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Protesters in Kalaburagi claimed Brahmin candidates were again asked to remove or had their sacred threads cut before entering NEET UG exam centre on Sunday. Members of the Brahmin community held a protest outside a NEET exam centre in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Sunday, after some students were allegedly asked to remove their sacred thread (Janivara) before being allowed to take the test. The protest was sparked after a candidate named Shripad Patil was made to remove his sacred thread at St. Mary’s School, the designated exam centre, before being permitted to enter the examination hall. In response, a large group…

Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to win a second consecutive three-year term as his opponent conceded defeat after projections forecast incumbent Labor Party’s return. Anthony Albanese will be the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Australia’s right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton also conceded defeat in Saturday’s election and said that he had congratulated Anthony Albanese on his success. “We didn’t do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight,…

Security was enhanced in and around Srinagar, including near several hotels popular with tourists, and also at tourist hotspots such as Dachigam National Park. The intelligence bureau (IB) and other agencies alerted local security officers in Jammu and Kashmir about the possibility of an attack targeting tourists, but around the time of the Prime Minister’s scheduled visit to the union territory (UT) on April 19, and in Srinagar, people familiar with the matter said. Security was enhanced in and around Srinagar, including near several hotels popular with tourists, and also at tourist hotspots such as Dachigam National Park, 22 km…

SriLankan Airlines said that Flight UL 122, operated by, which arrived from Chennai, was “subjected to a comprehensive security search” on arrival. A Sri Lankan flight that arrived in Colombo from Tamil Nadu’s Chennai was subjected to a “comprehensive security search” upon arrival following a support regarding a suspect wanted in India, a press statement from the carrier stated on Saturday. While there was no immediate official information on the wanted suspect in India, a PTI news agency report said, citing Sri Lanka police, that cops searched the a flight arriving from Chennai after being tipped-off that a suspect linked…

North Goa Superintendent of Police (SP) Akshat Kaushal said that they are still looking into what exactly caused the incident. A stampede took place during the early hours of Saturday at the Lairai Devi Zatra temple in North Goa’s Shirgao, killing six people and injuring several others as thousands jostled for space in narrow lanes of the shrine devoted to a goddess. Dinanath Gaonkar, the President of the Lairai Devi temple and an advocate, said the chaos may have started when one devotee touched a light bulb with his cane stick, got an electric shock, and fell onto others nearby.…

The meeting at the prime minister’s residence lasted around 30 minutes, according to officials. Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week’s terror attack in Pahalgam. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since the April 22 terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. Following the terror attack, India announced a series of measures in response to Pakistan’s support for cross-border terrorism. These included the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, closing the Integrated Check Post at Attari, and…

The hacker groups attempted to deface the websites with inflammatory content mocking victims of the recent Pahalgam terror attack. In a fresh wave of cyber provocations, Pakistan-sponsored hacker groups made a series of unsuccessful attempts to breach Indian websites on Thursday, targeting digital platforms linked to children, veterans, and welfare services. Indian cybersecurity agencies acted swiftly, detecting and neutralising the threats. The groups, identified as “Cyber Group HOAX1337” and “National Cyber Crew,” attempted to deface the websites of Army Public School (APS) Nagrota and Sunjuwan with inflammatory content mocking victims of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people…

The case will be heard next on May 8. A Delhi court on Friday issued a notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others regarding the chargesheet filed against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the National Herald money laundering case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other proposed accused have the “right to be heard” at the time of cognisance of the chargesheet. He also underscored that this right is fundamental to ensuring a fair trial, making the issuance of the notice necessary, while scheduling the next hearing for…

ALM Fazlur Rahman, considered close to Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, called for cooperation with China to achieve the wild idea. ALM Fazlur Rahman, a retired Bangladeshi major general, suggested that his country should invade and occupy all seven northeastern states of India if New Delhi attacks Pakistan, as a retaliation for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people. Rahman, a former head of the Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh) is considered close to Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, also called for cooperation with China to achieve the wild idea. “If India attacks Pakistan,…

Built under the PPP mode at the cost of ₹8,900 crore, the Vizhinjam port is operated by the Adani Group and the Kerala government holds a majority stake in it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday commissioned India’s first deepwater transhipment port at Kerala’s Vizhinjam, the first step in making India a global shipping hub. The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Seaport in Kerala was conceptualised in 1991 and to its current operational status in 2025, the project has navigated through numerous hurdles, from legal, environmental, logistical, to financial. Built under the public private partnership mode at the cost of ₹8,900 crore,…