West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announces complete ban on sale of liquor on Maha Ashtami during Durga PujaLiquor shops and bars will close on Maha Ashtami during Durga Puja celebrations. DJ music and immersion processions will also be banned to ...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Austria’s under-14 headscarf ban faces first test as schools reopenAustria’s headscarf ban for girls under 14 faces its first test as schools reopen, with the country’s main Muslim organisation planning a c...
07 Sep, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
'ECI eliminated 15% of India's population': Ex-CEC Quraishi takes dig at SIR, questions illegal immigrant numbersFormer Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi criticised the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, question...
07 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
PIL challenges Centre’s HPV vaccination drive, seeks Supreme Court intervention over consent, safety and accountabilityA petition challenges the HPV vaccination program's implementation. It alleges violations of constitutional rights regarding informed conse...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
China's assimilation campaign faces growing international pushback as World Uyghur Congress calls for actionThe World Uyghur Congress highlighted international efforts challenging China's policies. Uyghur representation was maintained within the U...
06 Sep, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
UP: 'Illegal' mosque inside Saharanpur collectorate complex razed amid heavy police deploymentAn illegally constructed mosque within the Saharanpur collectorate was demolished early Saturday morning. This action followed a court orde...
05 Sep, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq again prevented from addressing Jama Masjid on FridayMirwaiz Umar Farooq was prevented from addressing the Friday congregation. He described this as punishment for voicing people's concerns an...
05 Sep, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Trump administration proposes new rules to strip tax-exempt status from schools that consider raceThe Trump administration has proposed new regulations that could strip schools of their tax-exempt status if they offer targeted support to...
04 Sep, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
Ex-bureaucrat Ashish Joshi claims Delhi Police kept him incommunicado during nine-hour questioningFormer bureaucrat Ashish Joshi was questioned for nine hours by Delhi Police. The interrogation concerned social media posts about the Elec...
03 Sep, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
Montreal transit agency bans workplace prayers from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism law: What employees need to know about Bill 9Montreal’s public transit agency STM has banned employees from praying on workplace property from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism...
01 Sep, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
100-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan’s Punjab, minority groups demand probeA more than 100-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Punjab province was demolished in Siraj village, Narowal, on August 21. While minority ...
01 Sep, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Karnataka CM Shivakumar takes dig at BJP's padayatra, says Congress will plan counter strategyKarnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said the BJP’s 10-day ‘Ballari Chalo’ padayatra gives Congress an opportunity to counter the opposi...
01 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Karnataka minister’s ‘greatest religion’ Islam remark sparks BJP-Congress rowKarnataka minister Basavaraj Rayareddi's comments on Islam have ignited a political controversy. Senior BJP leaders accused the Congress go...
31 Aug, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Sledgehammer used to crack a nut: HC quashes blanket ban on foreign travel by govt employees in HaryanaThe Punjab and Haryana High Court invalidated Haryana's ban on foreign travel for government employees. The court found the blanket prohibi...
30 Aug, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
USCIRF seeks revocation of RSS chief Bhagwat's visa ahead of New York eventA US advisory body urged the Trump administration to revoke RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's visa. The organization cited alleged violent attacks ...
27 Aug, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
India rejects UN panel report on alleged discrimination against ethnic, religious groups, Rohingya refugeesIndia has rejected a United Nations report alleging discrimination against various groups. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Di...
26 Aug, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
Headscarf not an essential part of Islam: Allahabad HC rejects student’s plea to wear hijab with school uniformAllahabad High Court has dismissed a minor student’s plea seeking permission to wear a hijab with her school uniform, saying she failed to ...
25 Aug, 2026, 04.09 PM IST