In a bizarre incident that highlights the social prejudices still prevalent in rural Odisha, forty members of a tribal woman’s family shaved their heads as part of a purification ritual after she married a man from a different caste in Rayagada district.
In a bid to meet the rising demand for admissions in government-run schools offering bilingual education, the state government has increased the maximum number of students allowed in bilingual medium classes across Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), Bengaluru Public Schools (BPS), and PM Shri Schools.
Train services in the critical Sakleshpur–Subrahmanya Road section in Karnataka were disrupted in the early hours of Saturday following a landslide between Edakumari and Shiribagilu stations in Dakshina Kannada district, officials said.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday strongly criticised India's silence on Israel's devastation in Gaza and Iran as "not just a loss of its voice, but also a surrender of values".
More than 500 Indian nationals have returned home from Iran under Operation Sindhu so far, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.
In a tragic incident, a young girl died after she accidentally fell into a vessel containing hot sambar prepared at a wedding in Kunnur village of Shiggaon taluk.
A large number of people, including Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, performed Yoga in front of iconic Vidhana Soudha here on Saturday morning, marking the 11th International Yoga Day.
Olympic medal-winning Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra clinched his first Diamond League title in two years, upstaging German rival Julian Weber without having to hit the 90m mark in a strong field here.
New Delhi: A draft Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report for the proposed Trunk Infrastructure Road in Great Nicobar Island has claimed that members of the Nicobarese and Shompen tribal communities have agreed to land diversion for the project and have acknowledged that the road construction will require cutting of trees on a large scale.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government's draft law aimed at prohibiting misinformation in the state proposes punishment with imprisonment which may extend up to seven years and fine up to Rs 10 lakhs or both, if any social media user is found guilty of posting fake news.
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