The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the state government's newly-launched "Priyadarshini Scheme, which provides free travel to all women and transgender persons in ordinary KSRTC buses.
Bihar Police arrested Rajesh Sah, the main accused in the life-threatening attack on Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi’s brother, Bijendra Nath Tiwari. The weapon allegedly used in the crime and blood-stained clothes have also been recovered.
As many as eight women who underwent cesarean sections at Jodhpur's Paota District Hospital developed worrisome postoperative complications, alerting doctors and higher authorities following maternal deaths in Bikaner and Kota in similar situations.
Finance minister Swapan Dasgupta has announced plans to convert the abandoned Charra airstrip into a regional connectivity airport under the UDAN scheme.
The Opposition CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) staged a walkout in the Kerala Legislative Assembly on Monday after Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan rejected its notice for an adjournment motion on the alleged failure of the United Democratic Front (UDF) government to prevent the spread of diseases like Nipah, Shigella, Monkeypox, and Dengue.
After the Ramappa Temple made it to the UNESCO World Heritage site, steps are afoot to restore the key heritage temples of the Warangal district in Telangana, considered to be architectural marvels of the Kakatiya period, including the iconic Thousand Pillars temple and Bhadrakali temple. The Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture has been approached to include the temples in its PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) Scheme and allocate Rs 185 crore for their restoration.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh directed the ECI to submit its response by Saturday, August 9, and provide a copy to advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared on behalf of the petitioner ADR. The matter will now be heard on August 12.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) organised a day-long protest in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, demanding immediate legal action against the alleged right-wing elements involved in the intimidation and harassment of two Kerala-based nuns and three young tribal women from Chhattisgarh.
Lt Col Manish Shrivastava, PRO (Defence), Dehradun, had earlier stated that 11 personnel were initially feared missing, but two of them were later rescued safely. Following the mudslide, the Army camp in Harsil was cut off from the Dharali market area.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a sharp warning to the BJP from a rally in Jhargram on Wednesday,…
