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Karnataka govt tables anti-hate speech bill, BJP apprehends 'misuse'

Bengaluru, Dec. 11 -- The Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled in the assembly a contentious bill that ministers say will curb hate speech against marginalised communities but opponents say will c... Read More


CM Sukhu vows to make HP 'self-reliant'

Shimla, Dec. 11 -- The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh marked its third anniversary with a high-energy show of strength in Mandi on Thursday, where Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, joine... Read More


Fijis police corruption crisis deepens as leaked chats reveal alleged drug syndicate ties

Bangladesh, Dec. 11 -- Fiji is once again confronting a crisis that has become uncomfortably familiar: allegations that its own police officers-some of them in senior positions-were intimately entwine... Read More


Azam Khan acquitted in 2017 'army remark' case

MEERUT, Dec. 11 -- In a relief for Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan, the MP/MLA court in Rampur on Thursday acquitted him in a case related to an alleged objectionable remark about Indian Army pe... Read More


IPS officer Y Puran Kumar suicide: 60 days on, those named in FIR yet to be questioned

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Two months after the death of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, the Chandigarh Police SIT has informed the DGP that the investigation has exceeded the 60-day period mandated under the ... Read More


Jobs and employment not part of BJP's agenda: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Dec. 11 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav has accused the BJP government of playing with the future of the youth, stating that jobs and employment are not even on the ... Read More


Kurukshetra MP seeks introduction of e-voting to make polling accessible

Karnal, Dec. 11 -- Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Parliament winter session, Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal, on Wednesday called for introduction of e-voting so as to make the polling acce... Read More


BJP vs Congress over Rahul Gandhi's Germany trip; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra defends him, cites PM Modi's travel record

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The upcoming visit to Germany of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has set off a new bout of political sparring with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (B... Read More


Strengthening human rights requires strong democratic pillars: Tripura CM Manik Saha

Agartala, Dec. 11 -- Chief Minister Manik Saha said that to strengthen human rights in the country, it is essential that all four pillars of democracy, the Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, and Media... Read More


Italys new battle to free children and mothers from mafia control

Bangladesh, Dec. 11 -- For decades, Italys sprawling criminal syndicates – from Sicilys Cosa Nostra to Calabrias Ndrangheta – have survived not just through violence and money, but through... Read More