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India falls behind Pak, Nepal to 107 in global hunger index
India has slipped to the 107th position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 of 121 countries, from its 2021 position of 101st and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Seventeen countries, including China, Turkey, and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less than...
Muslim man arrested under Karnataka anti-conversion law
A Muslim man has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody under the recently promulgated Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, for ‘converting a woman under the pretext of marrying her.’ According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bengaluru North Division, Vinayak Patil, the case...
Centre to set up database of all citizens for national registry
In what is being seen as the first step towards a nationwide National Register of Citizens, the Union Home Ministry plans to set up a national database of all Indian citizens, registering the births and deaths of all citizens at the national level, a cabinet note and a bill...
Rahul Gandhi climbs Karnataka water tower during yatra
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi hit a literal ‘high point’ on his Bharat Jodo yatra today. In a video tweeted by the party, the 52-year-old was seen climbing a water tank in Karnataka’s Chitradurga, from where he waved the national flag. State party chief DK Shivakumar kept him company. So did...
Mob attacks Gurugram mosque, threatens to expel worshippers
A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque in a village in Gurugram, assaulting people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village. Police have registered an FIR in the incident that happened in Bhora Kalan village Wednesday night, but no arrests were...
India-UK trade deal on verge of collapse over visa comments
The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) is reportedly on the “verge of collapse” after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over visa overstayers from the country, a UK media report claimed on Wednesday. ‘The Times’ quoted government sources to...
India abstains from UN vote against Russia’s ‘annexation’
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the Russian annexation of the four Ukrainian regions. A total of 143 members voted in favour of the resolution while five voted against it. As many as 35 abstained from the resolution, including India. The resolution comes...
Modi says new India reviving tradition of science with faith
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Ujjain has led India’s prosperity and knowledge for thousands of years and the new India is moving forward by reviving the tradition of science and research along with faith. Speaking at a public function after performing puja at the Mahakaleshwar temple and...
TMC claims Ganguly denied 2nd term for failure to join BJP
Amid reports that Roger Binny is likely to replace Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI President, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of “trying to humiliate” the former Indian skipper as it failed to induct him into the party. The BJP had tried to spread a...
Shinde faction gets ‘two swords and shield’ as symbol
The Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has received the ‘Two swords and shield’ as symbol for the upcoming by-election in Andheri (East), the Election Commission said today. The Commission has already allotted the name “Balasahebanchi ShivSena” for his group. In its letter, the Commission...
Modi blames Jawaharlal Nehru for Kashmir imbroglio
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel resolved issues of merger of other princely states, but “one person” could not resolve the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a veiled attack on India’s first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Anand district ahead of the state...
Kejriwal claims many Gujarat BJP leaders ‘secretly’ support him
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that many leaders and workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat secretly support his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and want to see the defeat of their own party in the upcoming Assembly elections. Targeting the BJP over the...
Tharoor says not allergic to Ambanis and Adanis
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday echoed what his party colleague and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on industrialist Gautam Adani’s announcement to invest Rs 65,000 crore in the northern state over the next five years. Gehlot had welcomed Adani at the Invest Rajasthan Summit earlier this week, where...
Uddhav faction asks for name with Thackeray for party
The Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena has given a list of three names and symbols for the upcoming bye-election in Mumbai’s Andheri East, sources in the Election Commission said. ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb Thackeray’ is the first choice for the name and ‘Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ is the...
Musk ‘formula’ to resolve China-Taiwan tensions, Ukraine war
Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing. “My recommendation . . . would be to...
Mob performs puja at Karnataka heritage madrasa on Dussehra
A mob participating in a procession for Dussehra allegedly broke into a heritage madrasa in Bidar district of Karnataka. They shouted slogans and even performed a puja in a corner of the building. A police case has been registered against nine people, but no arrest has been made yet....
ED raids across Delhi, Punjab, Hyderabad in liquor policy case
The Enforcement Directorate today launched fresh raids at about 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab and Hyderabad, deepening its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy. The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor companies, distributors and supply chain networks in these...
RSS chief: Hindu Rashtra concept getting more acceptance
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said scare-mongering was being done by some that there was a danger to minorities, but asserted that this is neither the nature of the Sangh nor of Hindus. “The Sangh resolves to stand on the side of brotherhood, amity and peace,”...
