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Rohtak, Aug 3: Many private schools in Rohtak district in Haryana had to declare holiday on Wednesday as their buses were deployed for the rally organised to welcome BJP national president Amit Shah. This has happened in spite of a recent ban imposed by the state on using school buses for political rallies. According to the report published on a national daily, State additional chief secretary

Bengaluru, Aug 3: The Supreme Court has pulled up Karnataka government for raising a bill of about Rs 15 lakh for police escort, accompanying Kerala's People Democratic Party leader Abdul Naser Ma’adani on his visit to home state for attending son's marriage. "Is this the way you carry out the orders of the Supreme Court? Don't scuttle these things. We expect some seriousness on the part of the

Bengaluru, Aug 3: The Supreme Court has pulled up Karnataka government for raising a bill of about Rs 15 lakh for police escort, accompanying Kerala's People Democratic Party leader Abdul Naser Ma’adani on his visit to home state for attending son's marriage. "Is this the way you carry out the orders of the Supreme Court? Don't scuttle these things. We expect some seriousness on the part of the

Patna, Aug 3: A virgin is a girl who is unmarried, says Bihar's Health Minister Mangal Pandey in a bizarre comment that was meant to justify a government hospital form that requires doctors and other staff to declare their virginity or the number of times they have been married. "I have looked up 'virgin' in the dictionary. It means kanya, kunwari (girl, unmarried) Punya Bhumi...I don't see

Betul (MP), Aug 3: Four persons were brutally thrashed by a vigilante group linked to a saffron outfit on the suspicion of being cow smugglers in a remote tribal village in Betul district, with the video of the incident going viral on social media. The victims, whom police consider as suspected cow smugglers, were arrested after the attack. However, the assailants were absconding, police said

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Congress today approached the Election Commission asking it to ensure the safety and security of its MLAs from Gujarat, ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha election in the state. The party also alleged that its MLAs from Gujarat, who have found a safe haven in a Karnataka resort, were being terrorised and intimidated by the central security forces, used by the central

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3: The Kerala government on Wednesday informed Karnataka that it was ready to provide security to People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Ma’adani, jailed in connection with Bengaluru blast case, during his visit to the state. Abdul Nasser Ma’adani (51), an under-trial lodged in Bengaluru prison in connection with the 2008 serial blasts case, has been permitted by the

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal to extend proxy voting to overseas Indians by amending electoral laws. If the proposal passes political muster in Parliament, NRIs will be able to exercise their voting rights through “proxy”. For overseas Indians, the Representation of the People Act needs to be amended to include proxy voting as other means to cast their votes. While

Srinagar, Aug 3: Two Army men, including a major, were killed and another jawan was injured when militants opened fire on a search party of security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said on Thursday. In an another shoot-out in Kulgam, two militants killed, police said. A cordon and search operation was launched by Army in Zaipora area of Shopian during the night following

Mangaluru, Aug 2: A group of activists from Youth Congress on Wednesday “raided” the office of Income Tax Department in Mangaluru, accusing the department of being a tool to silence the voice against BJP. The activists vandalized the office premises hours after the unexpected I-T raids on residences, resort and offices of Congress leader and Energy Minister D K Shivakumar who is in charge of