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Anti-conversion, love jihad bills to rock Karnataka House
The proposed bills on anti-conversion and “love jihad” are likely to rock the Winter Session of the Karnataka Assembly which got underway in Belgaum on Monday. The Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in the state has decided to table the controversial anti-conversion bill in both the Assembly and the Legislative...
Vijayan dismisses Guv’s criticism of varsity affairs
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday dismissed allegations of political interference in appointing vice chancellors to universities are baseless. The CM, while speaking at a press conference held at Kannur, said he was clarifying the government position in view of the things said by the Governor in public....
Nagaland firing victims’ families refuse compensation
Guwahati: A week after the tragic death of 14 young people in Nagaland’s Mon District during a botched operation by the special forces of the Army, the family members of the victims, and the villagers, have decided not to receive any government compensation until the Army personnel involved in...
India country of Hindus, not ‘Hindutvavadis’, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said India is a country of Hindus and not Hindutvavadis, who want to be in power in any condition. In an attack against the Centre, he said there is inflation in the country and there is suffering, then this has been done by...
Karnataka right-wing groups set Christian books on fire
Bengaluru: Members of right-wing groups have set fire to Christian religious books in Kolar in Karnataka, alleging conversions by the church in the latest communal attack against Christians in Karnataka. No arrest has been made in the case. The police said the Christian community was warned against distributing...
AAP, SP, BSP presence adds fizz to U’khand poll
Uttarakhand is likely to see an interesting contest between the BJP and the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections – scheduled to be held in early 2022. This time, the Delhi ruling AAP will also be contesting the state elections, however it is expected that the key contest will...
Ex-CJI Gogoi criticised for ‘insult to parliament’
News Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday called out former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s explanation about his low attendance in the Rajya Sabha. Ramesh said that Justice Gogoi’s remarks in an interview to NDTV in which he said he will attend the Upper House “when he feels...
Armed man chases away Karnataka church priest
Bengaluru: A man armed with a machete barged into a church in Karnataka’s Belagavi yesterday afternoon and chased the priest in charge. CCTV footage of the incident shows the man, machete in hand, following Father Francis D’souza, in-charge of the church. On spotting him, the priest is seen...
Nagaland protest targets Amit Shah
Kohima: Protesters in Nagaland’s Mon district burned the effigy of the Home Minister Amit Shah to underline the extent of their anger in the botched army operation that led to the death of six civilians. – The protesters – who included residents from the village of Oting, the home...
Khattar says no more public namaz
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said “namaz in open spaces will not be tolerated”, while announcing temporary suspension on public prayer services amid protests. CM Khattar told the media said all previous sanctions given for public prayers stood nullified and the state government will now work...
Farmers stage victory march to mark end of stir
Chandigarh: Farmers camping at Delhi’s Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders will take out a victory march today as they return to their villages in Punjab and Haryana after a 15-month agitation that forced the centre to withdraw three contentious farm laws. Farmers are now dismantling their makeshift accommodations...
TMC’s Mahua Moitra declines comment on Mamata reprimand
After a video of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reprimanding TMC MP Mahua Moitra at an internal party meeting went viral, the MP has refused to comment over the issue instead wanting to focus on her work in Goa with Mamata expected to visit the state. Sources...
Tejashwi’s uncle slams marriage with Christian friend
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s maternal uncle Sadhu Yadav on Friday went all out at his nephew over his inter-community marriage to former schoolmate Rachel Godinho. Sadhu Yadav, the former Gopalganj MP, did not pull his punches in his attack on Tejashwi. “He has demeaned the image of Lalu Prasad’s...
Amid Omicron alarm, Mumbai bans large gatherings for 2 days
Mumbai: On a day when the city reported three new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant that took Maharashtra’s tally to 17 and India’s to 32, the police in Mumbai ordered a two-day ban on large gatherings. The restrictions were imposed within the commissionerate limits of Mumbai, prohibiting rallies...
BJP tries to balance caste equations in MP
Continuing with its aggressive cause to woo tribals through different schemes along with the promise of 27 per cent reservation for other backward castes, the BJP in Madhya Pradesh recently observed Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s death anniversary and slammed the Congress for ignoring his contributions. This is widely being seen...
Yogi says BJP will cross 350 seats
The BJP will win more than 350 seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told News18.com in an interview, adding that he sees no one as a challenge since the work done by his government for the state and for the people gives him confidence....
Farmers sow seeds of change in Punjab’s poll landscape
The ‘ghar wapsi’ of thousands of farmers from Delhi borders after ending their agitation for over a year, could also have an impact on the 2022 Punjab assembly elections. Though the farm leaders have all along maintained that their campaign was purely apolitical, there is no denying the fact...
Cops avert attack on Haryana church
Chandigarh: Members of several right-wing organisations tried to force their way into a church in Haryana’s Rohtak today, and were finally stopped by the police. The crowd alleged that the church was carrying out religious conversion. The BJP-ruled state is planning an anti-conversion law on the lines of the...
