When at the end of a 17-year-long mass movement Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah replaced Maharaja Hari Singh as Jammu and Kashmirs ruler, it was not an abrupt transition from autocracy to democracy. The states first free and fair elections were witnessed not before the one for Lok Sabha in March 1977 followed by the one for the Legislativ...
The Hindu Munnani will conduct a hunger protest on Monday at Valluvar Kottam against the DMK government's ban on installing idols at the roadside during the Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations....
Samajwadi Party MLA from Rae Bareli, Manoj Pandey, has been booked for making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi....
After registering over 40,000 Covid cases daily in the past few days, India witnessed a slight decline with 38,948 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the total to 3,30,27,621, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. ...
Telangana's Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao on Monday came out with suggestions to start activities like arts, crafts and music at iconic Tank Bund on Sunday evenings. ...
The mobile Internet services will be restored in Kashmir on Monday evening, top police officials told IANS....
The Taliban is set to announce an interim government in Afghanistan after technical issues are resolved, officials of the Islamic Emirate said. ...
As the nation celebrates Teacher's Day on September 5 and accolades and awards for teachers pour in, life is uncertain for a group of Kerala teachers who brave wild animals, hostile weather and treks into deep forests to keep single teacher schools running. ...
The process of counting of votes began for Belagavi, Kalburgi and Hubballi-Dharwad urban local bodies in Karnataka on Monday for which the polls were held on September 3....
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted heavy to moderate rains in Chennai and some other parts of Tamil Nadu. The Regional Meteorological Centre in its report said that the rains are likely due to a cyclonic circulation system that has built up in the region. ...
