More than 20,675 NGOs have got their FCRA licenses cancelled to date, with 1445 NGOs in Karnataka. Bengaluru: Kolkata-based Sayan* runs a non-governmental organization (NGO) working for the queer community across West Bengal. However, for the last year, he has been scrambling for ways to release the foreign grant he has received. Mumbai-based NGO owner […]
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The right to wear hijab cannot be traced to freedom of expression, the court argued. Bengaluru: A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on March 15 has ruled the hijab is not “essential” to Islam. The court has also upheld the ban on wearing hijab inside educational institutes across the state. In January, six hijab-clad […]
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Candidates contesting elections from more than one constituency may win a seat, but the voters lose. Lalu Prasad Yadav did it. Rahul Gandhi did it. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi did it twice. In Karnataka, both H. D. Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah had this in common. Contesting elections from more than one seat can be seen […]
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As panic settles in, more students face the dilemma of offline classes and soaring flight fares. Bengaluru: It was 5:17 A.M. on February 24. Akshay, a student of Kharkiv National Medical University woke up to sirens blaring in his neighbourhood. From the balcony, as far as his eyes could see, he saw massive balls of […]
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Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy attacked the BJP over a range of issues related to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s (KPCC) working president Ramalinga Reddy accused the BBMP of unscientifically redrawing the wards in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He alleged that the BBMP is acting like a […]
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Protests at Maurya Circle by Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) party. The Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS) party workers demand scrapping of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and restoring powers of Lokayukta. “Taking the powers of Lokayukta is totally wrong and unsustainable,” said the incumbent Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty, Lokayukta Karnataka at a protest organized by KRS at Maurya […]
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Kolar M.L.C., filmmaker and producer. C.R. Manohar joins Congress. Kolar Member of the Legislative Council (M.L.C.) Dr. CR Manohar joined the Congress party this morning.Kolar M.L.C. had quit Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) two days ago. Addressing the press conference at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, DK Shivakumar, president of KPCC said that this […]
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The viral video which was leaked today captured former MLA Gopalkrishna plotting a murder against BJP MLA SR Vishwanath. Police are investigating a viral video that purportedly shows a former MLA plotting the murder of BJP MLA S R Vishwanath. Joint Commissioner of Central Crime Bureau (CCB), Sandip Patil, said that, “An investigation has been […]
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In an exclusive interview with the Softcopy, the AIKS general secretary explains the rationale behind continuing protests and insists that the farmers want to go home. Bengaluru: Farmers will withdraw from the Singhu border if the government gave written assurance that they would accept the primary demands of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, said Hannan Mollah, general […]
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The Congress leader led an NSUI protest against supposed plans to shift some programmes to Gujarat. The National Students Union of India (NSUI), along with DK Shivakumar protested against the shifting of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Indian human space flight programme to Gujarat. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shiv kumar said that […]
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