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Statehood protest will proceed even without Jantar Mantar permission: CM Omar Abdullah

After the death of his uncle and senior ruling National Conference (NC) leader Dr Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said there will be no change in the schedule for the 20 July Delhi protest for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, even if we don’t get permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar.

Kerala Police exhume body of self-styled godman

The Thiruvananthapuram Rural Police on Thursday unearthed the body of Gopan Swami, a native of Neyyattinkara near here, who was entombed in a concrete chamber by his family after they claimed that he reached the pinnacle of spirituality and attained 'Samadhi'.

Congress moves SC in defence of Places of Worship Act

The Congress party has moved the Supreme Court defending the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 (POWA), stating that the law is essential to safeguard secularism and any alterations to it could jeopardize India’s communal harmony and secular fabric and threaten its sovereignty and integrity.