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Odisha law commission proposes up to 7-year jail for repeat hate speech

Bhubaneswar, April 8 -- The Odisha State Law Commission (OSLC) has submitted recommendations for the Odisha Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Act, 2026 to the government, proposing stringent pe... Read More


Congratulations flow in for newly elected Vietnamese leaders

Hanoi, April 8 -- Leaders of countries and political parties of Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the US, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Palestine and Nicaragua have sent message... Read More


'Time will answer': Congress leaders downplay buzz on power shuffle in Karnataka

Bengaluru, April 8 -- Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday avoided engaging with speculation over a possible change in the state's leadership, as he wrapped up the Congress's campaign for th... Read More


'Time will answer': DK Shivakumar downplay buzz on power shuffle in Karnataka

Bengaluru, April 8 -- Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday avoided engaging with speculation over a possible change in the state's leadership, as he wrapped up the Congress's campaign for th... Read More


Belonging to backward community is no ground for favour in government employment: Supreme Court

India, April 8 -- Belonging to a backward community, by itself, cannot tilt the scales in favour of a candidate, the Supreme Court has underlined, holding that public employment cannot be dispensed on... Read More


Campaigning for bypolls in Karnataka ends

Bengaluru, April 8 -- Campaigns for the April 9 by-elections in Davanagere South and Bagalkot constituencies wrapped up on Tuesday evening. With the 48-hour silence period in effect, candidates are n... Read More


Lack of proof, high constitutional bar: Why CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal bid was rejected

India, April 8 -- Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have rejected the Opposition's notice against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar arguing that the al... Read More


Manipur: All-party meet to review Tronglaobi security, condemn violence, urge peace

Imphal, April 8 -- Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh chaired a meeting of all political parties on April 7, condemning the recent violence in Tronglaobi and urging calm across the state. ... Read More


"Congress degraded Kharge as powerless, rubber-stamp Congress president...": BJP leader CR Kesavan

Chennai, April 8 -- BJP leader CR Kesavan on Wednesday criticised the Congress party, saying that it has repeatedly disrespected the party's National President Mallikarjun Kharge and turned him into a... Read More


Sasmit Patra resigns as BJD parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha

Bhubaneswar, April 8 -- In a significant political development, Sasmit Patra resigned from the post of parliamentary party leader of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The move has int... Read More