South India
Elections 2024
Kerala: Muslim groups urge Election Commission to postpone Friday polls
Muslim groups in Kerala urged the Election Commission to postpone the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 26, which falls on Friday, a sacred day for the community.
India
“My arrest is illegal”: BRS leader K Kavitha sent to ED custody till March 23
A Delhi court on Saturday sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislator and daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, K Kavitha, to seven days Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case.
India
“CAA only serves to legitimise Islamophobia”: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin’s message on International Day to Combat Islamophobia
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin took to social media on March 15, 2024, the UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia, to urge unity in crushing 'the communal fascism of the BJP regime' and preserving India's diverse spirit.
India
Former Karnataka CM, senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa booked under POCSO for sexually harassing minor girl
Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, 81, was booked by the Sadashivanagar police late on Thursday night under a section of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old of sexual assault.
India
Telangana HC refuses to stay release of controversial ‘Razakar’ movie
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the release of the 'Razakar' movie.
India
Kerala: Eight sent to jail for 14 days over anti-CAA protests
Eight activists belonging to the Fraternity Movement were sent to 14 days of judicial custody on Tuesday, a day after they led a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Kozhikode.
India
“By betraying Muslims, Sri Lankan Tamils, BJP sowed seeds of division,” Tamil Nadu CM Stalin slams CAA
Reacting to the notification implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M K Stalin said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government's "divisive agenda has weaponised the Citizenship Act, turning it from a beacon of humanity to a tool of discrimination based on religion and race through the enactment of CAA.
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India
“CAA treats Muslims as second-class citizens,” CM Pinarayi Vijayan says CAA will not be implemented in Kerala
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday described the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as a law that creates Muslims in India as second-class citizens and affirmed that it will not be put into effect in the southern state.
Elections 2024
“BJP needs 400 seats to change constitution,” says six-time BJP MP; party distances itself following outrage
Six-time BJP MP and former Union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde said at a party rally in Siddapur in Uttara Kannada district that the BJP would need a majority of 400 seats in the Parliament to “change” the Constitution.
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India
“Asaduddin Owaisi represents 140 crore Indians, not just minorities,” says Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
Telangana chief minister and Congress leader Revanth Reddy praised AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi MP during the foundation stone laying ceremony of Old City Metro Rail Project, in Hyderabad district on Friday stating that Owaisi speaks up in Parliament for all Indians.
Elections 2024
2024 elections: Kamal Haasan’s MNM joins DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu
Kamal Haasan on Saturday announced that his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will ally with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and extend full support for the Lok Sabha elections.
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Film and TV
What is CSpace, India’s first government-backed OTT platform?
Kerala's state-owned Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) has officially launched CSpace, India's first government-backed Over-The-Top (OTT) platform on 7 March, Thursday, with its primary aim to support low-budget and independent films while addressing content selection and distribution challenges in the OTT sector.
Features
“Worse human rights violation than murder”: How an aspiring wildlife photographer was tortured to death in Kerala university
The torture to death case of JS Sidharthan, a second year student inside the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University’s men’s hostel has become a center point of news in Kerala.
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India
Verdict in Riyaz Maulavi murder case postponed to March 20
The verdict in Riyaz Maulavi murder case, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed to March 20.
Mohammad Riaz Maulavi, a native of Kotak district in Karnataka, who was...
India
Karnataka: Savitribai Phule, Periyar, and revolutionary regional writers to be reintroduced in textbooks
The chapters pertaining to the works and contributions of progressive writers and social reformers, who were earlier removed from the Karnataka state board textbooks under the BJP government, will...
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India
“We will never accept your ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata’.” DMK’s A Raja
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP A Raja has said that India is not a nation but a subcontinent.
“Here, Tamil Nadu is a country, with one language, and one culture. Malayalam...
Elections 2024
2 BRS MPs join saffron party, secure spots in BJP’s candidates list
Two sitting BRS MPs, who recently switched to the BJP due to ticket uncertainties, have now found a place in the BJP's initial list of 195 candidates announced Saturday.
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