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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court's special bench Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by students seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms. The court said, "Wearing of hijab was not an essential part of Islam." "The prescription of uniform is constitutional and students can't object...

Bhubaneswar: The last date for withdrawal of nominations for the urban local body polls was Monday. After the time for withdrawal ended, sources in the State Election Commission (SEC) informed that a total of 6,411 candidates have remained in the fray. The sources said that,...

Lviv (Ukraine): Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held a new round of talks Monday. It took place even as Russia’s military forces kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. After an airstrike on a military base...

New Delhi: The government Monday sought Parliament nod for net additional spending of over Rs 1.07 lakh crore, including about Rs 15,000 crore towards fertilizer subsidy, in the third batch of supplementary demands for current fiscal year. As per the third batch of supplementary demands...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday mourned the demise of five Indian students who were killed in a road accident near Toronto, Canada. Taking to Twitter, he said: "Deeply mourn the passing away of five Indian students in Canada. Condolences to their families....

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review India's security preparedness and the prevailing global scenario in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, government sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister...

New Delhi: Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri...

New Delhi: There is nothing wrong with judges being pro-government or against the government. This happens as they may have different outlooks and approaches towards the issues before them. Ultimately it leads to the development of law, said Delhi High Court Chief Justice DN Patel...

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry Friday said a technical malfunction in the course of a routine maintenance led to the accidental firing of a missile March 9. The ministry said the missile landed in an area of Pakistan and noted that the "incident is deeply...

New Delhi: Emotions ran high as Indian students, evacuated from the embattled Ukrainian city of Sumy, came out of the Delhi airport on Friday and hugged their parents, who had been waiting there for over five-six hours to see their children. Tears of joy rolled...