Book MIM leader for hate speech: Court
byHyderabad (IANS) A city court today directed the police to book a case against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for his alleged hate speech….
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Another Bihar panchayat bans cell phones for girls
byPatna (IANS) A panchayat in Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by girls and ordered them not to wear short, tight and “provocative”…
France New Year Party, 1193 vehicles burnt
byParis: A total of 1,193 vehicles were burnt on New Year’s Eve in France, according to the French government. Setting cars ablaze in a display…
Whisky is Scotland’s most recognised asset
byEdinburgh: Whisky is Scotland’s most recognised asset, with 40 bottles of Scotch shipped overseas each second, according to a survey Monday. Scotch Whisky came top…
After 25 years, Punjab teachers yet to get pension
byChandigarh: A prolonged fight of nearly 25 years by teachers of government-aided private colleges in Punjab for a pension scheme has come back to square…
Girls’ school blown up in Pakistan
byIslamabad: Extremists blew up an all-girls school in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency, a tribal area, leaving one person killed, Geo News reported Monday. The extremists had…
‘Worst Communicators of the Year’ award should go to government
byBillionaire Warren Buffet once said that reputation is built through a set of consistent actions and behaviour over decades and it is destroyed within…
Muslim quota proposal triggers political storm
byLucknow: The promise by the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) to move a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh assembly during the budget session in February 2013…
Hyderabad police chief’s remark draws women’s ire
byHyderabad: The Hyderabad police chief’s remark Saturday that accused in almost all rape cases in the city were known to the victims has drawn the…
Ozzy Osbourne to get his own airport?
byLondon: Singer Ozzy Osbourne is reportedly set to have an airport named after him. The 64-year-old has been put forward to be the new title…