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Female Muslim students wearing burqa and hijab talk to a police officer during their protest, outside the Shivamogga District collectors office, in Shivamogga, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Hijab not essential practice of Islam: Karnataka govt to HC

AG said that the practice of wearing hijab must pass the test of Constitutional morality & individual dignity outlined...

18 Feb 2022 6:44 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with prominent Sikh personalities at his residence in New Delhi, Friday, Feb 18, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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PM Modi interacts with prominent Sikh personalities ahead of Punjab...

Mr Modi tweeted later that the Sikh religious and community leaders were at the forefront of popularising Sikh culture...

18 Feb 2022 6:39 PM GMT

The bench, comprising Karnataka high court Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice J.M. Khazi, thats hearing petitions challenging the state governments rule on dress code in schools, did not pass any interim order. (PTI)

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Hijab row: Advocate General seeks time to respond to petitions by...

Advocate Vinod Kulkarni, whose petition is under consideration, told the bench the issue was creating hysteria among the...

18 Feb 2022 3:26 AM GMT

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has been admitted to AIIMS hospital after he complained of chest pain. (File photo: PTI)

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Singh hits out at Modi for blaming Nehru for all ills

'Despite being in power for seven and a half years, the BJP is still blaming the country's first PM, Nehru, for people's...

17 Feb 2022 8:16 PM GMT

$An FIR has been registered in connection with a bomb threat letter to the Registrar General of Karnataka High Court by a person who claimed himself belonging to \International Khalistan Support Group\. (Photo: File)$ India

Hijab row: Advocate General seeks time to respond to petitions by...

Advocate Vinod Kulkarni, whose petition is under consideration, told the bench the issue was creating hysteria among the...

17 Feb 2022 7:21 PM GMT

Ashish Mishra Teni released on bail (PTI)

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Poll politics in UP heats up as Ashish Mishra Teni out of jail

The timing of the bail raised eyebrows as all the eight Assembly seats in Lakhimpur Kheri will go to polls on February...

16 Feb 2022 1:55 AM GMT

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote, during the first phase of Goa Assembly elections, at Kothambi in North Goa district, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (PTI)

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BJP will win over 22 Assembly seats in Goa; PM has conveyed best...

Sawant said the PM's call further boosted the morale of the BJP workers to work for the party's victory

14 Feb 2022 5:48 AM GMT

Polling officials collect election materials at a distribution centre, on the eve of second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Moradabad, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (PTI Photo)

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55 seats in 9 west UP districts to vote in Phase 2 today; 4 ministers...

After the second phase on Monday, almost one-fourth of seats in the state -- 113 out of 403 -- will have voted

14 Feb 2022 1:16 AM GMT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leaders addresses a press conference, in Panaji, Goa, Friday, Feb 11, 2022. (PTI)

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Single-day poll in Uttarakhand, Goa today; BJP and Congress in close...

Regional parties are also trying to make inroads in these states that have traditionally been ruled by the two parties

13 Feb 2022 8:58 PM GMT

More intriguing is how Mamata Banerjee has used the BSFs territorial expansion to make common cause with Punjab. (PTI)

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Amid reports of rift in TMC, Mamata abolishes senior party posts

She constituted a TMC national working committee of 20 members which is led by her and would run the party from now

13 Feb 2022 3:20 AM GMT

Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributes pamphlets during his door-to-door campaign for the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, in Haridwar. (PTI Photo)

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If voted to power, BJP to form panel on Uniform Civil Code in...

The announcement by Pushkar Singh Dhami attracted severe criticism of the BJP, especially the timing of it, by...

13 Feb 2022 2:02 AM GMT

People at a polling station to cast their votes during the voting for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

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UP Elections 2022: Voting for phase-1 begins, 623 candidates in fray

Polling started at 7.00 AM and will continue till 6.00 PM, officials said

10 Feb 2022 3:54 AM GMT