From Navtej Johar on, there has been acceptance of same-sex relationships: SC on same-sex marriages

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that from the Navtej Johar judgment, which decriminalised consensual gay sex, till now, there has been an acceptance of same sex relationships and its playing a dialogical role, while adding that…

Jaishankar asks Siddaramaiah not to politicise issue of K'taka tribals' evacuation from Sudan

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed displeasure at Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, asking him not to politicise the incident of evacuation of 31 tribals from the state, who…

Banned pesticides found in several parts of TN, govt to take action

Chennai (IANS) After complaints of banned pesticides available in some districts, the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department has formed special squads to conduct surprise checks.

The state agriculture department had issued a circular of December…

Sharad Pawar junks Ajit Pawar's 'political earthquake' rumours

Mumbai (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday rubbished all speculation that his nephew, Ajit Pawar would trigger a fresh 'political earthquake' by joining hands with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Woman with national flag tattoo on face denied entry into Golden Temple

Amritsar (IANS) A video has gone viral showing a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) employee stopping a woman tourist with the national flag tattoo painted on her face from entering the Golden Temple, also known as the Harmandir Sahib.

Personal animosity could be behind killing of four jawans at Bathinda station: Army

Chandigarh (IANS) The Indian Army on Monday confirmed the arrest of a gunner who confessed to stealing an INSAS rifle for allegedly killing his four colleagues owing to personal animosity at the Bathinda military station in Punjab last week.

The…

'Think, you can take court for a ride', SC penalises Mumbai Metro on tree felling in Aarey forest

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Mumbai Metro has made an attempt to overreach its jurisdiction and directed it to pay Rs 10 lakh fine within two weeks for attempting tree felling in Aarey forest, beyond permission granted.…

K'taka: BJP's Jagadish Shettar joins Cong; Kharge dubs it sign of winning 150 seats

Bengaluru (IANS) In what is being seen as a big blow to BJP's Karnataka unit ahead of Assembly elections, senior party leader and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar joined Congress on Monday, a day after he snapped ties with the saffron party.

Plea in SC seeks independent committee headed by ex-SC judge to probe Atiq, brother killing

New Delhi (IANS) A plea was moved in the Supreme Court, a day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were killed under police escort, seeking a direction for setting up of an expert committee headed by a former apex court judge…

Daily Covid cases marginally dip, active cases cross 60K

New Delhi (IANS) India saw a slight dip in the new Covid cases in the last 24 hours as 9,111 were reported against the previous day's count of 10,093, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

The active cases currently stand at 60,313.