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Teaching 'Bhagavad Gita' in K'taka schools is a premature move: Education expert, others

Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy asked the ruling BJP whether teachings of Bhagavad Gita will fill empty stomachs while education expert Niranjan Aradhya says it's a premature move

Sep 21, 2022

K'taka: Three suspects, including a qualified engineer, with links to ISIS terrorists arrested

Police said the accused had made plans to carry out a series of terror attacks across the state. Parents of two suspects have claimed that their sons are innocent

Sep 21, 2022

Twitter breaks all records with over 30 mn tweets on passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Twitter on Tuesday said that the platform saw a record number of tweets and conversations after the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 at the age of 96.

Sep 20, 2022

Gandhi's favourite bhajan triggers intense debate in J&K; Mufti gives Hindutva spin [details]

Mehbooba Mufti claims that students are forced to sing bhajan "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" in J&K school; terms it part of imposing Hindutva agenda in UT.

Sep 20, 2022

SIA raids offices of 'Falah-e-Aam' trust in J&K's Baramulla, Srinagar [details]

SIA sources said the raids were being carried out at the offices of the Jamaat-e-Islami run 'Falah-e-Aam' trust in Baramulla and Srinagar districts in connection with a terror funding case.

Sep 20, 2022

Pakistan desperate to destabilise peace in J&K; trying to push trained terrorists across border [details]

Jammu and Kashmir Police DGP revealed that launching pads and training camps of terrorists are operational on the other side of the border to push highly trained terrorists.

Sep 20, 2022

K'taka hijab row: Definition of dignity has changed, observes SC; It's not about uniform, say appellants

Advocate Dave said that the girls wearing hijab to school did not violate anybody's peace and security, while the defence counsel argued that not only hijab but even saffron shawls were prohibited.

Sep 20, 2022

Reinstated IAS officer Shah Faesal withdraws petition challenging abrogation of Article 370 from SC [details]

After the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Shah Faesal along with activist Shehla Rashid as leaders of the Jammu-Kashmir Peoples' Movement had challenged the Centre's move in Apex Court.

Sep 20, 2022

Naya Kashmir: J&K gets its first multiplex; entertainment returns to valley after 32 years [details]

Mentioning the people of Kashmir Valley were denied entertainment for three decades, the Lieutenant Governor announced that every district of the Union Territory to have 100-seater cinema halls.

Sep 20, 2022

Raichur Medical College: Altered photo in social media post leads to gang war between two groups

When two students altered a screenshot of Rohith's mobile status replacing his mother's image and added love symbols and made it viral in the campus, violence broke out between the two groups of para-medical students

Sep 20, 2022

Now, ex-MLAs of Rajasthan can also travel abroad on govt expenses

Now former MLAs of Rajasthan may also be able to travel abroad on the government expenses. A Bill regarding this is likely to get the nod in the ongoing Assembly.

Sep 20, 2022

Four dead as boundary wall collapses in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh

As many as four people were killed after a boundary wall collapsed here in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Sep 20, 2022

Mumbai airport handles 1,30,374 passengers, highest single-day figure since Covid-19 pandemic

Breaking its own single-day record, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), one of the world's busiest single runway airports, handled the movement of 1,30,374 passengers on September 17, the highest since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sep 20, 2022

Massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico, 1 dead

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake jolted west-central Mexico on a day when the country marked the anniversary of two major temblors that struck in 1985 and 2017.

Sep 20, 2022

Telangana gears up for state festival Bathukamma Sept 25 to Oct 3

Arrangements are in full swing for the Bathukamma festival, which is set to be celebrated in a grand manner across Telangana from September 25 to October 3.

Sep 20, 2022