India

Bihar: Patna High Court stays caste-based census

04 May 2023 15:07 PM IST

The Patna High Court on Thursday put an interim stay on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in Bihar. On Wednesday, the Patna HC completed the hearing and reserved its judgement on a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in

My state Manipur is burning: Mary Kom makes emotional appeal to Centre for help

04 May 2023 13:21 PM IST

Boxing champion Mary Kom made an emotional appeal to the Centre on Thursday in response to skirmishes that have broken out in some areas of Manipur, pleading with them to assist her “burning” state. “My state Manipur is burning, kindly help,” the veteran boxer tweeted in the early hours today,

Congress president Kharge slams BJP for Manipur violence

04 May 2023 13:17 PM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge blamed the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party government on Thursday, for the violence, claiming that the crisis arose as a result of the party’s tactics of hatred and division. The Congress president asked the people of the northeastern state to be peaceful and to exercise restraint. Taking

AAP schedules meeting to address uproar during wrestlers’ protest

04 May 2023 11:07 AM IST

After the late-night brawl between wrestlers and Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called a meeting of its MLAs, councillors, and party officials on Thursday to discuss the incident. “AAP Delhi state convenor Gopal Rai has called the meeting at 12.00 noon,” an official statement

Uttar Pradesh: Voting for first stage of municipal elections begins amidst strict security

04 May 2023 10:01 AM IST

Polling for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh’s Municipal Corporation elections began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements. According to official figures, in the UP urban body elections, 2 crores 40 lakhs voters will use their right to vote to choose/elect 10 mayors, 820 councillors, 103

‘Manifestation of mental level’: Nadda’s take on Congress manifesto

03 May 2023 18:10 PM IST

On Wednesday, BJP President JP Nadda alleged that Congress has been putting obstacles in the path of the state’s development, adding that the manifesto of the grand old party for the upcoming 10 May Karnataka Assembly polls is the “manifestation of their mental level”. Nadda launched a strong critique of

Patna High Court: Petitions challenging caste enumeration, economic survey in state completed, interim order to be passed on 4 May

03 May 2023 17:02 PM IST

The hearing on the petitions challenging the caste enumeration and economic survey in the state by the state government in the Patna High Court was completed. The High Court will pass an interim order tomorrow on 4 May 2023. A division bench of Chief Justice KV Chandran is hearing the

BJP looted Rs 1.5 lakh crore from Karnataka, says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi

03 May 2023 16:45 PM IST

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looted Rs 1.5 lakh crore from Karnataka in the last three and a half years. While addressing a public meeting at Indi, Vijayapura, the Congress leader said, “In the last three and a half years, they (BJP)

In Andhra’s NTR district, a Telangana roads bus smashes a lorry, injured 20

03 May 2023 16:06 PM IST

According to officials, a Telangana Road Transport Corporation (RTC) bus rear-ended a lorry on the National Highway in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district on Wednesday, causing at least 20 injuries. A total of 42 persons were in the bus that was on its way to Hyderabad from Vijayawada. Upon receiving information

Jitendra Awhad follows Sharad Pawar, steps down as NCP General Secretary

03 May 2023 14:38 PM IST

A day after Sharad Pawar, the supremo of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), decided to quit as the party’s president, NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday submitted his resignation from his position as the party’s general secretary on Wednesday. “I have informed Sharad Pawar of my resignation from the position

Will form committee to look into issues faced by LGBTQIA+ community : Centre to SC

03 May 2023 13:28 PM IST

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a committee led by the Union Cabinet Secretary would be established to investigate the problems the LGBTQIA+ community is facing. Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s solicitor general, explained this to a five-judge Constitution Bench. A group of petitions concerning “marriage equality rights

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Congress for giving reservation to Muslims

03 May 2023 11:54 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka, saying that reservation cannot be based on religion, but the grand old party still wants to grant Muslims a reservation. “Baba Saheb Ambedkar had said that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion. This