Politics

K'taka to decide on allowing Class 10 girls to wear hijab for exams; convey decision to SC

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated on Wednesday that the government will hold a meeting to decide whether to allow Class 10 students in the state to wear the hijab while attending exams and will convey its stance to the Supreme Court.

Feb 5, 2025

President Murmu, LG cast votes as capital goes to Assembly elections

President Droupadi Murmu cast her vote for the Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday, exercising her franchise at Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya, President's Estate, amid tight security arrangements.

Feb 5, 2025

Delhi records 8.10 pc voter turnout by 9:30 am amid tight security

Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 8.10 per cent as of 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday as polling continues across all 70 Assembly constituencies.

Feb 5, 2025

Erode East bypoll begins amid tight security with 3,000 cops on duty

Polling for the Erode East bye-election commenced at 7 am today, with Erode District Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara among the first to cast his vote.

Feb 5, 2025

Delhi decides today: Jaishankar, Rahul, Dikshit, Sachdeva exercise their franchise

Voting for the 70 Assembly constituencies in Delhi is underway, with several prominent leaders casting their ballots early on Wednesday morning.

Feb 5, 2025

PM Modi to visit Prayagraj today; local residents express elation, excitement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Wednesday to take a holy dip in the Sangam at the Mahakumbh Mela. The PM had visited earlier as well to review the preparations for the grand event.

Feb 5, 2025

UP: Voting for Milkipur bypoll in Ayodhya district begins today

Voting for the Milkipur bye-election in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday at 7 am. A total of 3,70,829 voters will cast their ballots to decide the fate of 10 candidates vying for the seat.

Feb 5, 2025

Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza strip

US President Donald Trump proposed a plan to resolve the decades-long West Asia crisis that involved the US taking over the Gaza Strip and the Palestinians who currently live here or are displaced moving to shelters in adjoining countries of Egypt and Jordan.

Feb 5, 2025

Delhi Govt declares public holiday for Assembly elections, metro services adjusted

In a move to facilitate the smooth conduct of the Delhi Assembly elections on Wednesday, the Delhi government has declared a public holiday. The holiday applies to all government and private sector offices across the national Capital.

Feb 5, 2025

Delhi polls: PM Modi urges voters 'first vote, then refreshment'

As Delhi goes to the polls for the Assembly elections on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the city's voters to actively participate in the democratic process and said 'first vote, then refreshment'.

Feb 5, 2025

'Not a big Incident, we had nice bath': Hema Malini's insensitive remark on Maha Kumbh stampede irks netizens

BJP MP Hema Malini on Tuesday downplayed the Mahakumbh stampede, saying it wasn't a very big incident. She further said that the Uttar Pradesh government has been managing the grand gathering efficiently.

Feb 4, 2025

IT Ministry's new AI initiative to combat misinformation in live broadcasting

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MEITy) on Tuesday launched the TruthTell Hackathon, an initiative to create AI-powered solutions for detecting and verifying misinformation in live broadcasts.

Feb 4, 2025

Tax reforms are key feature of Budget 2025-26: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Tax reforms are a key feature of the Union Budget, as it has an impact on what the rest of the economy does and for the first time have been included in Part-A of the budget, Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Tuesday.

Feb 4, 2025

Owaisi's statements on Waqf not based on facts but on an agenda to stir tension: JPC Chief

The debate over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill heated up on Tuesday as Jagdambika Pal, Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), fired back at AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi over his remarks. The AIMIM chief had criticised the bill, warning that it could lead to social instability.

Feb 4, 2025

K'taka Health Minister urges use of EVs to prevent Delhi-NCR like pollution in B'luru

Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday appealed to his counterpart, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, to purchase only electric vehicles (EVs) to prevent Bengaluru from experiencing pollution levels similar to those in some major cities in North India.

Feb 4, 2025