Bengaluru has emerged as the biggest flashpoint in Karnataka's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with nearly half of the city's voters being flagged under the ASDDO (Absent, Shifted, Duplicate, Dead and Others) category during the ongoing house-to-house verification exercise.
A political and religious controversy has erupted in West Bengal after several Muslim leaders alleged that police were pressuring mosques across the state to remove loudspeakers used for the azan, or Islamic call to prayer, in the name of enforcing noise pollution norms.
Aban Ahmed, the youngest son of late gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, was killed in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on Thursday after the SUV he was travelling in crashed into a highway divider.
In remarks that are likely to resonate amid recent student-led protests, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday strongly defended India's younger generation, saying Gen Z protesters should not be branded as anti-national and that their concerns must be addressed through dialogue.
The protest landscape around competitive examinations has taken two distinctly different forms in recent weeks, with student demonstrations in Jharkhand’s Ranchi emerging on a markedly different footing from the agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court after being convicted in the 2013 rape case, according to media reports.
Ranchi/IBNS: Amid simmering protests over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, agitating students have now demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, mounting pressure on the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress government, according to media reports.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal-based advocate Rinki Chatterjee Singh has sought registration of a Zero FIR against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and other organisers over the alleged presence of a 12-year-old child at the organisation’s July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case filed by a junior colleague, overturning his earlier acquittal by a Sessions court, according to media reports.
Nearly five minutes of severe turbulence left 17 people injured on board an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Wednesday, adding that investigators are analysing the aircraft's flight recorders to determine what caused the incident.
Kolkata/IBNS: The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal is stepping up efforts to improve women's safety on public transport by installing CCTV cameras in state-run buses.
Seven years after the abrogation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir’s public narrative is increasingly being shaped by a different set of markers: railways, tunnels, highways, airports, tourism, investment, hydropower, agriculture and jobs.
Chennai/IBNS: The first revised Budget presented by the Tamil Nadu government under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay places a strong emphasis on youth empowerment, reflecting a strategy that is widely seen as aligning with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) growing support among young voters, according to media reports.
"BJP is itself the reason behind its defeat. It's no longer the party of Atal-Advani-Murli Manohar Joshi. Now they are arrogant and dictatorial, and as a result its core voters are shifting away," says a voter in Bihar, summing up the sentiment after Prashant Kishor's historic victory in Bankipur.
The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the large number of uninsured vehicles on Indian roads and asked the Centre to launch a pilot project based on a “no insurance, no fuel” policy.
An India-flagged cargo vessel sank in the Red Sea off Yemen's western coast after it was struck by an explosives-laden boat, with all 14 crew members, including 13 Indian sailors, rescued in a joint operation by Yemeni forces.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a series of directions aimed at strengthening India's response to the rising menace of "digital arrest" scams, directing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to frame a standard operating procedure (SOP) for banks within four weeks and asking the Centre to examine a victim compensation framework.
Former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was released from police custody on Tuesday, hours after being detained from his Chennai residence over his controversial remarks during a public meeting in Thanjavur on the Cauvery water dispute.
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday led a march towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, protesting against the use of E20 petrol, which has become the centre of a nationwide controversy, according to media reports.
At least 12 passengers were injured after an Air India flight travelling from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi encountered severe turbulence on Tuesday, according to reports.
Chennai/IBNS: A major political showdown erupted in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday after Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested over his controversial remarks allegedly directed at actor Trisha Krishnan during a public rally, according to media reports.
Chennai/IBNS: The DMK has accused the Vijay-led government of resorting to "oppressive tactics" after Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested over his controversial remarks allegedly directed at actor Trisha Krishnan.
Chennai/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday morning, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested over his controversial remarks allegedly directed at actor Trisha Krishnan, according to media reports.
Faridabad/IBNS: In a horrific incident, a 29-year-old teacher was allegedly stabbed 34 times in about 30 seconds by a masked man at a private school in Haryana's Faridabad, media reports said.
The Supreme Court has called for greater sensitivity in judicial writing in sexual offence cases, releasing a report that urges judges to abandon patriarchal and victim-blaming language in favour of survivor-centric, legally precise terminology.
Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has landed in a fresh controversy after making a remark in response to chants of "Trisha" during a public meeting, triggering outrage from the ruling TVK and the BJP.
Facebook parent Meta has come under sharp criticism from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology after the temporary removal of a video featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with panel chairman Nishikant Dubey saying the company's apology is insufficient unless accountability is fixed and legal action follows.
Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saidov Bakhtiyor Odilovich, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday, during which the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the India-Uzbekistan strategic partnership.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor made a remarkable electoral debut on Monday, defeating the BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha to win the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar.
Patna/IBNS: Former political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) chief Prashant Kishor is on course to script history in Bihar's Bankipur Assembly by-election, extending his lead to over 11,000 votes in a constituency long considered a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion.
