The caste census report is causing tension within the Congress party in Karnataka. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has indicated that the government will accept and release the report, but members of the Lingayat and Vokkaliga castes are opposed to it. They believe that the report underestimates their population figures, which could affect reservation quotas. Some...
Read MoreGroom arrested in Kashmir for raping live-in partner
Read MoreAIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has hinted that some sitting MLAs may be replaced in the upcoming assembly election. It is speculated that at least two MLAs will be dropped and one may be shifted to a different constituency. Owaisi stated that no final decision has been made on the candidates and even he is...
Read MoreIn a setback for the BJP, party corporator Padma Venkat Reddy and her husband, senior BJP leader B Venkat Reddy, have joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). This move is seen as a blow to BJP’s efforts to capture power in the upcoming assembly elections. BRS is focusing on constituencies represented by BJP and...
Read MoreTourists visiting Corbett National Park in India will now have to pay almost three times the previous fee for a safari, with costs rising from Rs 950 to Rs 3,000. This sudden increase in fees has led to protests from Gypsy drivers who rely on tourism for their livelihood. They have demanded a reduction...
Read MoreA police sub-inspector in Rampur district has been suspended for allegedly pressuring a 15-year-old girl to settle a sexual assault case outside of court. The sub-inspector visited the girl’s house and threatened her, telling her to compromise or go to jail. The girl’s family filed a complaint, and an investigation found the allegations to...
Read MoreThe ED has not been able to produce any material evidence to justify coercive action against TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged teacher recruitment scam, Calcutta high court said on Friday, reports Subrata Chattoraj. The HC directed the agency to desist taking any such action against Banerjee, based on the ECIR...
Read MoreUP constable, 2 others held with heroin worth Rs 1 crore
Read MoreBJD MLA Pramila Mallik was unanimously elected to the coveted post of Odisha Assembly Speaker making history by being the first woman holding the post.
Read MoreUS Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by imposing a ban on Japanese seafood imports. The ban was a response to the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. Emanuel criticized China for fishing in Japan’s economic waters while simultaneously imposing...
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