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Bhopal, Nov 17: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is planning to introduce Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020 in the next session of the state Assembly in view of the rising incidents of "love jihad", state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said here on Tuesday. The bill proposes rigorous imprisonment for the period of five years for luring a person through fraud and forcing marriage

Bengaluru, Nov 17: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday ordered the formation of a corporation for all-round development of the politically-influential Veerashaiva Lingayat community in the state. Yediyurappa, who himself belongs to the community, issued an order for constituting the Karnataka Veerashaiva-Lingayat Development Corporation (KVLDC) with immediate effect. It came a day

Bengaluru, Nov 17: Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj will be produced before court today, said Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner, Central Crime Branch in Bengaluru on Tuesday. "Regarding the case related to the DJ Halli violence, 53 people have been arrested so far, some others are absconding. Sampath Raj, who was arrested last night has been interrogated but further

Bengaluru, Nov 17: In a veiled attack on the Karnataka government, State Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said it was their "agenda and plan" to arrest Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj in the Bengaluru violence case. He added that the arrest of Sampath Raj was a clear message of targeting Congress leaders. "It is their agenda to do this, it is a clear message of

Bengaluru, Nov 17: Karnataka Minister Jagdish Shettar on Tuesday said that Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj is the main accused in KJ Halli and DJ Halli incidents and he has been arrested in accordance with the law. "It is in accordance with the law that Sampath Raj has been arrested by the CCB police. He was absconding for the last one month. He is the main accused in KJ

Bengaluru, Nov 17: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday termed the arrest of Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj in the Bengaluru violence case as a major development that will lead to "exposure of the conspiracy and people behind it". "He was accused and was absconding. Had he been innocent, he would not have absconded. We have caught him. There will be a further

Bengaluru, Nov 17: After months of closure due to coronavirus-induced lockdown, colleges across Karnataka reopened on Tuesday following all COVID-19 health protocols. Every student has been asked to undergo an RT-PCR test and they will be allowed to join the varsity only if they tested negative for the infection. "We had to submit the COVID-19 test result before joining. We have been given certain

The Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to a Maulana as he was charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA]. The police made out a case that the co-accused met at the house of the Maulana, the petitioner and he received money from Gujarat for committing anti-national work, being a “jihadi”. And thus, arrested him on September 9, 2019 and he has since been in

Bengaluru, Nov 17: Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested former Mayor R Sampath Raj, an accused in a case of August 11, DJ Halli and KG Halli riots, on Monday late night. He was on the run for over a month to evade arrest. Sampath was reportedly arrested from his hideout in Benson Town in North Bengaluru on Monday late night by a team headed by assistant commissioner of police (ATC), CCB

New Delhi, Nov 17: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months, taking India's Covid-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The last time India reported less than 30,000 Covid-19 cases was on July 15. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 88,74,290 with 29,163 infections being reported in a