Politics intensifies on self-immolation of sadhu in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS) Politics has intensified in Rajasthan after the self-immolation bid by a saint in Bharatpur district.

The sadhu set himself on fire on Wednesday to protest against illegal mining in the Pasopa village of Rajasthan's Bharatpur…

Delhi HC to hear all pleas on Agnipath scheme on August 25

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court will hear on August 25 all the pleas challenging the Centre's newly-launched Agnipath recruitment scheme.

A division bench presided over by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium…

Muslim educational institutions in K'taka to establish colleges allowing hijab

Bengaluru (IANS) As many as 13 Muslim educational institutions have sought Karnataka government's permission to set up Pre-University Colleges in Dakshina Kannada which would enable Muslim girl students to wear hijab inside classrooms.

According…

6 die in Bengal's Howrah after consuming spurious liquor

Kolkata (IANS) Six persons died on Wednesday morning at Ghusuri in Howrah district of West Bengal after consuming spurious liquor at an illegal hooch-joint.

Twenty other people have been admitted at a local hospital with many of them in critical…

SC protects Nupur Sharma from arrest from FIRs over her remarks on Prophet

New Delhi (IANS) A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, which slammed suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate on July 1, on Tuesday said it never wanted her to go to every court and said no…

DSP crushed to death by mining mafia in Haryana's Nuh

Nuh (Haryana) (IANS) A DSP rank police official was crushed to death by the mining mafia in Nuh district of the state on Tuesday.

According to sources, DSP Surender Singh Bishnoi of the Haryana Police had gone out on a raid after receiving…

Ayodhya seer tries to 'purify' Lulu mall, detained

Lucknow (IANS) The controversy over the issue of offering namaz in Lulu Mall in Lucknow refuses to die down.

Mahant Paramhans Das of Ayodhya was taken into custody on Tuesday when he reached the Lulu Mall carrying water to purify the Mall.

Delhi: Fire at building in New Ashok Nagar; 12 rescued

New Delhi (IANS) A fire broke out at a four-storey building here in the New Ashok Nagar area on Tuesday afternoon, a Fire Department official said, adding 12 people have been rescued.

The official said a call about the fire incident was received…

K'taka Congress lodges complaint against Draupadi Murmu with EC

Bengaluru (IANS) The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee lodged a complaint against the NDA's Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu and others with the Election Commission in Bengaluru on Tuesday for violation of the provisions of law in the…

'Let us have a considered view of HC', SC sends plea challenging Agnipath scheme to Delhi HC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred all the writ petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for the armed forces before it to the Delhi High Court, where a similar challenge against the scheme is already pending.

A bench…