Muskan Khan during the controversy in 2022. She was heckled by a group of youths wearing saffron scarves when she entered her college in Mandya Mysuru: Muskan Khan, popularly known across the country as the “Hijab Girl” during the 2022 hijab controversy, has welcomed the Karnataka govt’s decision to allow students to wear the hijab…
Chennai: School managements across the state will be buried in work over the next ten days as students are all set for the reopening day on June 1. From readying warehouses, removing electricity cables and closing septic tanks to painting school name boards and stocking rations, the school education department has instructed school heads to…
HYDERABAD: Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has moved the City Civil Court in Hyderabad seeking the removal of content on satellite television channels, YouTube and social media platforms that allegedly links him to a case involving his son, Bandi Bhagirath.In his petition, the minister urged the court to direct media houses and digital platforms to…
GURGAON: Palwal Police on Friday launched a crackdown on gangster-style social media content and reckless road behaviour under a district-wide campaign titled “Operation Lagam – Na Reel Mein Gundagardi, Na Road Par Manmani”, registering FIRs in six cases, counselling dozens of social media users and taking action against more than 8,000 traffic violators in the…
Kolkata: State govt has directed all district administrations to begin re-verification of caste certificates issued since 2011, including those distributed through Duare Sarkar camps. The backward classes welfare department issued the directive on Friday, covering around 1.69 crore certificates issued over the past 15 years.Of these, around 1 crore are SC certificates, 21 lakh ST,…
A retired district judge and her advocate son have been booked in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal in connection with the alleged dowry death of the latter’s wife, police said. BHOPAL: A retired district judge and her advocate son have been booked in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal in connection with the alleged dowry death of the latter’s wife,…
Ahmedabad: Industrialist Sajjan Jindal on Friday said India was at “the most consequential moment in its modern history”. Delivering the convocation address at the 16th convocation ceremony of Ahmedabad University, Jindal, who is also the managing director of JSW Group, urged graduating students to help bridge the economic gap between India and China.“India, despite having…
Ludhiana: Residents of Ward 8 will remain without a representative as the state election commission’s latest notification for May 26 polls excludes the expected bypoll for their area.The seat has been vacant since January 2025 following the death of councillor Rajkumar Raju, leaving the ward without a voice in the civic body for over a…
HOSHIARPUR:A four-year-old boy who fell into a newly dug borewell while playing near his home in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district was rescued safely after a massive nine-hour operation involving multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers, officials said.The incident took place on Friday night in Chak Samana village near Bhikhowal on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road.The child, identified as…
Pune: A 63-year-old woman died after she was ran over by a water tanker at Alandi on Thursday evening.The Alandi police have identified the deceased woman as Annapurna Rokade of Vikaswadi in Khed taluka.An officer from the Alandi police said that the accident happened around 6pm, when Rokade was riding pillion with her son on…
