Hijab movement started with design to create unrest, Karnataka govt tells SC

Bangalore, 20/9: The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that till 2021, no girl student was wearing hijab in Pre-University Colleges, but a movement was started on social media by the Popular Front of India as part of larger design to create unrest, forcing the state as custodian of constitutional rights to intervene…

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Kejriwal heckled at Vadodara airport, says BJP and Cong united to abuse him

Vadodara, 20/9: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was heckled at the Vadodara airport in Gujarat by a group of people who raised slogans hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal also claimed supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) never raise slogans against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when he visits…

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Two suspected IS-inspired terrorists arrested in Karnataka’s Shivamogga

Shivamogga, 20/9: Police arrested two suspected terrorists in Shivamogga, Karnataka on Tuesday.     The gang members were in possession of explosives and planned to carry out blasts across the state, the police alleged. The police registered a case on its own against Shariq, Maazi and Syed Yasin who hail from Shivamogga under various sections…

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Kerala leaders unhappy with Shashi Tharoor’s move to contest Congress presidential poll

Thiruvananthapuram, 20/9: The reported move of Shashi Tharoor to contest the Congress presidential poll did not go down well with the party in Kerala with a senior leader on Tuesday terming it a personal decision of the Thiruvananthapuram MP and another one making it clear that the state unit would vote only for those who…

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Gujarat government reels under series of protests as Assembly polls approach

Ahmedabad, 20/9: With the Assembly election just month away, the Bhupendra Patel-led Bharatiya Janata Party government was reeling under the frequent protests by government employees—from police constabulary and teachers to Anganwadi and health workers. The latest protesters to join this list was forest department staff. On Monday, at least 2,000 forest guards and foresters assembled…

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