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This Tamil Nadu Town Had World's Earliest Democracy Model
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent reference to the famed Uttaramerur inscriptions in Tamil Nadu has sparked fresh public interest in what many historians and scholars describe as one of the world's earliest and most detailed models of democracy.
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Anmol Bishnoi Fears Being Killed By Pak Gangster, Files Plea In Court
Anmol Bishnoi, brother of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has filed a protection application, citing "apprehension of being targeted and killed" by a Pakistani gangster, Shehzad Bhatti, allegedly due to his recent posts on social media.
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Karnataka's Familiar Tug-Of-War: Siddaramaiah vs DKS And A 2007 Shadow
Karnataka is again living through a crisis that feels eerily familiar. Over the last week senior Congress leaders, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, moved from open rivalry to a breakfast featuring upma, idli, and sambar.
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Report Recommending Tribal Status To 6 Communities Tabled In Assam Assembly
In a very significant development, an interim report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) of the Assam government over the proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six major communities was laid in the state assembly on the last day of the winter
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4 Dead, 2 Injured After Fire At Four-Storey Building In Delhi: Cops
Four people died and two women were injured after a massive fire broke out at a footwear shop in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar today, Delhi Fire Service officials said.
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Air India Not Business Opportunity, But Responsibility: N Chandrasekaran
Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Saturday said Air India, which is undergoing a transformation, is not just a business opportunity but a "responsibility" for the Tata Group.
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Jamiat Chief Says Top Court 'Under Government Pressure', BJP Hits Back
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani alleged that Muslims across the country were being targeted for their "religious attire, identity, and lifestyle".
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5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Attack By Wolves In UP's Bahraich
A five-year-old boy has died in Kaisarganj - a tehsil in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district that has witnessed a spate of wolf attacks of late - from injuries sustained in an attack by the animal, officials said on Saturday.
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52 'Sorrys' In 4 Minutes Ignored: Class 8 Boy Jumps From School Building
A Class 8 student, a national-level skating player, attempted suicide by jumping from the third floor of his private school in Dongre Nagar in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam on Friday.
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Probe Team Adds 11 Names To Accused List In Tirupati Laddu Adulteration Case
On Saturday, the SIT added 11 more people, including seven Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams employees, as accused in the case.
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Woman Forced To Drink Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted By 3 In Kolkata: Cops
A woman was dragged inside a car, forced to drink alcohol and sexually assaulted by a group of men on the Eastern Metropolitan bypass in West Bengal's Kolkata, the police said on Saturday.
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"Booth Officials Being Threatened Openly": Bengal BJP Chief Criticises Poll Body
BJP's West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya today raised serious concerns over Booth Level Officers (BLOs) "being intimidated in full public view," while criticising the Election Commission.
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Kolkata To Expand Birth, Death Certificate Services As SIR Nears End
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will expand its facilities for issuing birth and death certificates from next week, as West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll enters its final stage.
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Terror Module Case Accused Seek Discharge Citing No "Actual Act Of Terror"
Two Mumbai residents held in a Pakistan-supported terror module case sought discharge on Saturday claiming the prosecution has not been able to spell out a "single instance of preparation, conspiracy or actual act of terror".
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Delhi Blast: Probe Agency NIA Arrests 2 From Uttarakhand's Haldwani
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an imam and one of his associates from the Banbhulpura area here, in connection with a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort, officials said on Saturday.
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Delhi Records Coldest November In 5 Years: Weather Office
Delhi records coldest November in five years, with the monthly average minimum temperature dipping to 11.5 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
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Indian Mission Helps Those Stranded At Lanka Airport Amid Cyclone Ditwah
The High Commission of India in Colombo on Saturday set up an emergency help desk at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport to assist Indian citizens stranded due to Cyclone Ditwah.
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Red Alert In Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Puducherry As Cyclone Ditwah Inches Closer
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry need to brace for more torrential rains as cyclone Ditwah is moving towards the Indian coast, the chief of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.
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Airlines Near Completion Of Airbus A320 Software Upgrade After Global Alert
Indian airlines are racing to complete a major software and hardware upgrade across hundreds of Airbus A320 aircraft, following a worldwide safety directive issued by the European plane-maker.
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Mumbai Youth Congress Urges Top Court To Stay Order On Stray Dogs
The Mumbai Youth Congress has written to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, urging the Supreme Court to stay its November 7 order directing the removal of stray dogs from public institution premises.
