Patna: Dalit organisations across the country have called a 'Bharat bandh' on Monday to protest a recent Supreme Court ruling "diluting" the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Modi government on Monday filed a review petition on the Supreme Court judgment on the SC/ST Act. The protests left one dead in Madhya Pradesh's Morena, where a curfew was later imposed along with parts of Gwalior. Protests turned violent in Rajasthan's Barmer, with cars and property being damaged. Similar reports emerged from Meerut, where cars were reported to have been damaged.

This is the second time that Dr. Thumbay Moideen’s success story has made it to the cover of Forbes ME, one of the most widely read business magazines in the region.

New Delhi: The Centre remained a mute spectator as petrol prices jumped a four-year high of Rs 73.73 per litre in Delhi on Sunday and diesel rates climbed to an all-time high.

The commission has hired able allies in civil society members and students who care for the democratic process to keep a watch on the virtual space and ensure the campaign for the May 12 election complies with the code.

Patna: Jharkhand Police on Saturday confirmed that it had arrested three people and detained another six in connection with the CBSE papers leak case. Among those arrested is also an individual, who’s being identified as Satish Pandey.

The Mangalore International Airport has been adjudged the cleanest airport in the country.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Blockchain Academy (KBA) of the state-run Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) has become the first Indian institution to be granted membership by Hyperledger project hosted by Linux Foundation.

Seven victims were Indians, five Egyptians, and three Pakistanis. The two injured were an Indian and a Kuwaiti, the KOC said.