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k'taka'S 'mUSLIM RESERVATION' in tenders fans row

Bengaluru, March 16 -- The BJP on Saturday called the Karnataka government's decision to reserve 4% of government contracts as "unconstitutional", saying that the move was part of the Congress's appea... Read More


Trump weighs new travel ban, Pak likely in restricted visa list

Washington, March 16 -- US President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that would affect citizens from dozens of countries to varying degrees, The New York Times reported on Fr... Read More


Around 50 held in W Bengal, J'khand over Holi violence

Kolkata/Ranchi, March 16 -- Nearly 50 people were arrested in Jharkhand and West Bengal after clashes rocked Holi celebrations in some parts of the two states. Local police arrested 22 people in Giri... Read More


mAN KILLS SONS, aged 6, 7 OVER 'POOR ACADEMICS'

Hyderabad, March 16 -- A 35-year-old Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) employee allegedly killed his two sons, aged six and seven, for "not performing well academically", and then died by suicide ... Read More


CEC to meet top officials on UID, voter ID linking

New Delhi, March 16 -- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has scheduled detailed discussions for March 18 with secretaries from the Union home ministry and the legislative department about link... Read More


Indian student leaves US over Gaza protests

New Delhi, March 16 -- An Indian student at Columbia University self-deported after their visa was revoked for allegedly "advocating for violence and terrorism" and involvement in activities supportin... Read More


actor rANYA'S dgp stepfather sent on Leave

Bengaluru, March 16 -- The Karnataka government on Saturday placed director general of police-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao, whose stepdaughter Ranya Rao was arrested in a gold smuggling case, on com... Read More


Teacher to pay Rs.1L to kin of pupil who died after 300 sit-ups

Bhubaneswar, March 15 -- The Orissa high court has directed a school teacher to pay Rs.1 lakh to the family of a student who died in November 2019 while doing 300 sit-ups. The court, however, dismiss... Read More


100 years later, villagers in Mulshi satyagraha suffer on, says book

MUMBAI, March 15 -- The Mulshi dam satyagraha may have ended over a century ago, but it lives on in the repercussions for Mulshi taluka's 52 villages that were sacrificed to it. A book of 70 essays co... Read More


FASTag mandatory at all MSRDC toll plazas from April

MUMBAI, March 15 -- Starting April 1, it will be mandatory to pay through FASTag or E-Tag at all toll plazas operated by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). If motorists are un... Read More