Senior RJD functionary Abdul Bari Siddiqui’s remark that only “women with lipstick and bob-cut hair” would benefit from the women’s reservation in Parliament and state assemblies has triggered a controversy, with BJP seeking an apology from him and describing Lalu Prasad’s party as “anti-women”. Siddiqui, who added that “reservation should be given to backward...
Read MoreThe Bombay HC on Friday held Pravin Satra of Darshan Developers guilty of contempt of court for willfully flouting his assurances to court and sentenced him to three months in a civil prison. In the case of flats booked almost 20 years ago, the builder had nine years ago undertaken, in consent terms filed...
Read MoreCongress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led Centre on Saturday of neglecting OBCs and reiterated that the first task his party would undertake after being elected to government at the Centre would be to go for a “caste-based census to know the exact proportion so that everyone benefits”. He added that as of now...
Read MoreThe Indian Army and Indian Air Force have finalized a plan to order 156 more indigenous ‘Prachand’ light combat helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The helicopters are capable of offensive operations in high-altitude areas like Siachen Glacier and eastern Ladakh. The Army will receive 90 helicopters, while the IAF will receive 66.
Read MoreGeeta Patel, a 50-year-old woman from Gujarat, has approached the high court to correct her birth certificate, which mistakenly mentions her name as ‘Baby’. Geeta has provided several identity documents to prove her real name, but her requests for an updated birth certificate were ignored for months. Her lawyer argued that ‘Baby’ was just...
Read MoreShivajinagar got significant rainfall in September, says weather expert
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