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MUDA scam: ED issues notice to CM's wife and Minister Byrathi Suresh

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife B.M. Parvathi, the second accused in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam, sources said on Monday

Jan 27, 2025

Supreme Court to consider admission of Rohingya refugee children in MCD schools

The Supreme Court has taken a significant step towards addressing the educational rights of Rohingya refugee children. The bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh, is hearing a special leave petition against the Delhi High Court's refusal to direct the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to admit Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar into local schools.

Jan 27, 2025

Yogi govt to set up luxury tent city for Mahakumbh 2025 in UP

Maha Kumbh 2025: Free eye checkups, treatment for pilgrims in Prayagraj

In a remarkable initiative for the devotees attending the grand Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, a special camp named 'Netra Mahakumbh' has been set up to provide free eye checkups, spectacles, and medicines.

Jan 27, 2025

RG Kar tragedy: CBI to interrogate videographer recording autopsy of victim

RG Kar verdict: Calcutta HC to hear pleas by CBI, Bengal govt today

Two parallel and crucial hearings are scheduled at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, on similar pleas filed by two different parties challenging the order by the special court in Kolkata last week sentencing civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Jan 27, 2025

Ambedkar statue vandalism: Dalit outfits call for Amritsar shutdown

Ambedkar statue vandalism in Amritsar: Dalit outfits call for bandh

Members of Dalit bodies have given a call for Amritsar shutdown on Monday to protest the vandalising of the iconic statue of B.R. Ambedkar on Heritage Street near the Golden Temple complex on the evening of Republic Day.

Jan 27, 2025

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami

Uttarakhand to implement Uniform Civil Code today

Uttarakhand is set to create history on Monday as it becomes the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).

Jan 27, 2025

Padma Shri awarded to Accel's founding partner Prashanth Prakash

Prashanth Prakash, a founding partner of a US-based venture capital firm, has been awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award. Upon receiving the award, Prakash said, "I am honoured to have been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.".

Jan 27, 2025

Deputy Chief Minister's outreach to Aga Mehdi signals reconciliation efforts

As the Budgam assembly by-elections draw near, the ruling National Conference has initiated steps to address internal discord. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and advisor Nasir Aslam Wani met with Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi to discuss pressing political and developmental issues.

Jan 26, 2025

'Duty of all to respect, protect Constitution', Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka greet nation on R-Day

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day and said it is the duty of all to respect and protect the Constitution as it guarantees justice, freedom, equality and human dignity to every citizen.

Jan 26, 2025