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Several parties in Kashmir criticise govt takeover of Jamaat-e-Islami-linked schools

Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government took over the management of the 215 schools linked with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) amidst sharp criticism by most political parties in the V... Read More


'Hanuman Ji was the first to go to space': BJP's Anurag Thakur to schoolkids, advises to 'look beyond textbooks'

India, Aug. 24 -- BJP leader and former union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday told students at an event in Himachal Pradesh that Lord Hanuman could be considered the "first one to travel in space",... Read More


Uttarakhand: CM Dhami leaves to inspect disaster-affected areas in Tharali, Chamoli

Dehradun, Aug. 24 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday left from the GTC helipad in Dehradun to visit disaster-affected areas in Chamoli district, where heavy rains and cloudbur... Read More


Woman, son among 4 killed in mishaps in Jammu

Jammu/Srinagar, Aug. 24 -- A woman and her son were among four people who died and three others injured in separate incidents of landslide in Reasi, flashfloods in Kathua and road accident in Udhampur... Read More


"Politics of deflection" says Congress leader Harish Chaudhary; praises Rahul Gandhi's inclusive leadership

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Congress leader Harish Chaudhary has accused the BJP of deflecting from key issues like vote theft following Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's recent remarks on the Leader of the Opp... Read More


Thar road rage case: CJM rejects bail plea of accused

JAMMU, Aug. 24 -- The court of the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Jammu, on Friday rejected the bail plea of 20-year-old Mannan Anand, who twice brutally hit a 68-year-old man with his Thar in Gandh... Read More


"Stricter laws should be made to punish those involved": KC Tyagi on Noida dowry murder case

Greater Noida, Aug. 24 -- Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday described the alleged murder of Nikki Bhati for dowry in Greater Noida as "shameful" and demanded that stricter laws should be m... Read More


Ex-Indian captain Sourav Ganguly appointed as head coach of a foreign franchise

India, Aug. 24 -- Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who led the national side to the World Cup final in 2003, has been appointed as the head coach of the Pretoria Capitals ahead of the upcoming SA... Read More


Zayed Khan says Sanjay Khan, Shatrughan Sinha are 'good friends' despite fight that escalated to firing bullets

India, Aug. 24 -- In the late 1970s, Sanjay Khan and Shatrughan Sinha had gotten in a fight that escalated from verbal to physical to eventually guns being fired and police getting involved. In an int... Read More


State govt eases rules for registration renewal, vehicle ownership transfer

Kolkata, Aug. 24 -- The state Transport department has eased rules for transferring ownership and renewing registration of non-transport vehicles, after detecting frequent lapses in compliance and dif... Read More