Friday, April 19, 2024

South India

Hyderabad: BJP candidate ‘shooting arrow’ at Masjid stirs controversy

A video of Madhavi Latha, the BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, surfaced on the internet, in which she was seen miming as shooting an arrow at a Masjid during a rally.

Lakshadweep: Resentment against administrator to reflect in vote

For the people of Lakshadweep, this Lok Sabha election is the most crucial in their history. They are...

Unauthorised cash seized from BJP functionary near Coimbatore, suspected to be for voters

On Wednesday, an election flying squad team seized ₹81,000 in unauthorised cash and a voter list from a local BJP functionary in Pooluvapatti village in the Coimbatore district.

Daughter of jailed PFI former chairman OMA Salam dies in accident in Kerala

Fathima Thazkiya, the 24-year-old daughter of jailed Muslim leader and former chairman of the Popular Front of India (PFI), OMA Salam, tragically died in an accident early Thursday morning in Kerala’s Wayanad district.

Hindu mob vandalises Catholic school in Telangana, FIR filed against school, no cases against mob

The saffron mob vandalised St. Mother Teresa English Medium School in Kannepally village, breaking glass windows and flower pots and pelting stones on the statue of St. Mother Teresa at the main gates.

“Revenge for protesting hijab ban”: SDPI leader’s hotel demolished by Karnataka authorities

Two hotels in Udupi, Zaithoon and Zara owned by the Social Democratic Party of India President and his brother were demolished by the Udupi Municipality Council early this morning, citing the absence of licence.

Ex ABVP national president arrested for harassing 60-year-old woman in Chennai

Former Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) national president Dr Subbiah Shanmugam has been arrested by the Chennai police for harassing a 60-year-old woman neighbour by urinating near the entrance of her home and throwing rubbish outside her house.
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Karnataka HC’s verdict on hijab ban violates religious freedom: US panel

Karnataka High Court’s verdict upholding the ban on wearing hijab in state’s educational institutions was a violation of religious freedom, said the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Kerala: 4 migrant workers dead after landslip near Kochi

Four migrant workers have died and one is buried under the red earth after a major landslip was reported at a construction site near Kochi in Kerala on Friday.
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Karnataka Hindutva men assault Christian youth, police arrest survivor not attackers

A group of Hindutva activists belonging to Bajrang Dal assaulted a Christian youth for distributing booklets related to Christianity in a college campus in Karnataka's Hassan on Thursday.

Bengaluru: Sacked ITI workers protest for more than 100 days

Around 80 workers of the Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) have been protesting for nearly 107 days now, against their termination in 's Doorvani Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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Malayalam films have to form sexual Harassment panel: Kerala HC orders in WCC’s plea

The Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that film production houses have the responsibility to form an Internal Complaints Committee

Graffiti surfaces saying ‘Hijab is our dignity,’ Karnataka police registers 4 cases

A day after the Karnataka High Court upholding hijab ban in educational institutions, graffiti saying "Hijab is our Dignity" surfaced in a few government educational institutions and public walls in Hospet.
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Kerala: Congress’s woman student leader beaten up by SFI male activists, video goes viral

KSU President Safna Yakub was thrashed by SFI male members, a viral video showed.

Hijab ban: “After Holi,” says SC to students’ urgent plea

Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain urgent listing of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict enabling hijab ban. Although students submitted exam schedules to prove the urgency,...
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Muslim groups declare Karnataka bandh on 17 March against hijab ban, HC verdict

Muslim groups in Karnataka on Wednesday announced a state bandh on Thursday, 17 March to protest the Karnataka High Court verdict which upheld the hijab ban in the educational institutions in the state.

No doubt, hijab an essential part of our religion : Muslim girls fighting hijab ban

Six Muslim students of Udupi government college who were fighting against hijab ban in educational institutions in Karnataka said their legal fight will continue.
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