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Polling has begun in Uttarakhand for the 84 urban local bodies across the state. A total of 23.53 lakh voters consisting of 12.20 lakh male and 11.33 lakh female will seal the fate of 4,978 candidates contesting in the polls across the state. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tm1OV1 Asian News International

Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Lex Luthor is one of the most iconic villains in the DC universe, second perhaps only to the Joker. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1QdBH Vinay Viswanath

The AAP government in Delhi reinstated its commitment towards social reform by publicly and enthusiastically backing TM Krishna's activism, and thereby, succeeded in sending out a positive social message from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnIab1 Pallavi Rebbapragada

Flavia Agnes was among experts who attended the one-day consultation at the New Delhi office of the National Commission for Women (NCW) to review the POSH Act, 2013. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1QcxD Rituparna Chatterjee

Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna on Saturday enthralled Delhiites at the Garden of Five Senses in Delhi, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia calling the huge turnout a "political statement to save the country's diversity". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TgGJeF Press Trust of India

Prakash, a 1986-batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, had been at loggerheads with the Kejriwal government. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1Q9St Press Trust of India

"Modi and Shah are trying to eat away other parties so that no Opposition is left in the country. Democracy will be that much stronger only if there is a strong Opposition," TDP politburo member and Andhra Pradesh finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu said in a statement. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnEZA8 Press Trust of India

Telugu poet Varavara Rao, accused of having Maoist links, was on Saturday taken into custody by the Pune Police from Hyderabad. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1Q7Kl Press Trust of India

Goa's health minister Vishwajit Rane last month conceded that Parrikar was indeed suffering from pancreatic cancer, from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnEVjS Indo-Asian News Service

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he is looking forward to working with new Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A0JPdP Press Trust of India

The meeting held at the residence of the Union minister was to analyse the recent developments in Assam. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TgGHDz Kangkan Acharyya

On the basis of the house committee's recommendation, a motion to forgive Abhijit Iyer-Mitra was moved in the Odisha Assembly, which was accepted by the House. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DvMAae Asian News International

Defying militant threats and boycott calls by separatists, 64.5 percent of electorate voted in the first phase of panchayat elections in Kashmir. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnEPZy Press Trust of India

Surendran told the police he had come as a devotee and should be allowed to pray at the temple. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A3gtM5 Press Trust of India

The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows militants pumping a volley of bullets into Nadeem Manzoor, whose body was recovered on Friday morning. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TnEN3S Press Trust of India

The former Union home and finance minister also requested Singh to modify the practice of sending inter-ministerial team to a disaster-affected state only after receiving a memorandum from the concerned state government. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1Q3dz Press Trust of India

Sasikala told police she is above the age of 50 and wanted to visit the temple as a devotee. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TgGHn3 TK Devasia

At a time when everyone is focusing on outdoor pollution, How To Grow Fresh Air seeks to look inward, to ensure that our homes are healthier spaces from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1Q29v Anandamayee Singh

Quite apart from his dominance in the fields of advertising and theatre, Alyque Padamsee was also a prominent figure in Mumbai's social circuit and had many friends, admirers and collaborators over the years. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TlldFu FP Staff

Although Assam is long familiar with mindless violence of the obscure, terrorising kind (read: the 1990s secret killings), this was a peculiar killing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1QpAV

Chhath Puja celebrations took place over two days at Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar Lake this week in brazen disregard for the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruling. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Tllc4o A Ghose

Jaitley was speaking after releasing the BJP's manifesto here ahead of the November 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A3tHbB Press Trust of India

Only the ladies and their guerilla forces such as Trupti Desai need to be questioned on whether they have maintained abstinence and are carrying the irumudikettu. The men beating up women apparently come with the factory setting of 'faith in deity'. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DrUn99 The Ladies Finger

As far as the Maratha community is concerned, the findings of many commissions are that Marathas are forward classes, with many Marathas in top political ranks and heading businesses. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q1HCZO Devika Agarwal

Since September, the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, where a large number of devotees undertake a rigorous pilgrimage, became a hotbed of politics and protests. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ds5I9c FP Staff

The ugly infighting within the CBI has created space for political parties to exploit and diminish further the stature of institutions. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q1Hx8s Sreemoy Talukdar

The Bihar Board of Secondary Education (BSEB) on Friday released the date sheet for matric (Class 10) and intermediate (Class 12) annual board examinations. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DtmXHp FP Staff

Amid the ongoing #MeTooIndia movement, Mitali Srivastava Hough of Utopeia says she was targeted for speaking out about the alleged misconduct of her agency's other co-founder, Sudarshan Banerjee from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q2bmFH Rituparna Chatterjee

Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retd), who is known as the hero of the historic 1971 battle of Longewala, died Saturday in a private hospital in Mohali, his family said from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Dtat2v Press Trust of India

Women have no right to either seek or express their pleasure; that renders them, like the woman in the Ananga-Ranga, a shrew to be tamed from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DBRrYD Syed Mubin Zehra

All the injured in the attack in Manipur, two private security personnel and the BSF jawan who hailed from Madhya Pradesh, were admitted to the RIMS hospital. They are stated to be out of danger, an attending doctor said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DtBtyV Press Trust of India

Alyque Padamsee is best known for his work with brands like Liril and Bajaj, as well as his role as Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PZRQdb FP Staff

Geetanjali and Shivaji were affected by polio, a disability that subjected them to terrible name-calling. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zczewY Sanket Jain

Congress leader Pawan Khera said Narendra Modi cannot escape his political and constitutional responsibility and accountability in the Rafale deal and that the only way for the truth to prevail is to order a JPC to investigate the "biggest defence scam" in India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QReO35 Press Trust of India

Rightwing Hindu outfits have called for a dawn to dusk hartal in Kerala Saturday in protest against arrest of a senior Sangh Parivar leader who was on the pilgrimage to Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple. Bharatiya Janata Party and Ayyappa Dharma Sena have also come out in support of the move. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PCxtmL FP Staff

A new trend of apprehending people of the erstwhile East Bengal origin allegedly by student bodies in Assam suspecting to be 'illegal Bangladeshi immigrants' is on the rise. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PuAiq1 Syeda Ambia Zahan

Today's top stories: CIA concludes that Saudi Arabia's crown prince killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi; Modi, Jaitley, Shah to launch BJP manifesto in Bhopal today; 212 films from 68 countries to be screened at IFFI 2018; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PCxpU3 FP Staff

Politics in football is never a good thing, but the reverse, albeit a rarity, is likely to bring much good cheer. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QUxeAl Sanjib Kr Baruah

Narendra Modi also congratulated Maldives President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory in the recent elections and wished him "the very best for his tenure". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PxjCyj Press Trust of India

The Maharashtra government will have to consult the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) before taking a policy decision on granting reservation to the Maratha community. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QUx5wN Press Trust of India

Refusing to monitor the RTE implementation in the country, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "Don't expect miracles. India is a huge, huge country. Priorities are many and certainly, education is one of the priorities." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PCxl6L Press Trust of India

Goyal's office denied that any such protest took place. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PCGI6I Press Trust of India

The UK high court on Friday ruled that it is convinced with the assurances provided by the Indian government regarding the safety of prison conditions in New Delhi's Tihar jail as it quashed the lower court's order against extraditing the 50-year-old Chawla. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pxjv5R Press Trust of India

After the Andhra Pradesh government's announcement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her support to her counterpart Chandrababu Naidu over the issue. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QNCUf7 Press Trust of India

Army's northern command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said there is a relative decline in the number of youths joining militancy in Kashmir for the past some time. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zdKdpY Press Trust of India

The Medical Council of India (MCI) earlier this month announced that it would update the curriculum for the MBBS course. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PCxcAf FP Staff

Thousands of people attempted to march towards the Assam Secretariat here Friday against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, but were halted by the security forces. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QUAls0 Press Trust of India

At the heart of both art and activism is the idea of vulnerability - of surrendering oneself and being fearless, said TM Krishna at Tata Literature Live! from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pvq1Kd Neerja Deodhar

TDB's decision to move the Supreme Court for more time to implement its verdict allowing women of all ages to enter Sabarimala temple may ease the tension. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QReIsf TK Devasia

Social activist and leader of the Bhumata Brigade Trupti Desai, who has vowed to offer prayers at the temple, and six of her young women colleagues were prevented from leaving the Kochi airport for over 13 hours since their arrival early morning. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PCwLG7 Press Trust of India

The apex court on 29 October had granted time till 1 December to the Maharashtra Police to file the charge sheet in Bhima Koregaon violence case. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QUAkEs Press Trust of India

"Don't expect miracles" in a huge country like India, the Supreme Court said, refusing to further hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of the Right to Education Act. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PD8lws Press Trust of India

A beehive dangling from a house in Rajasthan's Jalore district has caught the attention of polling officers busy making preparations for Assembly elections. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QPXz2f Press Trust of India

Speaking with Firstpost, Kumar rebutted the charge that the VHP demand is tantamount to defying the Supreme Court and is aimed at polarising the electorate before next year's general election. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TmWcKj Debobrat Ghose

The stage is set for the panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir as all arrangements have been put in place for the first phase on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QUx4ZL Press Trust of India

Sabarimala LATEST updates: The Tantri and Pandalam families have welcomed the Travancore Devaswom Board's decision to approach the Supreme Court with a plea to grant more time to implement the court verdict allowing women of all aged to enter the temple. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FqWVal FP Staff

Cyclone Gaja has caused major damage in Thanjavur district's Pattukottai and Adirampattinam and in Pudukkottai and Karaikal districts. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RXzre6 Mydeen Abdul Kader

Delhi's air quality had shown significant improvement in the past two days after rain washed away the pollutants. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qQPuim Press Trust of India

The Illustrated Women's Guide to Yogabuse is a project jointly created by Wandering Hands from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2z4A12D Wandering Hands

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Maharashtra is playing with multiple fires. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qRbrho Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

BJP leader GVR Narasimha Rao noted that "by acting in a malafide manner, the TDP has shown it has many skeletons in its cupboard, it has many cases of corruption which it does not want to be probed." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Fq9dzN FP Staff

Chandrababu Naidu's move, while not unprecedented, comes at a time when the CBI is wound up in litigations of its own, with its credibility on the line. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RXH0BE FP Staff

Sabarimala LIVE updates: Strengthening his attempts to thwart Trupti Desai from entering Sabarimala, Rahul Easwar said, "Trupti Desai should go back. She will have to step on our chests and walk over us if she wants to enter Sabarimala Temple." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DHFmkD FP Staff

Activist Trupti Desai has added more spark to the Sabarimala powder keg. The Bhumata Brigade chief's decision to visit the shrine of Lord Ayyappa is a needless provocation that may make an already precarious situation more volatile. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RVUiOX Sreemoy Talukdar

Almost exactly a month ago, on 17 October, MJ Akbar resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs following massive pressure from the media and civil society. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DHUgam FP Staff

The deceased identified as Sohanveer Singh (35) was posted at Nand Nagar Police Station in Delhi. He was a resident of Bihari Pur village. Singh shot himself at around 5 am this morning while he was on duty. He was immediately taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2S2LcjN Press Trust of India

Authorities said Cyclone Gaja crossed the coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam districts between 12.30 am and 2.30 am with wind speeds of about 110-120 kmph. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zWCwnq FP Staff

TM Krishna engages with the wonderful and the un-wonderful with remarkable felicity, and foregrounds tradition not as an impoverished relic of a forgotten past but a paradigm with which politics itself can be re-thought and reimagined from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2K6FBpD Kartik Maini

TM Krishna is all set to perform in the capital on 17 November in an event titled 'Avam Ki Awaz: A musical evening dedicated to the voices of a common man'. The other performers include RK Shriramkumar, Praveen Sparsh and Anirudh Athreya. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2TiR2in FP Staff

As reported by Firstpost on 12 November, CBI director Alok Verma may face a further probe into serious allegations levelled against him by his deputy special director Rakesh Asthana from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FnLQqo Yatish Yadav

Harichand Thakur, a Hindu monk, is known to have worked for uplifting the untouchables in Bengal. He founded the Matua sect, mostly comprising members of the Namasudra community. After his death, one of his sons, Guruchand Thakur, helped in organising the sect and its people. "We have already set up a college named after PR Thakur (another stalwart in the community). from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FrcGxN Press Trust of India

TM Krishna is all set to perform in the capital on 17 November in an event titled 'Avam Ki Awaz: A musical evening dedicated to the voices of a common man'. The other performers include RK Shriramkumar, Praveen Sparsh and Anirudh Athreya. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qPNuXF FP Staff

Sabarimala LIVE updates: The Kerala Police has beefed up security in light of the tension in the state, and has deployed 15,259 police personnel in four phases during the festive season. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FnGQSw FP Staff

The leading Indian institutions in terms of employability are the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Bombay. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qOGB8Y Press Trust of India

India's permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin member state have become "guardians of the status quo" due to their inaction and inertia and urged them to catalyse efforts to rejuvenate UNGA. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Fsvz3v Press Trust of India

And yet, every time the community has fought back and reasserted its rights in a dominant upper-caste society, they have managed to reunite under the canopy of the term 'Dalit' rather than any other nomenclature that the non-Dalits may have tried to ascribe to the society. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LUQYQX FP Staff

The Press Council of India on Thursday said that "a blanket ban on the usage of the word Dalit was neither advisable nor feasible", deciding against an advisory of the I&B ministry seeking a ban on the usage of the word Dalit in the media from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FqSpbO FP Staff

The Kerala High Court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Rehana Fathima, an activist who tried to enter Sabarimala Temple when the shrine opened in October. The high court instructed the Kerala police to go ahead with necessary action against Rahana. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qNZKbl FP Staff

Vietnam is involved in maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea, but has been steadfast on resolving issues through dialogue on a one-on-one basis from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qRlhQp FP Staff

The Supreme Court hearing in the CBI director Alok Verma's case began with Justice AK Patnaik (retired judge heading the three-team CVC investigating panel) filing a 50-page report which noted that a few charges need further investigation. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FpJCHd FP Staff

Khan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will have a private meeting, followed by the delegation-level talks. The two countries enjoy warm brotherly relations founded in mutual respect friendship and understanding reinforced by strong cultural and religious affinities, the Foreign Office said in a statement. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qOGASs Press Trust of India

The CBI can only enter Andhra Pradesh, whether for raids or other investigations, after been given permission by state authorities. The CBI's functions will have to be carried out by the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) henceforth. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FpvFc2 FP Staff

There is an almost deliberate attempt on India's part to play down the security angle of the quadrilateral meeting and place it within the larger context of ASEAN primacy. The subtext is clear: any third nation (read China) need not feel threatened. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DnSGJS Sreemoy Talukdar

Sabarimala protests LIVE updates: Trupti Desai said she would not go back to Maharashtra without a darshan at the Lord Ayyappa temple. However, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje questioned her intent behind entering the temple from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PVLqvB FP Staff

Facebook announced this in a blog yesterday, thereby admitting that it should not take a call on free expression and safety on its own. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DoIWiu Indo-Asian News Service

The court had issued notices to the Centre, CBI, CVC, special CBI director Rakesh Asthana, Verma and Rao asking them to respond to it by 12 November. The CVC had on 12 November filed in the apex court its preliminary enquiry report. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q4nTsc Press Trust of India

The Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission has suggested reservation of 16 percent for the Marathas, stating that the community is socially and economically backward, however, the Maharashtra government may find it impossible to implement the suggestion, especially keeping in mind the restrictions on caste-based reservation in India from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DoYVwY FP Staff

In the wake of his New Delhi concert being cancelled by the AAI (allegedly due to threats from right-wing groups) TM Krishna dwells on the role of art - and the artist - in a democracy from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q85tal Suryasarathi Bhattacharya

An entire two-day program featuring four classical artistes was cancelled because some people had objected to the inclusion of Carnatic musician TM Krishna from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Doxy6f Devina Dutt

The privilege that English enjoys in the Supreme Court needs to be diluted in order to make its portals accessible to those who speak languages different from the clipped and accented English of foreign-educated but exorbitantly expensive lawyers from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q2PsCq Ajay Singh

Social activist Trupti Desai, who announced that she will attempt entering the Sabarimala shrine on Saturday, was stranded at the Kochi airport after protesters gathered there and threatened to vandalise her cab. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Dncf56 FP Staff

Cyclone Gaja made landfall in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu around 1.40 am on Friday. The state has been put on high alert and more than 76,000 people have been evacuated, according to reports. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PY44TE FP Staff

Sabarimala Temple opens for 41-day Mandalam-Makaravilakku today, Supreme Court will hear CVC report on Alok Verma, Cyclone Gaja is predicted make landfall today - here are the day's top stories from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Dsj3OG FP Staff

Given the complexities of the situation in Manipur, there is no easy solution to the insurgency in the state. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q3bsgi Vinay Kaura

The CBI told a court in Pune on Thursday that it invoked terror charges against the accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case as the crime was committed to create "terror" in society and among social activists. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DoIVuW Press Trust of India

The Tamil Nadu government has set up various control rooms and is monitoring the Cyclone Gaja-related efforts continuously. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PYG9TX V Dhanabalan

The Pandalam royal family, associated with the Sabarimala temple, told Pinarayi Vijayan that there was no change in its stand with regard to rituals and traditions of the shrine and it was against entry of young women. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Dn5Ff0 FP Staff

Sitaram Yechury also alleged that by boycotting an all-party meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday, the two parties have shown that they do not want a solution to the issue. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PZfc2h Press Trust of India

The Meghalaya High Court said in its order that NEIGRHMS as well as the state should ensure that all medical facilities are made available to both Kharshiing and her colleague. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DpKHff FP Staff

Affluent AC passengers are the prime suspects as over 21 lakh towels, bed sheets, blankets and other items went missing from air-conditioned coaches. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2B8xqpQ Press Trust of India

Avni's 10-month-old cubs, a male and a female, were spotted this morning from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Dmh6n7 Ankita Virmani

Tejashwi Yadav's 5, Desh Ratna Marg bungalow is just behind chief minister Nitish Kumar's 7, Circular road, house in Patna. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PYLmeA Press Trust of India

Shoma Sen and four others - Mahesh Raut, Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhawale and Rona Wilson, were arrested for "Maoist" links in June in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DoTiij FP Staff

Presenting the arrested persons before the media, Poonch Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested were not in the district to carry out any terror activity. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DnSE4I Press Trust of India

The Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka has also proposed to build a museum complex, 2 glass towers measuring 360 feet providing a bird's eye view of KRS reservoir, a bandstand, an indoor stadium, and a replica of historical monuments to boost tourism in the region. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qQgDSt FP Staff

When Manjinder Singh Sirsa was questioned about the slapping incident he said that convicts were raising slogans of reminding the 1984 riots. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FpVAAu FP Staff

Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna has become a target of some right-wing trolls who are objecting to the mention of Jesus and Allah in his lyrics. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qQgBtP Pallavi Rebbapragada

The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the plea of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of the National Herald newspaper, against the Centre's order asking it to vacate its premises and said that the status quo be maintained till 22 November, which is now the next date of hearing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qNZOrG FP Staff

Several appeals were lodged by animal activists who said the tiger - dubbed T1 by forestry officials but Avni by her advocates - said the mother was merely acting in defence of her young cubs. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FnKg7Q Agence France-Presse

The Opposition has lashed out at the cancellation of the concert of noted Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna in New Delhi on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2qOhh2X Debobrat Ghose

The decision of ABVP came after the Delhi High Court on Monday gave the varsity an extended time till 20 November to verify the alleged fake bachelors degree documents of Baisoya. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2K8lw24 FP Staff

Agra has been plagued by monkey menace for the past 10 years. At Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri, the number of monkeys has gone beyond safe limits. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DFSmqP FP Staff

The social feed is aimed to give women a platform for discussion and sharing their life stories, achievements. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RSN2U4 Indo-Asian News Service

The report has reportedly made favourable recommendations on the demands of the Maratha community for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, without disturbing the quota granted to Other Backward Classes (OBC). from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DHVGC3 FP Staff

The Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission has suggested reservation of 16 percent for the Maratha community, stating that the community is socially and economically backward, however, the Maharashtra government may find it impossible to implement the suggestion, especially keeping in mind the restrictions on caste-based reservation in India from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RRYGOY FP Staff

Kovind will address the National Assembly of Vietnam. Apart from him, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been the only foreign leader to address the National Assembly till now. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DFZYtC Asian News International

The all-party meeting called by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday turned out to be a failed affair with the Opposition staging a walkout. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RYgzMl FP Staff

Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya on Thursday gave sanction to prosecute former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) case. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DFZXpy FP Staff