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Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice PG Ajithkumar initiated the suo motu.

The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was up by 503.79 points or 0.87 per cent at 58312.37 at 9.30 am.

In spite of curfew orders in Shivamogga district, the NSUI members on Wednesday morning entered First Grade Degree College and PG Research Centre.

"Whether it is a bikini, a ghoonghat, a pair of jeans or a hijab, it is a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear," Gandhi tweeted.

Glenmark received manufacturing and marketing approval from India's drug regulator, Drugs Controller General of India, for Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray as part of the accelerated approval process.

Visuals on news channels showed the youth being helped up the mountain by Army personnel, who are part of the specialised teams which arrived here last night from Bengaluru, by strapping him to one of the rescuers.

The daily positivity rate in the country dropped to 4.54 per cent while the weekly positivity rate also dipped to 7.57 per cent.

Teams have been mobilised overnight and rescue operations are under progress, the Indian Army said.

Speaking to ANI, the senior inspector claimed that the accused, identified as Purushottam Singh, confessed the crime.

Owaisi was referring to the controversy that began in January this year at a government college in Karnataka's Udupi when six girls wearing headscarves were asked to leave campus.

Hyderabad: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said the unifying theme for 2022-23 financial year budget was to lay solid foundation for achieving the vision of digitally empowered India with world class infrastructure with focus on globally comparable education and health sectors in the next 25 years. “The union Budget 2022-23 is not an ‘election’ […]

New Delhi: The bodies of the seven soldiers, who went missing after their patrol along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district was hit by an avalanche, have been found, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. “Bodies of all seven individuals have been recovered from the avalanche site. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts […]

Davanagere: Amid the Karnataka High Court hearing the hijab matter, more incidents of violence were reported from an educational institute in the state on Tuesday. The police fired teargas shells and carried out a baton charge to quell the violent mob in the Harihar First Grade College campus in Davanagere district. Following the violence, the […]

Bengaluru: As protests for and against the ‘hijab’ intensified in different parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday declared a holiday to high schools and colleges in the state for the next three days. Bommai has also appealed for peace. “I appeal to all the students, teachers and management of schools and colleges […]

Hyderabad: The pandemic seems to have accelerated the pace of cyber-crimes with almost 75 per cent respondents experiencing online frauds. In addition, almost 47 per cent of respondents have experienced financial fraud, according to OLX India Safer Internet Day Survey. The survey also pointed out that among the top activity that makes respondents feel unsafe […]

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MPs on Tuesday made a demand to fill over eight lakh posts lying vacant in the Central government, saying vacancies are unjustified at a time unemployment rate is high. Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, V Vijayasai Reddy said the government sector is overflowing with vacancies at a time there […]

Lucknow: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday mounted a blistering attack on the BJP and asked it to first apologize for what happened in Hathras and Unnao and also for the Covid deaths. “We worship Ganga River but when the bodies were flowing in the river, where was Yogi ji? You came to […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Congress saying that it could never think beyond its “dynasty”, while praising NCP leader Sharad Pawar and TMC for attending the all-party meeting on Covid-19. Replying to motion of thanks on President’s address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said that during […]

New Delhi: Indian users are fuming on social media over some controversial posts targeting Kashmir by reputed multinationals. Hyundai’s Pakistan dealership came under heavy fire for sharing a post on its official social media handles, extending support to “Kashmir Solidarity Day”. Soon after, #BoycottHyundai started trending on Twitter, with Indians condemning the car giant’s controversial […]

Udupi: Amid the ongoing controversy over wearing hijab to college, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday has asked all concerned to keep the peace and let children study. While speaking to ANI, Bommai said, “All the concerned people (in the Udupi hijab row) should keep the peace and let children study. The matter will […]

Lucknow: The BJP on Tuesday promised 10-year punishment and Rs 1 lakh fine for those indulging in ‘love jihad’ if it returns to power in Uttar Pradesh. The announcement was made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the release of the election manifesto titled ‘Lok Kapyan Sankalp Patra 2022′ for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly […]

Hyderabad: The State Bank of India (SBI) has urged its customers to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with an Aadhaar card before March 31. The bank issued the advisory to customers to ensure the mandatory task is completed so that banking services are not impacted. “We advise our customers to link their PAN with […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday take up the hearing of petitions, filed by students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, demanding permission to attend classes wearing hijab. The bench headed by Justice Krishna S. Dixith is expected to give the ruling on the issue by noon. The hijab row started […]

New Delhi: India on Tuesday reported 67,597 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, a considerable decline of 19 per cent against 83,876 cases reported on the previous day. A total of 1,188 deaths were registered in 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,04,062, said the Union Health ministry on Tuesday morning. […]