The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to issue blanket orders restraining the police from registering cases against persons posting abusive content on social media platforms, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist on Wednesday. The judges observed that it was unfortunate that even the judiciary was not spared in … Read more
Members of the SEWA-Union taking out a march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate on Friday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association Union (SEWA-Union) took out a protest march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate demanding the immediate arrest of a man who was booked on charge of raping a 22-year-old Dalit … Read more
Bollywood actor Salman Khan. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Mumbai traffic police have received an apology from a mobile phone number that was earlier used to send a threat message demanding ₹5 crore from Bollywood actor Salman Khan, officials said on Tuesday. Also Read: Salman Khan house firing: Accused intended to kill the actor, … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 26, 2024) dismissed a plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking a review of the court’s verdict which contained certain observations against the State while quashing the remission granted to 11 men … Read more
The Communist Party of India (CPI) wrote to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urging him to take immediate measures and allocate funds for the repairs of the Rajolibanda diversion scheme and Guru Raghavendra Lift Irrigation Scheme in Kurnool district. In a letter on Sunday, CPI State secretary K. Ramakrishna said that Mantralyam, Emmiganuru, and Kodumur constituencies … Read more
Senior leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and former ministers T. Harish Rao and S. Niranjan Reddy have condemned the arrest of farmers at Talamadugu in Adilabad district for staging a protest against not receiving the benefit under the Crop Loan Waiver 2024 and criticised the Telangana government for its undemocratic attitude. In separate … Read more
Erratic water supply has forced the residents of Pulikuttai village to fetch water from Tirupattur and Jolarpet towns. They staged a protest on Tirupattur-Salem Main Road on Saturday demanding the resumption of regular water supply. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Irked over erratic water supply, residents (mostly women) of Pulikuttai village on Saturday staged a … Read more
Minister V. Abdurahiman says the number of coaches in the second Vande Bharat train plying through Kerala will be increased to 16. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The Kerala government will submit a calendar this month (July) to the Railways for allocation of special trains to Kerala from major cities during festival seasons, Minister for Sports … Read more
Minister and Congress leader Lakshmi Hebbalkar speaking at a party campaign meeting in Hooli village of Belagavi district on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT They are going around asking votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Why is that? Why can they not seek votes for themselves? asked Minister and Congress leader … Read more
Police escort former minister and BJP MLA Suresh Kumar, and chase away job aspirants protesting outside Udyog Soudha, KPSC’s head office near Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, on January 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Former Minister and BJP MLA Suresh Kumar sat on a dharna (protest) in front of the Karnataka Public Service … Read more