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New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise being "held hostage" in Malda district, West Bengal, calling it "deplorable" and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP, and other officials for...

Garhwa (Jharkhand), April 1 – Garhwa town in Jharkhand erupted in violent clashes between police and local residents on Wednesday after a young man was killed in a road accident, leading to tension in the area.As police carried out a baton charge to disperse the agitated crowd, angry...

New Delhi, April 1 The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India welcomed the move to postpone the tabling of the FCRA Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, even as it said concerns remain because it was only postponed.Speaking to the media after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju...

Ranchi, April 1 Members of various trade unions and Left parties observed a "black day" in Jharkhand's Ranchi against the four new labour codes on Wednesday.They also staged a demonstration at Ranchi's Albert Ekka Chowk under the banner of a joint platform of central trade unions and...

Shimla/Bilaspur/Una (HP), April 1 Tension prevailed at the borders of Himachal Pradesh with Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday after the revised entry tax for vehicles came into effect, triggering protests and multiple traffic disruptions at various points.Angry residents from Punjab staged a...

Srinagar, April 1 Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Jammu and Kashmir began a 48-hour sit-in protest on Wednesday to press for their demands, including the regularization of their services, pay revision, and social security benefits.The 48-hour-long protest is being...

Etah (UP), Apr 1 Women in Uttar Pradesh's Kasaiganj district took to the streets on Wednesday against the proposed opening of a country liquor shop in their locality, alleging that "it could lead to antisocial activities in the area," police said.The protest took place in the Gangeshwar Colony...

Bhopal, April 1 – Three days after a 35-year-old trader, Vijay Mewada, was brutally stabbed to death in Bhopal’s Ashoka Garden area, the main accused, Asif alias Bom, remains at large despite an extensive police search.Expressing strong displeasure over the delay in his arrest, Minister...

Pune, March 31 Police on Tuesday registered a case against Pune-based activist and content creator Santosh Pandit for allegedly sexually harassing a female journalist, an official said.The FIR against him was filed at the Parvati police station.The female journalist, who works for a...

Shimla, March 31 A large protest took place on Tuesday at Shoolini University in Solan over the suicide of a former student who was allegedly harassed and denied the salary he was promised after securing a job through the university's placement program.Protesters demanded justice for the...

Kolkata, March 31 In response to the TMC's allegations of electoral roll manipulation through applications under Form 6 in the run-up to the Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal clarified on Tuesday that his office has no software to add or delete names of any...

Karachi, March 31 Members of Pakistan's minority Hindu community staged a sit-in protest here to highlight the rising cases of abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam before marriage to older Muslim men.The protesters came together under the banner of Pakistan Darawar Ittehad...

Mumbai, March 31 Activists of the Sakal Hindu Samaj protested outside the office of the Additional Commissioner of Police in the Chembur area on Tuesday, accusing the police of preventing Ram Navami processions in the Ghatkopar and Vikhroli areas during prayers on March 26 and of using abusive...

Kathmandu, March 31 The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) announced a two-week-long protest starting April 11 against the arrest of former prime minister and party chairman K P Sharma Oli.Former prime minister and then home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday for...

Kolkata, March 31 A group of booth-level officers (BLOs), perceived to be backed by the ruling Trinamool Congress, protested outside the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office here on Tuesday over alleged manipulation of the voter list, and clashed with the police and BJP workers.During the...

Kathmandu, March 31 Former Chief District Officer of Kathmandu, Chhabi Rijal, was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the crackdown on the Gen Z movement in September last year.Rijal, who was named in the list of high-ranking officials responsible for suppressing the Gen Z movement, in...

New Delhi, March 30 Members of the Delhi Women Congress staged a protest here on Monday against rising LPG prices and alleged supply shortages, carrying empty cylinders on their heads to highlight the issue."Women are standing in long queues for cylinders, and even after price increases...

Gurugram, March 30 A heated argument between two women over the removal of stray dogs in Mianwali Colony here escalated into a physical fight, including pulling each other's hair.A video of the incident went viral on social media, in which the women could be seen fighting in the middle of the...

Shimla, March 30 Hundreds of pensioners staged a protest at Chaura Maidan near the Vidhan Sabha, demanding their long-delayed payments.The protesters were gathered under the banner of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Executive Committee.According to the demonstrators, pensioners who...

Jaipur, March 30 A former soldier was allegedly murdered by a man from his village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, police said on Monday.The deceased, identified as Udayveer Singh (50), ran a cattle feed shop in the village.The incident took place on Sunday night in the Chirawa police...