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Sharon Raj murder case: Court to pronounce quantum of sentences on January 20; prosecution seeks capital punishment for the prime accused

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Sharon Raj murder case: Court to pronounce quantum of sentences on January 20; prosecution seeks capital punishment for the prime accused

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Additional District Sessions Court, Neyyattinkara, will pronounce the quantum of punishments for the convicts in the Sharon Raj murder case on Monday (January 20, 2025). Judge A.M. Basheer had, on Friday, found the prime accused, S.S. Greeshma, guilty of various offences including murder and causing harm using … Read more

New Tamil Nadu Bill seeks to protect victims of sexual crimes

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New Tamil Nadu Bill seeks to protect victims of sexual crimes

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addresses the Assembly. Photo: DIPR A Bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 1998, which was tabled in the Assembly by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday, sought to legally restrain persons accused of harassing women from contacting them. The Bill sought to incorporate Section … Read more

Speculation rife about milk price, as KMF seeks hike

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Speculation rife about milk price, as KMF seeks hike

While the Karnataka Milk Federation has been under pressure from farmers to seek price rise for sometime now, discussion to increase the price by ₹5 per litre is under way. | Photo Credit: File photo Speculation is rife over a possible rise in the price of Nandini milk marketed by Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). While the … Read more

CM seeks speedy technical and financial clearances to RRR northern sector  

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CM seeks speedy technical and financial clearances to RRR northern sector  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy meets Union Minister For Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested the Union government to expeditiously accord technical and financial sanctions for the northern part of the proposed Regional Ring Road, spanning 159 km. The … Read more

MK Stalin links Tamil Nadu rain to climate change, seeks Rs 2,000 crore from Centre

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MK Stalin links Tamil Nadu rain to climate change, seeks Rs 2,000 crore from Centre

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, during his visit to flood-affected areas in Tindivanam, Marakkanam, Vikravandi, and Villupuram, acknowledged the severe impact of heavy rain on the region and asserted that relief efforts were progressing effectively. Speaking to reporters, Stalin attributed the unrelenting rainfall to climate change, saying, “As per our calculation, this rain is … Read more

Waqf bill: Parliamentary panel seeks details of properties in ‘unauthorised’ occupation of State governments

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Waqf bill: Parliamentary panel seeks details of properties in ‘unauthorised’ occupation of State governments

Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various State governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner, … Read more

Sambhal mosque: ASI files response in court; seeks control, management of Mughal-era structure

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Sambhal mosque: ASI files response in court; seeks control, management of Mughal-era structure

A view of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted its response in a court, which had allowed a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, seeking control and management of the Mughal-era mosque as it is a protected … Read more

AAP seeks suspension of recruitment process in Goa in cash-for-jobs scam

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AAP seeks suspension of recruitment process in Goa in cash-for-jobs scam

Aam Aadmi Party workers. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu An Aam Aadmi Party delegation met Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) in connection with the cash-for-government jobs scam, and demanded suspension of the recruitment process till a judicial commission conducts an inquiry. The Goa police have so far arrested 18 … Read more

SC seeks Centre’s response on plea by woman who left Islam to be governed by secular law

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SC seeks Centre’s response on plea by woman who left Islam to be governed by secular law

A view of premises of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea by a Kerala-based woman, born a Muslim but now a non-believer, to be governed by the secular statute of Indian Succession Act of … Read more

ADM’s death: complaint seeks cancellation of petrol pump allotment in Kannur amid corruption charges

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ADM’s death: complaint seeks cancellation of petrol pump allotment in Kannur amid corruption charges

Dr. B.S. Shiju, chairman of the Kerala unit of All India Congress Committee’s research division, has filed a complaint to Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, demanding the cancellation of the allotment for a controversial petrol pump in Cheranmula, Kannur. The demand follows allegations of bribery linked to the approval process for the pump, coinciding … Read more