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New Delhi, Feb 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the country's judiciary, saying that it has performed its duty well in safeguarding people's rights, upholding personal liberty, and also in the situations when national interests need to be prioritised. He also said that the Supreme Court has conducted the highest number of hearings via video-conferencing in the world during the

Bengaluru, Feb 6: Several agitating farmers in Bengaluru's Yelahanka were detained on Saturday for blocking the highway for over two hours. Police have detained several farmers’ leaders including Kuruburu Shantakumar and protesting farmers to clear off the traffic. Meanwhile, several farmers have been detained in Devanahalli after they disrupted airport going traffic by blocking the national

Srinagar, Feb 5: High speed 4G internet services are being restored across Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Friday, more than 18 months after they were snapped to prevent a backlash against the centre's move to revoke the former state's special status. "4G mobile internet services being restored in entire J&K," tweeted Jammu and Kashmir administration spokesperson Rohit

Belthangady, Feb 5: Bodies of two unidentified women have been found near the vented dam of the Netravathi bathing ghat of Dharmasthala on Friday. Police said that the age of the deceased women is estimated at 45 and 25 respectively. Pilgrims who noticed the two bodies have informed the police. So far the identities of the two have not been ascertained. Dharmasthala police is investigating the

Netaji Subhashchandra Bose’s birth anniversary was marked by various events this year (January 23). His portrait was unveiled by the President in Rashtrapati Bhavan. It was declared that his anniversary will be celebrated as Parakram Divas (Bravery day). Railway Minister announced the renaming of Howrah-Kalka Mail as Netaji Express. Mamta Bannerjee in contrast stated that his anniversary will be

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to give an extra chance as a one-time relaxation to UPSC civil service aspirants, who had appeared in their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are otherwise not age-barred. Relaxation, only to the extent of providing one extra attempt for Civil Service Examination (CSE), specifically

Udaipur, Feb 5: A BJP MLA in Rajasthan's Udaipur has been booked for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage. The FIR against Gogunda MLA Pratap Lal Bheel (52) was registered at Sukher Police Station on Thursday. “The medical examination of the victim, who is aged around 35 years, was conducted and statements were recorded yesterday (Thursday),” SP Udaipur Rajeev Pachar said. The case

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Raksha Ramaiah has formally been chosen as the Karnataka Youth Congress (KYC) president. The KYC elections were held in January 2021, nearly 10 months after the post fell vacant in March 2020 when Basanagouda Badarli’s term ended. Ramaiah, who is 35 years old, is senior Congress leader and former minister MR Seetharam’s son. In the meantime, the All-India Congress Committee (AICC

World Cancer Day is celebrated every year on February 4th with the intention to ensure people living with cancer are not forgotten. In the world, every minute 17 people surrender their life to cancer, 6% of world cancer deaths are from India and it is the second commonest cause of death after heart disease. Earlier 1 out of every 5th cancer patient in the world was an Indian, now 1 out of every 4

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, facing backlash from the Indian government and celebrities, tweeted on Thursday that 'she still stands with farmers'. Greta's tweet came minutes after the Delhi Police filed an FIR against her for her tweet on the farmers' protest. "I still #StandWithFarmers and support their peaceful protest. No amount of hate, threats or violations of human rights will