Thursday, May 2, 2024

South India

NDA candidate Prajwal Revanna, father booked in sexual harassment case

Janata Dal (S) leader and former Minister HD Revanna and his son and Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna were booked for sexual harassment and criminal intimidation by the Holenarsipur...

Almost half of Bengaluru’s electorate skips Lok Sabha elections

Bengaluru's ongoing apathy towards voting remains unchanged. Despite extensive efforts by the Election Commission, nearly half of the voters in India's Silicon Valley abstained from casting their ballots on Friday.

Karnataka: FIRs against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, CT Ravi for ‘communally polarising’ voters on social media

Karnataka’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Friday notified that separate cases have been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tejasvi Surya and CT Ravi for their hate-inducing social media posts aimed at polarising voters. The cases come as 14 constituencies in the state went to poll today.

Lok Sabha elections: 7 collapse and die amidst intense heat in Kerala

At least seven persons collapsed and died in different parts of Kerala after voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 started on Friday.

Hyderabad University fines students Rs 1,000 each for conducting “UoH for Palestine” protest

At least six students were fined Rs 1,000 each and were warned to be cautious by the University of Hyderabad for conducting a Palestine solidarity march inside the campus on 27 October last year.

Congress is sure to win minimum of 20 seats in Karnataka in 2024: CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that the Congress was bound to win a minimum of 20 of the total 28 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka.

Five Muslim men arrested in Bengaluru, CCB says arrest over ‘plotting terror attack’

Five Muslim men were arrested in Bengaluru on Wednesday by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) for allegedly planning a terror attack in the Karnataka capital.
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Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy passes away

Former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Oommen Chandy passed away after a prolonged illness on Tuesday morning. He was 79 and had been under treatment for throat...

Want to free people of India from politics of hate, says Mallikarjun Kharge on Day 1 of Oppn meet

The first day of the second leg of the Opposition meeting concluded in Bengaluru on Monday, 17 July, where 26 parties were in attendance.
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Kerala: Class 10 Dalit student dies by suicide over casteism from teacher; family alleges police inaction over her complaint

Athira, a class 10 student of Nemam Victory Girls Higher Secondary in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram has tragically died by suicide after caste discrimination at her school.

Opposition’s dinner meeting begins in Bengaluru

The Opposition’s dinner meeting has kicked off in Bengaluru, with leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav, MK Stalin, Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, Bhagwant Mann and Mamata Banerjee.
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Rules don’t prohibit practising religion, says BMTC after bus conductor forced to remove skullcap by passenger

After a video of a female passenger asking a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus conductor to remove his skull cap has gone viral, BMTC stated that there was no specific regulation in place to restrict bus conductors, drivers, or any other employees of the BMTC from expressing and practising their religious beliefs while fulfilling their duties at work.

Bus conductor forced to remove skullcap in Bengaluru draws flak

A video of a female passenger asking a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus conductor to remove his skull cap has gone viral, drawing flak from a section of...
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“10 MLA seats, excluding old Hyderabad…”: Telangana Muslim groups present 22 demands to political parties ahead of polls

The Telangana Muslim Organisations Joint Action Committee (JAC) has issued a comprehensive Muslim declaration, outlining 22 demands that political parties must pledge to fulfill in order to secure the support of the Muslim community.

Bengaluru: Ex-employee barges into tech firm, kills CEO, MD

The Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Aeronics Internet Company in Bengaluru were killed by a former employee who barged into their office and attacked them with a sword.
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Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMPLB leaders meet CM KCR, ask his support in opposing UCC

All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board delegation led by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi met Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao, asked him to extend his support in opposing the Uniform Civil Code, proposed by the Narendra Modi government.

Kerala: Mosque panel’s ban on youth from public meeting expose casteism

A Muslim youth belonging to the Ossan community, a marginalised group among Muslims, was subjected to discrimination by the ruling council of the historical Puthoorppally Mosque, Changanassery, Kerala's Kottayam...
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