox elements. He emphasized Ambedkar's role in social transformation and the importance of following his ideals. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday urged people to avoid the company of 'sanatanis' and ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Amid rising criticism from residents of Mahadevapura and other eastern parts of Bengaluru over poor infrastructure despite contributing highest tax revenue to the state govt, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said Saturday that the city's wealthiest civic body -- Bengaluru East City Corporation will henceforth be able to spend all its locally generated revenue on its own development across 50 wards under the provisions of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).Participating in the th ...Read More >
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed surprise and shock in a protest letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the appointment of retired IPS officer Pankaj Kumar Singh as the interlocutor to discuss issues of Gorkhas in Darjeeling, Dooars and Terai ahead of next year's assembly elections. Terming the decision as unilateral, Ms Banerjee also urged the Prime Minister to revoke it. She wrote in the letter, "I am surprised and shocked to learn that the Government of I ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18: The Supreme Court has permitted the current executive committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) led by Kalyan Chaubey to continue till the end of its term in September next year. The apex court, in its order dated October 15, also said that the AIFF need not adopt Article 23.3 of the draft constitution relating to requirement of SC nod for any amendment. It, however, asked the national federation to adopt within three weeks Article 25.3 (c) and (d) which prohibit ...Read More >
Guwahati: The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in its general convention on Saturday, has resolved to merge with the Naga People's Front (NPF) in Nagaland. According to a resolution adopted, the NDPP welcomed and accepted the NPF's offer to amalgamate and function as one regional political party under the NPF banner. The party described the NPF's unconditional offer as a "mature and well-calibrated move" towards consolidating regional unity in the state. "That the NDPP be ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Saturday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks made during the NDTV World Summit 2025, asserting that the Congress party has consistently stood firm against all forms of violence and extremism, including Maoist and Naxal threats. Addressing the summit, Prime Minister Modi had alleged that the Congress party, while publicly displaying allegiance to the Constitution, has sheltered Maoist extremism. "Those ...Read More >
Nagpur: During interrogation, surrendered Maoist top gun Bhupathi, alias Sonu or Abhay, revealed fractures within Communist Party of India (Maoist) and a secret collusion between a faction of the guerrillas and some Telangana politicians.The seniormost politburo member detailed how the once-formidable Maoist organisation is disintegrating due to internal strife, declining public support, and opportunistic ties with govt authorities. These revelations are part of Bhupathi's statement to interroga ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A day after the Karnataka cabinet took a decision to ban activities of private organisations in public places, expelled BJP leader Basannagouda Patil Yatnal has asked the Chief Minister to ban Namaz on public roads and government places without prior permission. In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Yatnal said that not including Namaz would not only be selective targeting of certain organisations, but also be violation of fundamental rights of other citizen. The letter stated ...Read More >
Ladakh's Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance will hold a peace march and blackout to protest alleged administration excesses and the September 24 killings. They demand a judicial probe, release of detainees including Sonam Wangchuk, and compensation for victims. The groups stated these demands must be met before resuming dialogue with the Union home ministry. Srinagar: Representatives of the Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance on Tuesday announced that they will hold a peace m ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government will take necessary steps to enact appropriate legislation to prevent honour killings in the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Friday, and announced the constitution of a commission under retired high court judge K M Basha to recommend suitable measures on the matter. Expressing concern over such killings, he said the government would not remain a mute spectator. "Tamil Nadu will lead to bring a special law to prevent honour killings," Stal ...Read More >
Kochi/T'puram: St Rita's Public School, Palluruthy, on Wednesday rejected the report submitted by the deputy director of education (DDE) Ernakulam which found "serious lapses" by the school in allegedly denying an eighth-standard student entry to class because of wearing a hijab.The school, which opened after remaining closed for two days, termed the report "false and misleading" and said it had sufficient evidence to prove its position. Education minister V Sivankutty, who had directed the scho ...Read More >
'The lack of communication from the AIFF has been deeply disappointing, and the silence surrounding this matter has caused further erosion of confidence among clubs and other stakeholders.' IMAGE: The All India Football Federation, headed by Kalyan Chaubey, had earlier proposed to conduct the Indian Super League in December. Photograph: AIFF/X Ten Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Thursday termed the delay in the tender process pertaining to the selection of a new commercial partner of the Al ...Read More >
Bilaspur, The Chhattisgarh High Court has said anti-Naxal operations, being part of regular counter-insurgency measures undertaken by state or Central security forces, cannot be subjected to investigation by a Special Investigation Team unless exceptional circumstances warrant such intervention. The HC made the observation while dismissing a petition seeking an SIT probe into the killing of outlawed Communist Party of India Central Committee member K Ramachandra Reddy in an anti-Naxal operation ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's order declaring the arrest of former Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) chief Anilkumar Pawar as illegal and ordering his immediate release from jail. ED sources said they have also requested the apex court to stay the high court order during pendency of their Special Leave Petition (SLP) and the plea has been posted for hearing on Friday. ED officials, however, refused to ...Read More >
The father of an Air India pilot killed in a June crash has petitioned India's Supreme Court for an independent investigation, arguing the current probe unfairly focuses on pilot error. He seeks a new panel of aviation experts to examine technical and procedural causes, challenging the government's handling of the disaster. The 91-year-old father of the Air India pilot in a June crash that killed 260 has asked India's Supreme Court to order an independent investigation that takes into account c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Ten Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Thursday termed the delay in the tender process pertaining to the selection of a new commercial partner of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as a "breach of trust" and demanded immediate clarity on the matter. The AIFF, which also issued the Request for Proposal (RPF) on Thursday, said the delay was due to "lot of paperwork and research" done by KPMG, the consulting firm which managed the process, and Justice (retd) Nageswara ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 16: The family of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the Pilot-in-Command of the Air India aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking the constitution of a judicially monitored independent committee, led by a retired apex court judge, to investigate the incident, which claimed over 260 lives. The plea alleged that the investigation ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigatio ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty Wednesday October 15, 2025 said the Hijab ban by Kochi's St. Rita's Public School is violation of fundamental rights. A huge row was erupted in Kerala after St. Rita's Public School in Palluruthy, Kochi banned a student from attending classes wearing Hijab or headscarf. She was also made to stand outside her classroom for "violating the school's dress code". Taking note of the incident Sivankutty said the government would not allow sch ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a plea concerning the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act be placed before the chief justice of India for appropriate orders. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih noted that a similar issue relating to the RTE Act was pending adjudication before the apex court. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by Nitin Upadhyay who has sought a direction that schools providing both religious and secular education are covered ...Read More >
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha also directed that all information gathered, since the survey began on September 15, must remain confidential and not be disclosed to any third party. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Anita Humanitarian Foundation, which sought to quash government notifications authorising the 'Gender Minority Survey'. The foundation argued that the exercise violated the Transgender Persons Act, 2019, as well as Articl ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the state government and those conducting a survey of transgenders from conducting any identification by using the 'strip and search' method. The court also ordered that information collected during the survey, which commenced on September 15, be kept strictly confidential. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha passed the interim order after hearing the petition filed by Anita Humanitarian Foundation, ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that eight patients died and three others were critically injured in a fire at the trauma centre ICU of the government-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Rajasthan's Jaipur. According to the press report, carried on October 6, 18 patients were admitted to the ICU and semi-ICU wards of the hospital when the fire broke out. The blaze and toxic smoke reportedly hampered rescue operations. The ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was informed that the post of National Commission for Minorities chairperson has been vacant since April 22, when the last officer demitted office. The counsel representing the Centre urged the court to grant time to get instructions from the authorities. To this, the bench said, "Please make sure things start moving. Don't wait for the next date. This is very very important." The court was hearing a public interes ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, Oct 15 (PTI) Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Wednesday softened his stance on a dispute over a class eight student's right to wear hijab at a Church-run public school in Kochi, saying the matter was best settled through consensus at the school level. "If there is already a consensus on the issue, let it end there," the minister said, even as the school management defended its authority to ensure equality among students in terms of uniforms. The manag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Justice (retd) Nageswara Rao has left it to the Supreme Court to take "a suitable view" on the two contentious articles of the draft constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in his report submitted to the apex court. On October 9, the AIFF had approached the SC, seeking a clarification on the two articles -- Article 23.3, and Article 25.3 (b) and (c) -- in view of the objections raised by world football governing body FIFA. The next day, an SC bench aske ...Read More >
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