In just over a decade, the Karnataka government has formed five committees to recommend measures to tighten security at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison — four under the Congress regime and one under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regime. The latest was formed on Monday (November 10, 2025) led by R. Hitendra, Additional Director General … Read more
Maharashtra government on Thursday (November 6, 2025) ordered a high level inquiry, suspended two persons and registered a police complaint related to an alleged ₹300 crore land deal controversy allegedly involving Parth Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son. Opposition parties have sought a judicial probe. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry into … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: A church-run school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education in Kerala’s Ernakulam district hit the headlines after the parents of a Class 8 student alleged that the management refused to permit her attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf). … Read more
The hospital waiting list in England has risen for the third month in a row with experts warning the government’s key NHS priority – tackling the backlog – is at risk. At the end of August the waiting list for routine treatments hit 7.41 million – in May it was 7.36 million. The proportion waiting … Read more
Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (August 26, 2025) offered a grieving death row convict the facility to virtually participate in the 13th day rituals and prayers for his departed mother, rather than allow him to make the journey from a Surat jail to the “Naxalite” … Read more
M.V. Govindan, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala State general secretary | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU In the wake of a leaked letter purportedly addressed to its Polit Bureau, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] in Kerala seemed poised to politically counter the Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “campaign”, accusing top party leaders and their … Read more
Union Minister Suresh Gopi garlands a statue of Sakthan Thampuran in Thirssur on August 17, 2025. Picture: X/@TheSureshGopi Union Minister and Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi on Sunday (August 17, 2025) said that it was the Election Commission of India (ECI), not him, that must respond to allegations of voter list manipulation in the 2024 Lok … Read more
A rape crisis charity at the heart of a row over whether trans women can attend support sessions for women has announced it is launching a new service for women which will exclude transgender participants. In 2022 a woman known as “Sarah” told BBC News she was suing Brighton-based Survivors’ Network because she felt uncomfortable … Read more
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil at a meeting of Kannada organisations in Belagavi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT HUBBALLI Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil has said that there was no reason for Kannadigas to be concerned over cases pertaining to the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row before the Supreme Court, as … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut presents his book ‘Paradise in Hell’ to NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar and extends a formal invitation to the book launch ceremony, in Mumbai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s controversial and as yet unreleased book Narkatala Swarg (Heaven in Hell) has made several claims … Read more