New Delhi: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a "secular civil code", the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Saturday underlined the Law Commission's 2018 assertion that a uniform civil code is neither necessary nor desirable and asserted that any attempt to bring it would be "unacceptable".
Bengaluru: One of the complainants in the MUDA 'scam' case on Saturday filed a caveat in the Karnataka High Court after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granted permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
New Delhi: The first meeting of the Parliament's joint committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be held next week.
Bengaluru: The damaged crest gate of the Pampa Sagar dam on the Tungabhadra river in Koppal district was on Saturday finally fixed after its chain snapped and it was swept away on August 11 night, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said.
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): As mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, violence raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli airstrike killed at least 18 people, all from the same family.
Ranchi: JMM leader and former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Saturday said he had no idea over speculations about him joining the BJP.
Nabatieh (Lebanon): An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry.
Hubballi (Karnataka): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday endorsed the action taken by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam’ stating that it is justified.
Ratlam (MP): A woman constable has been suspended for allegedly appearing in the advertisement of a coaching institute in her khaki uniform in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, an official said on Saturday.
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday attacked the Congress over the alleged MUDA scam, saying it was yet another instance of the party's "hypocrisy and family-centric politics".
