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HYDERABAD: For the first time since the formation of the state, political parties cutting across ideologies, including the Congress, its alliance partners CPI and CPM, the opposition BRS and BJP, and several other organisations such as employees' unions, BC organisations, and student outfits like AIOBCA, participated in the 'Telangana Bandh' on Saturday, demanding 42% reservations for BCs. While the early hours saw the shutdown of various commercial establishments, normalcy began to return by t ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: As Diwali approaches, the narrow lanes of Kummari Veedhi in Visakhapatnam's Akkayyapalem area come alive with traditional diya-making. Here, artisans, including 93-year-old Pardes from Srikakulam, continue the age-old craft despite declining sales caused by machine-made alternatives. Additionally, local NGOs are empowering especially abled individuals and children to join the festive production, creating new opportunities to continue the city's pottery heritage. "I am 93 and wil ...Read More >
Expelled BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal urged Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to ban Namaz in public places, citing neutrality after the state restricted RSS activities. Yatnal argued that Namaz on roads obstructs public movement and violates constitutional rights. Expelled BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Friday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanding a ban on offering Namaz in public places and government properties without prior permission. In his letter, Yatnal argued ...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 >
Chennai, Oct 17 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin today informed the Assembly that the government will constitute an expert committee to recommend steps for enacting legislation to curb honour killings in the state. The move comes after persistent demands from the ruling DMK's allies, including the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, and the Left Parties, following a spurt in honour killings. Bringing in such a statute was also a pre-poll promise of the DM ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 17 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu Government today announced an expert committee headed by Retd Madras High Court Justice K N Basha would be constituted to recommend measures to enact a Legsilation to prevent honour killings in the State. Responding to requests from members of various parties, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the expert panel would be formed and based on its recommendations necessary steps would be taken to bring in a Legsilation to prevent honour killings. He said the Co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: Amid demands by some opposition parties that the Election Commission withdraw its direction to verify identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar's polling stations, the EC on Thursday defended its move saying it is implementing a decision taken as back as 1994 when T N Seshan was heading the poll authority. The Samajwadi Party has demanded withdrawal of EC's decision to check burqa-clad women during voting in Bihar. An EC spokesperson said that in October 1994, the poll body had ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a detailed chargesheet against YouTuber Elvish Yadav and singer Fazilpuria, accusing them of using protected wildlife for online fame and financial gain. According to the prosecution complaint submitted on Oct 13 to a special court in the city, Elvish (28) and Fazilpuria (35) allegedly featured protected snakes and an iguana in their viral videos, violating the Wildlife Protection Act. The ED claimed that Elvish earned Rs 84,000 from a 2023 vid ...Read More >
New Delhi: Faced with heavy criticism and court battles over Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission now plans to effect significant changes in the SIR approach, mainly to reduce voter stress. Document requirements, deletion from draft electoral rolls on non-submission and short deadlines to do so were key concerns that arose in the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar and all three are likely to see the EC bring in more flexibility, ET has gathered. The EC has been holdin ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The investigation into the fatal crash of Air India Flight AI171 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is facing legal challenges. A second case, this time a writ petition, has been filed before the Supreme Court of India demanding an independent, judicially monitored inquiry into the loss of the Boeing 787-8 (VT-ANB) on June 12, 2025, in Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives.The petition was filed by Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of the deceased pilot Capt Sumeet Sabharwal, an ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Under fire from political rivals for staying away from public events, leader of opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik is set to join the party's Janasamparka Padyatra in the city on his 79th birthday on Oct 16.Confirming the plan, BJD's Bhubaneswar district president Ashok Panda said Naveen will lead the padyatra in Ganganagar's Biju Adarsh Colony, engaging with residents and highlighting the BJP govt's alleged failures. "The padyatra reflects BJD's grassroots strategy and Nav ...Read More >
Chandigarh: EcoSikh, a global non-governmental organisation (NGO) and a response from the Sikh community to the threats of climate change and the deterioration of the natural environment, has unveiled a plan for the revival of the 'Baaj' - the raptor associated with Guru Gobind Singh.The plan will be implemented in collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) - a Mumbai-based 140-year-old organisation. The idea is to rehabilitate the 'Baaj' or Northern Goshawk, the official bird ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai and justice K Vinod Chandran issued notice while hearing a petition filed by Save Kerala Brigade, a non-profit organisation, which has sought exploring the possibility of constructing a new dam due to concerns over the safety of Mullaperiyar dam owing to climate change and heightened seismic activity. The bench said, "The dam is one of the oldest, 130 years old. Some directions will have to be issued for strengthening it." While the dam, ...Read More >
Rapid technological and environmental changes are leading to fresh human rights challenges, particularly for workers in the informal sector and those facing climate-induced displacement, former President Ram Nath Kovind said on Thursday. Speaking on the 32nd foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in New Delhi, Kovind stressed that while India has made progress, emerging vulnerabilities require urgent and collective attention. "Too often, informal sector workers endure un ...Read More >
AXA to support STEM education of nearly 10,000 girls in India by 2030 Axa Group Chief Operating Officer and Axa Group Operations Chief Executive Officer Alexander Vollert (first from right), AXA Global Business Services' Chief Executive Officer Michele Rochefort 8 min read Last Updated : Oct 13 2025 | 5:15 PM IST PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13: AXA announced its commitment to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education of nearly 10,000 gir ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it expects the Election Commission to look into typographical errors and other mistakes in the final Bihar electoral roll prepared after the Special Intensive Revision exercise as a responsible authority and come out with remedial measures. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said it will hear on November 4 the legal issues pertaining to the Bihar SIR exercise. The poll panel said that since its publication of the final electoral rol ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, IT and BT, Priyank Kharge, on Monday defended his call to ban the public activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), clarifying that his father and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge had attended an RSS event in 2002 only to warn them against creating trouble. His remarks came after the BJP circulated a photograph showing Mallikarjun Kharge at an RSS gathering in Bengaluru, accusing him of hypocrisy in light of his s ...Read More >
Many families from Bihar are now spread across Tamil Nadusome as far as Kanyakumari. (Representational) Chennai: Travelling over 2,000 km, from Tamil Nadu to exercise their franchise during the two-phase elections in early November remains a distant dream for many migrant workers from Bihar, as their insecure jobs make it nearly impossible to take time off. Families that left their home state and settled across Tamil Nadu for low-paying jobs also do not see travel as an option this poll seaso ...Read More >
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Special Branch in Telangana's Suryapet district died by suicide at his residence on Saturday. The officer, identified as ASI Satyanarayana, was 54 years old. He reportedly hung himself around 1:30pm and had been suffering from health issues since an accident last year. The Sub Inspector of Suryapet Rural Police Station said, "The preliminary investigation suggests he was under distress due to his health problems. A case has been registered and a probe is ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) SIR process in Bihar, said, "The question of probing so much will arise when there are genuine people". A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that there appeared to be "some confusion" over whether the voters added to Bihar's final electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were among those previously deleted from ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Indian athlete and adventurer Mann Sharma, made history on Monday as he officially kicked off Mann vs Burpees, the world's first-ever Burpee Marathon at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium in New Delhi. This World Book of Records attempt will see Mann cover the full marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres entirely through burpee broad jumps over the next ten days. The event was flagged off by Chief Guest, Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. Also Read | ...Read More >
Darjeeling/Siliguri, Oct 6 (PTI) The death toll from devastating landslides in North Bengal rose to 28 on Monday, with six people still missing, as rescue teams battled landslides and rising waters across the hills and Dooars. The disaster has also ignited a fierce political confrontation between the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for triggering a "man-made disaster", while the BJP accused the TMC of orchestrating an ...Read More >
The seminar is part of CPRG's 'Future of Society' initiative, which examines how emerging technologies reshape institutions and everyday life. It also serves as a pre-summit dialogue in the lead-up to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026. Multiple industry leaders, and educationists took part in the dialogue, highlighting the use of AI, public-private partnerships and closing the digital divide between rural and urban areas. The Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) hosted "AI for Inclusio ...Read More >
New Delhi: The dog menace in the national capital marked its presence at the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships on Friday with three separate incidents being reported from the warm-up area -- barely 50 metres from the competition area -- at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The victims include a security guard, Kenyan sprint coach Dennis Maragia, and Japanese coach Meiko Okumatsu. All three were taken to Safdarjung hospital and were discharged after being administered anti-rabies injections ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday called for stronger intergenerational solidarity to build a more compassionate and inclusive Manipur. Speaking at the observance of the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP)-2025, the Governor emphasised that elders are not merely recipients of care but active participants in shaping society. He highlighted that their wisdom, resilience, and lived experiences remain invaluable assets, guiding both families and communiti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Crimes against children in India have risen nearly tenfold since 2005, with cases reaching an all-time high of 1,77,335 in 2023, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. The report revealed that on average, a crime was committed against a child every three minutes last year. Compared to 2022, crimes against children recorded an increase of 9.16%. According to the NCRB, a total of 1,77,335 cases of crimes against children were reported in 2023, marking a s ...Read More >
Mysuru, October 1: A "virgin" sex racket exploiting minor girls for prostitution has been busted by Mysuru city police in Karnataka, resulting in the arrest of two people. The accused allegedly demanded INR 20 lakh per arrangement, targeting clients who believed in a superstition that "sex with virgin girls could cure mental illnesses". The breakthrough came after the NGO Odanadi Seva Samsthe received intelligence about the racket and alerted the police. A decoy operation was set up in Mysuru, l ...Read More >
Patna: The Opposition parties and civil society organisations have met the final electoral roll published under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar with scepticism and criticism. They have questioned the data provided by the Election Commission (EC), alleged a scam, and sought clarifications from the Commission. The final roll released on Tuesday revealed 7.42 crore voters in the state, which was 47 lakh less than the 7.89 crore voters present in the rolls on June 24 before ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Preparations for the Bihar Assembly elections have begun in full swing. The Election Commission has also published the final SIR voter list. This means everyone is eagerly awaiting the election campaign. Speculation is rife that the Election Commission may announce the dates soon. There is talk that the Election Commission will announce the election schedule in Bihar on October 6th or 7th. The Election Commission has begun meetings with district-level election offi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of d ...Read More >
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