Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:38:17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing after Holi vacation the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom saying it is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith.
A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of senior advocate
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:29:09
The six Muslim girl students of the Government Pre University Girls College in the coastal town of Udupi did not turn up for classes on Wednesday, a day after their petition seeking permission to wear hijab inside classrooms was dismissed by the Karnataka High Court.
In its 129-page order the High Court had held that Hijab is not an Essential Religious Practice and upheld the Karnataka Governme
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:26:49
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the government has no plans to privatise the Indian Railways and opposition parties' contention in this regard is hypothetical.
Replying to a discussion on demands for grants for the railway ministry for 2022-23 in Lok Sabha, the minister also said the railways has resolved the recent "misunderstanding" with regard to recruitment in a sympathe
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:25:24
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Wednesday said autorickshaws would be exempted from the 'green tax' imposed on diesel vehicles, announced in the recent state budget.
The minister informed the Assembly about the new decision during his reply on the three-day-long general discussion on the budget which concluded here this evening.
The 'green tax' imposed on the old vehicles (above 15
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:24:02
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh have the highest number of undertrial prisoners lodged in jails among the states and union territories, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday.
Rai said in Rajya Sabha that while Uttar Pradesh has 80,557 undertrial prisoners as of December 31, 2020, as many as 44,187 undertrial prisoners are in jails in Bihar followed by 31,712 prisoners in Madhy
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:22:50
Drugs worth Rs 100 crore in the international market have been seized and two persons arrested in Assam's Kamrup Metropolitan district, police said on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, Guwahati Police intercepted a truck coming from Manipur at a toll plaza in Sonapur police station area and seized 4.6 lakh Yaba tablets, 12 kg of methamphetamine and 1.5 kg of heroin from the vehicle, an officer sa
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:20:05
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the Punjab chief minister on Wednesday.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mann in the swearing-in ceremony that took place at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in Punjab's Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar district.
Only Mann took the oath during the ceremony.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:18:46
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was "worse for democracy".
Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing the social media giant of helping the BJP reach out to voters during the elections.
"Meta-worse for democracy," Gandhi said on Twitter.
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Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:17:38
India's auto fuel sales surged past pre-pandemic levels in the first half of March as consumers and dealers topped tanks in anticipation of a likely price hike post assembly elections.
Petrol sales by state-owned fuel retailers, which control roughly 90 per cent of the market, at 1.23 million tonnes during March 1-15 were nearly 18 per cent higher than the same period last year and 24.4 per cen
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