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The launch of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's biography by Rahul Gandhi in Chennai this evening, widely seen as a get-together of anti-BJP parties, missed many big faces. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/at-mk-stalins-book-event-an-opposition-get-together-big-faces-absent-2795489

Election strategist Prashant Kishor reportedly met K Chandrasekhar Rao at his farm house outside Hyderabad over the weekend, setting off speculation amid the Telangana Chief Minister's efforts to... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/telanganas-kcr-signs-up-prashant-kishor-ahead-of-state-polls-sources-2795096

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday released DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's autobiography, titled "Ungalil Oruvan" (One Among You). source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/rahul-gandhi-releases-tamil-nadu-chief-minister-mk-stalins-autobiography-2794617

Kerala government has launched an eco-friendly scheme to convert fossil fuel-run fishing boats into LPG-driven vessels. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fishing-boats-in-kerala-will-run-on-lpg-driven-vessels-2792760

Amid the hijab controversy in Karnataka, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said there is no ban on wearing the headscarf in the country, and people need to understand that constitutional... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/there-is-no-ban-on-wearing-hijab-in-india-says-minority-affairs-minister-2792747

A woman trainee pilot died when an aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in Nalgonda district of Telangana on Saturday, police said. source https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/trainee-pilot-dies-in-telangana-plane-crash-probe-ordered-by-jyotiraditya-scindia-2791108

Having survived the academic rigours of cutthroat rankings, competitions, financial constraints, for many Indian students in Ukraine, it has now come down to a fight for survival. source https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-students-in-ukraine-cant-even-go-to-market-how-can-we-travel-20-hours-2790254

A 34-year-old receptionist from Tamil Nadu was hacked to death on Friday at a hotel in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram by an unidentified person, the police have said, in an incident caught on... source https://www.ndtv.com/thiruvananthapuram-news/thiruvananthapuram-murder-kerala-hotel-cctv-shows-man-with-machete-attacking-receptionist-2789139

Congress's Rahul Gandhi today asked party leaders from Karnataka not to play into the hands of the BJP in its plans to polarize the state through the hijab issue. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/do-not-fall-in-bjp-trap-on-hijab-row-rahul-gandhi-to-karnataka-congress-2788039

The Karnataka government on Thursday informed the High Court that a first information report has been registered against the members of the Campus Front of India (CFI), who had allegedly threatened... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-case-karnataka-submits-details-of-campus-front-of-india-in-court-2786819

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Thursday said the situation is peaceful and under control in Shivamogga that witnessed violence including stone-pelting and arson following the murder of a... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-situation-peaceful-after-tension-over-bajrang-dal-mans-murder-minister-araga-jnanendra-2786530

The toxic controversy in Karnataka over hijabs in classrooms risked chiselling a new fault line with a college in Bengaluru requesting a Sikh girl to remove her turban and eventually allowing her - as... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/sikh-girl-allowed-to-wear-turban-by-bengaluru-college-amid-hijab-row-2786891

One person was injured when a motorcycle-borne gang hurled a petrol bomb at a crowd gathered outside a cinema hall screening actor Ajith Kumar-starrer 'Valimai' here early on Thursday. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/petrol-bomb-thrown-at-actor-ajith-kumar-fans-outside-theatre-1-injured-2786554

The lawmakers of Karnataka united to give themselves a pay hike of more than 40 per cent as the budget session of the assembly came to an end on Tuesday. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-books-in-red-lawmakers-give-themselves-a-big-pay-hike-2785417

The temporary ban on religious attires such as the hijab and saffron scarves in schools of Karnataka applies only to students and not teachers, the High Court clarified on Wednesday. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-temporary-hijab-ban-not-for-teachers-says-high-court-2784927

Transgender candidate R Ganga of the DMK won from the Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC) by a margin of 15 votes in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu urban local body polls. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/trans-woman-r-ganga-representing-dmk-wins-vellore-civic-poll-by-15-votes-2783975

Renowned Malayalam film and stage actor KPAC Lalitha died at the age of 74 on Tuesday at a hospital in Kerala's Kochi. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kpac-lalitha-veteran-malayalam-actor-passes-away-at-74-pinarayi-vijayan-pays-tribute-2783637

The vice principal of a college in Karnataka's Udupi, which was the first to ban the hijab on campus, has alleged the murder of a 25-year-old member of the right-wing Bajrang Dal in the state was... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/bajrang-dal-mans-murder-linked-to-hijab-ban-karnataka-college-principal-yashpal-suvarna-2782799

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday said if the statement given before a magistrate by a minor victim in a POCSO case against the Kochi-based Hotel 18 owner and two others is found to be believable,... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pocso-act-high-court-says-if-minors-statement-found-believable-will-dismiss-accuseds-bail-pleas-2782084

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed bills enhancing salaries and allowances of Chief Minister, Ministers and legislators. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-assembly-passes-bills-to-hike-salary-of-chief-minister-ministers-and-mlas-2782634

Hours after the killing of a member of the rightwing Bajrang Dal in Karnataka's Shivamogga, the police made its first arrests. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/on-cctv-3-am-arrest-over-bajrang-dal-mans-murder-in-karnataka-2782509

Hundreds of security personnel have been rushed to a district in Karnataka after mobs burnt vehicles and threw stones after a member of the right-wing Bajrang Dal was killed. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/20-injured-in-violence-after-bajrang-dal-man-killed-in-karnataka-2782395

Kerala Congress unit chief K Sudhakaran condemned the murder of a CPI(M) worker in Thalassery in Kannur district on Monday and said police is responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-congress-chief-k-sudhakaran-slams-police-over-cpi-m-worker-murder-2781657

A CPI(M) worker was allegedly hacked to death in north Kerala district of Kannur in the early hours of Monday, police said. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/cpi-m-worker-hacked-to-death-in-keralas-kannur-police-2779709

Indian Air Force and Chikkaballapur Police rescued a 19-year-old student who fell 300 feet from a steep cliff onto a rocky ledge in Nandi Hills in Karnataka on Sunday evening. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/watch-student-trapped-in-karnatakas-nandi-hills-rescued-by-air-force-2779586

A 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was allegedly murdered on Sunday at around 9 pm in Karnataka's Shivamogga. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/tension-in-karnatakas-shivamogga-over-right-wing-activists-murder-2779580

Siddaramaiah said the Hijab ban in the educational institutions across the state was 'deliberate and intentional' with an aim to prevent the Muslim girls from getting educational institutions across... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-ban-intentional-to-prevent-muslim-girls-from-getting-educated-siddaramaiah-2779266

Tamil Nadu registered a poll percentage of 60.70 per cent in the February 19 urban local bodies election that witnessed an interesting multi-cornered contest. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-urban-local-body-elections-60-70-per-cent-overall-turnout-lowest-in-chennai-2778583

As Congress MLAs continue their protest in Karnataka Assembly demanding minister KS Eshwarappa's resignation over his saffron flag remark, Chief Minister Basavaj Bommai said Congress has lost the... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-protests-congress-has-lost-morality-to-be-in-opposition-karnataka-chief-minister-basavaraj-bommai-2778247

Young women and girls in many parts of Karnataka were not allowed to enter schools and colleges on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/muslim-girls-face-police-case-suspensions-in-karnataka-hijab-row-2777971

A woman died on Saturday after allegedly being set on fire by a man for resisting his advances in Telangana, police said. source https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/telangana-labourer-sets-woman-on-fire-for-rejecting-his-advances-police-2777940

The Dakshina Kannada district administration in Karnataka has extended the prohibitory orders currently in place in the schools and colleges of the district till February 26. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-row-karnatakas-dakshina-kannada-extends-ban-orders-near-schools-colleges-2777456

The urban local body polls are being held today in Tamil Nadu after a gap of over 10 years. Twenty-one cities including Chennai, 138 municipalities and 490 town panchayats will elect more than 12,000... source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-holds-urban-local-body-election-after-10-years-2776948

In a big move, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board that manages 12 temples, including the richest Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala, has decided not to allow any private eateries and... source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/tirumala-tirupati-to-increase-free-food-kiosks-close-private-restaurants-2775822

Hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing its use does not violate the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, the Karnataka government contended before the high... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-not-essential-to-islam-karnataka-tells-court-2775726

An English professor in Karnataka resigned today citing "self-respect" after she was allegedly asked to remove her hijab before entering her college. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/self-respect-hit-karnataka-college-teacher-resigns-amid-hijab-row-2775290

The Budget session of the Kerala Assembly began on a stormy note on Friday with the Opposition staging a walkout during Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's policy address. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/opposition-walks-out-of-kerala-assembly-over-row-with-governor-arif-mohammad-khan-2774988

The Budget session of the Kerala Assembly began on a stormy note on Friday with the Opposition staging a walkout during Governor Mohammed Arif Khans policy address. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/opposition-walks-out-of-kerala-assembly-over-row-with-governor-mohammed-arif-khan-2774988

The Karnataka government has ordered that the students studying in schools managed by the minority welfare department in the state should not wear saffron scarves, Hijab or any religious flags. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-row-karnataka-bans-hijab-saffron-scarves-in-minority-schools-2774853

Congress legislators have said they will spend the night inside the Karnataka assembly on Thursday, demanding the sacking of minister KS Eshwarappa and a sedition case against him for his hugely... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/congress-sleepover-in-karnataka-assembly-demands-ks-eshwarappas-sacking-for-sedition-2774599

Karnataka minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Thursday defended his colleague KS Eshwarappa's comment - that a saffron flag could replace the tricolor as India's national flag 'someday' - claiming the... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-flag-row-hijab-row-ks-eshwarappa-made-it-very-clear-karnataka-minister-ashwath-narayan-to-ndtv-on-flag-row-2773974

The hijab row persists only in eight high schools and pre-university colleges of the total 75,000, the Karnataka government said on Thursday, expressing confidence of resolving the issue. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-row-limited-to-only-8-schools-colleges-karnataka-government-2773535

Around 60 final year students of the government G Shankar memorial women's first grade degree college in Udupi on Thursday returned home after they were told to take off their hijabs by college... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/asked-to-remove-hijabs-60-students-return-home-from-karnataka-college-2773338

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah has said that a sedition case should be filed against the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj KS Eshwarappa for his... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/sedition-case-be-filed-against-karnataka-minister-ks-eshwarappa-for-saffron-flag-remark-congresss-siddaramaiah-2771581

Karnataka's Hijab row played out for the fourth day in the High Court on Wednesday, with the Chief Justice hearing arguments from Muslim girls who have challenged restrictions on wearing the religious... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-case-in-karnataka-high-court-what-about-ghoongat-turban-cross-lawyer-asks-2771754

The owner of a retail chain in Kerala has recently gifted his trusted staff a brand-new Benz GLA Class 220D, an SUV worth about Rs 45 lakh. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/boss-gifts-mercedes-suv-to-his-employee-of-22-years-in-kerala-2770641

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the probe into death by suicide of a Tamil Nadu teen, who alleged abuse by her hostel warden and attempt to convert her to Christianity. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cbi-takes-over-probe-into-death-by-suicide-of-tamil-nadu-teen-who-alleged-abuse-in-hostel-and-conversion-attempt-2769993

The victim in the 2017 actress assault case on Tuesday urged the Kerala High Court to hear her also in connection with actor Dileep's plea opposing the further probe being carried out by the police in... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/victim-urges-kerala-high-court-to-hear-her-in-actor-dileep-plea-against-further-probe-2769181

The city police have cautioned the public against an old video of a scuffle among students being circulated on social media as an incident that occurred here over the hijab issue. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/mangaluru-police-cautions-against-fake-video-2769087

Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down the amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 2021, which had banned online gambling and stated that "it was unconstitutional." source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-high-court-strikes-down-law-banning-online-gambling-2768798

Students at a government-aided school in Karnataka's Mandya district were directed to remove their hijab before entering the campus Monday, in accordance with an interim High Court order last week. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-hijab-row-hijab-row-protesting-girls-info-shared-parents-lodge-complaint-2767172

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the police plea against a CBI probe in the suicide of a 17-year-old school girl in Tamil Nadu. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-student-suicide-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-police-plea-against-cbi-probe-but-investigation-to-continue-2767096

Karnataka schools (up to Class 10) re-opened today amid controversy over the state barring Muslim students from wearing a hijab during classes. Classes 11 and 12 are closed till Wednesday. Petitions... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-hijab-row-karnataka-schools-reopen-crucial-hijab-hearing-in-court-today-10-points-2767056

The rape rate is highest in India because some women don't wear hijab, said a Congress MLA in Karnataka amid a raging controversy over the use of the headscarf in the state's schools and colleges. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/rapes-because-women-dont-wear-hijab-karnataka-congress-mlas-shocker-2766492

The noxious controversy over hijabs in Karnataka's schools and colleges is "unnecessary and not in the interest of peace and harmony", the Ramakrishna Ashram in the state's Karwar has said, defending... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/devadatt-kamat-ramakrishna-ashram-defends-lawyer-who-repped-muslim-students-in-hijab-row-2765422

The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday said they destroyed two lakh kgs of ganja worth over Rs 200 crore today. source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/2-lakh-kg-of-ganja-worth-rs-200-crore-destroyed-2765291

In a major relaxation, the Tamil Nadu government has permitted nursery and play schools will reopen on February 14 amid a decline in COVID-19 cases. This comes just days after physical classes from... source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-nursery-play-schools-to-reopen-amid-decline-in-covid-cases-2764770

A 24-year-old man was killed by two workers of a bar who fatally hit him with a log on his head after a quarrel with them over getting a drink, police said on Saturday. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/man-killed-in-bar-brawl-in-chennai-hit-on-head-with-log-over-getting-a-drink-2764638

A US government body that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad has criticised Karnataka amid the row over Muslim students' demand for wearing hijab on campus. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-bans-in-school-violate-religious-freedom-says-us-on-karnataka-row-2763825

Schools for Classes 11 and 12 and colleges will remain shut in Karnataka from Saturday till Wednesday amid the row over wearing Hijab by Muslim students on campus. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-row-karnataka-classes-11-12-colleges-to-stay-shut-till-wednesday-2763655

Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh on Friday indicated that the government is likely to decide on reopening Pre-University and Degree Colleges on February 14. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-minister-b-c-nageshs-hint-on-reopening-colleges-shut-amid-hijab-row-2762904

The security forces went on rounds in three towns in Karnataka as tensions simmer amid the row over Muslim students' demand for wearing hijab on college campus and classrooms. The police went on flag... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-hijab-row-police-carries-out-flag-marches-in-3-towns-2763102

Amid the row over wearing hijab in schools and other educational institutions in Karnataka, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday said there were instances of women refusing to wear the veil... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/this-is-what-history-says-kerala-governor-arif-mohammed-khan-amid-hijab-row-2762914

All students must avoid wearing the hijab, saffron shawls or any religious clothing in class "until further orders", the Karnataka High Court said in an interim order. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-row-no-saffron-shawls-hijab-in-class-for-now-what-karnataka-high-court-said-2762379

Protests in Karnataka over college students being denied the right to wear a hijab were flagged Thursday by Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba, who shared an Instagram story - "Hindutva mobs... source https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/karnataka-college-hijab-row-man-utd-footballer-paul-pogba-flags-hijab-protests-on-instagram-2762092

Karnataka hijab: Schools can reopen for Classes 9 and 10 in Karnataka from Monday, the state government said today, three days after they were shut down amid a row over wearing hijab by students. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-hijab-row-classes-9-10-to-reopen-monday-decision-on-seniors-and-colleges-later-2761197

As a three-judge full bench of the Karnataka High Court will hear the petitions over the 'hijab' row on Thursday, Chief Minister urged upon everyone including politicians, not to make statements that... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-row-karnataka-chief-minister-urges-everyone-to-maintain-peace-2760097

Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday claimed 'Bhagwa dhwaj' (saffron flag), may become the national flag some time in the future. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/saffron-flag-may-become-national-flag-some-time-in-future-claims-karnataka-bjp-leader-2759002

The Kerala police is all set to induct a new batch of 23 dogs of elite breeds, specially trained in tracking explosives and detecting narcotic substance and cadavers, to bolster the strength of its... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/23-trained-canines-to-add-teeth-to-kerala-police-dog-squad-2758430

Karnataka Hijab Protests: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh said Wednesday that it is not considering a proposal to ban the wearing of the hijab, or headscarf, in educational institutions in the... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-row-no-controversy-no-proposal-to-ban-madhya-pradesh-minister-on-hijabs-2758279

A decision on whether schools and colleges can order Muslim girls to not wear hijabs in class was passed on to a larger bench by the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, a day after a face-off over the... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-row-karnataka-high-court-refers-case-to-larger-bench-2758255

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday spoke up in support of college students in Karnataka who have been banned from wearing the hijab in classrooms, tweeting that the choice of what... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-row-bikini-ghoonghat-or-hijab-its-womans-right-priyanka-gandhi-vadra-2757639

Similar to the story of a 2010 biographical survival drama film, 127 hours, about a man trapped by a boulder in an isolated canyon, a young man in Malampuzha area of Palakkad in Kerala has been... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-man-trapped-on-cherad-hill-for-2-days-without-food-water-2756885

Incidents of stone pelting and use of force by police were reported on Tuesday as the hijab row in Karnataka escalated and protests by students spread to more colleges. source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-row-live-protests-intensify-spread-to-other-states-karnataka-high-court-hearing-today-2757432

The Tamil Nadu Assembly has once again adopted a bill seeking exemption for the state from the National Entrance-Eligibility Test for aspiring medical professionals. The bill - rejected by Governor RN... source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/neet-tamil-nadu-assembly-passes-neet-exemption-bill-again-10-points-2755958

The hijab versus saffron scarf row in Karnataka colleges took a chilling form when a student in a burqa was heckled by a large group of slogan-shouting, saffron scarf-wearing boys in a college in... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-row-video-in-hijab-vs-saffron-scarves-student-heckled-in-karnataka-college-2755898

Amid the ongoing controversy over wearing hijab to college, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday has asked all concerned to keep the peace and let children study. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-hijab-row-students-reminder-on-government-slogan-in-hijab-row-arent-we-betis-2755737

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted again, the anti-NEET Bill, returned days ago by the State Governor RN Ravi. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-assembly-again-adopts-anti-neet-bill-bjp-stages-walks-out-2755766

Amid spiraling protests by Karnataka college students over their right to wear a hijab during classes, members of a state-based right-wing group have been caught on camera asking some college students... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-hijab-vs-saffron-scarves-row-in-karnataka-hijab-row-hindu-group-spotted-handing-out-saffron-scarves-2755464

A massive crowd of students, one group in the hijab and another wearing saffron scarves, protested at a college in Karnataka this morning in a snowballing confrontation just before a High Court... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hijab-vs-saffron-at-karnataka-college-ahead-of-high-court-hearing-2755430

As the hijab versus saffron scarves on campus clash spread in Karnataka, two colleges declared a holiday today to avoid communal trouble while another college allowed students wearing the hijab in... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-wearing-karnataka-students-allowed-in-but-separate-classrooms-no-lessons-2753461

The Kerala High Court on Monday allowed the anticipatory bail plea of actor Dileep and others in the latest case against them alleging that they conspired to eliminate officers probing the sexual... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kerala-high-court-actor-dileep-actor-dileep-case-actor-dileep-lates-news-actor-dileep-granted-anticipatory-bail-in-actress-sexual-assault-case-2753390

Two people have been arrested in Kundapur in Karnataka's Udupi district for allegedly carrying lethal weapons during a protest at a government college over students' right to wear a hijab in... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-college-hijab-row-karnataka-police-arrest-two-allegedly-carrying-weapons-at-hijab-row-2753350

Nine people died after a collision between a car and a lorry at Budagavi village of Andhra Pradesh's Anantapuram district. source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/andhra-pradesh-anantapuram-nine-killed-after-car-truck-collision-in-andhra-pradeshs-anantapuram-district-2753216

Karnataka government has launched a self-defence training programme 'Obavva Art of Self Defence Training' for 50,000 girl students in schools and colleges. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/karnataka-government-launches-self-defence-training-programme-for-50-000-girl-students-2753166

Kerala saw a drop in daily coronavirus cases with 26,729 fresh infections being reported on Sunday, taking the total number of those affected by the disease to 62.71 lakh. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/daily-covid-19-cases-drop-below-30-000-in-kerala-2752840

A 58-year-old doctor was sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment (RI) on Saturday by a special court in Thiruvananthapuram for sexually assaulting a minor boy in 2017. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-doctor-gets-6-years-in-jail-for-sexually-assaulting-minor-patient-2751417

A spiralling controversy over hijabs or headscarves worn by Muslim women in schools and colleges in Karnataka, including a march of Hindu students wearing saffron scarves and shouting slogans,... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/amid-hijabs-vs-saffron-scarves-karnataka-bans-clothes-that-disturb-law-2751408

The Health Department of Kerala on Saturday issued revised guidelines for international air passengers arriving in Kerala. source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/in-keralas-revised-covid-rules-free-random-testing-for-foreign-arrivals-2751138

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 216-foot tall 'Statue of Equality' commemorating the 11th-century Hindu saint Ramanujacharya. source https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/pm-prays-at-hyderabad-temple-to-inaugurate-statue-of-equality-soon-2751001

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at a temple in Hyderabad on Saturday, ahead of the inauguration of the 216-feet Statue of Equality, honouring 11th century Hindu saint Ramanujacharya. source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/pm-prays-at-hyderabad-temple-to-inaugurate-statue-of-equality-soon-2751001

With the political sphere heating up over women being allegedly denied to wearhijabs in educational institutions in the state, Karnataka Minister V Sunil Kumar has asserted that everyone should follow... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/on-hijab-row-karnataka-minister-v-sunil-kumar-everyone-must-follow-uniform-system-2750777

Hundreds of Andhra Pradesh government employees sat idle in offices while others walked backwards outside the state secretariat in Amaravati on Friday to protest salary revisions that they are not... source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/andhra-pradesh-government-employees-strike-walking-backwards-protest-salary-changes-2750113

Protests by students in Karnataka over their right to wear the hijab to class is spreading to more colleges. source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/hijab-row-in-another-karnatakas-bhandarkars-arts-and-science-degree-college-boys-protest-in-support-of-girls-2749026

In a relief to the Left government in Kerala, the Lok Ayukta on Friday dismissed a plea filed by senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala against state Education Minister R Bindhu alleging that she... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/lok-ayukta-dismisses-plea-against-kerala-higher-education-minister-r-bindu-2748960

MPs of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK and the Congress walked out from the Rajya Sabha a day after the state Governor returned a bill - passed by the state assembly - seeking exemption for Tamil Nadu from... source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-vs-governor-over-medical-exam-neet-10-points-2748950

Thousands of Andhra Pradesh government employees and teachers marched on the streets of Vijayawada city on Thursday, in protest against the recent pay revision. source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/andhra-pradesh-government-employees-protest-against-pay-revision-2747660

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Thursday said children should neither wear hijab nor saffron shawls at schools and he has asked the police to keep watch on religious organisations that are... source https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/no-one-should-come-to-school-for-practicing-their-religion-karnataka-home-minister-2747463

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet in a case relating to alleged irregularities and preferential treatment provided to VK Sasikala, the close aide of former Tamil Nadu chief... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/karnataka-anti-corruption-bureau-files-chargesheet-against-6-including-jayalalithaa-aide-sasikala-over-special-treatment-in-jail-2746803

Guntur Mayor Kavati Manohar Naidu on Thursday said that there is nothing wrong with the name of Jinnah Tower in Andhra Pradesh, and alleged that the BJP is criticising it for political gain. source https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/nothing-wrong-with-name-of-jinnah-tower-guntur-mayor-2746747

Actor Dileep on Thursday moved a fresh plea in the Kerala High Court opposing further investigation being carried out by the police in the sexual assault case of an actress, alleging that it was a... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/actor-dileep-moves-kerala-high-court-over-sexual-assault-case-probe-2746619

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Union Budget, which has been condemned by the BJP, has also drawn criticism from the Congress. source https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/this-fellow-is-incapable-of-congress-slams-kcrs-comment-on-pm-narendra-modi-over-union-budget-2745067

Shashi Tharoor, who had earlier adopted a supportive stand for the LDF government's Silver Line rail project in Kerala, has now said that the Budget announcement of 400 Vande Bharat train services in... source https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/shashi-tharoor-pitches-for-vande-bharat-train-instead-of-silver-line-in-kerala-2744344

Raising the pitch for justice to the Thanjavur juvenile girl, who died by suicide resisting an alleged attempt to convert her, a four-member BJP fact-finding panel on Wednesday questioned Tamil Nadu... source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-in-thanjavur-schoolgirls-suicide-bjp-womens-panel-questions-governments-silence-2744807

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's threat to the BJP-led central government to "throw it into the Bay of Bengal" over the Union Budget faced a counterattack - "drown in the three oceans"... source https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/in-telangana-vs-bjp-over-union-budget-2022-threats-to-drown-each-other-10-points-2744390

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday urged the Centre to find a permanent solution to the Indian fishermen issue involving Sri Lanka through 'tangible mechanisms' and secure the immediate... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/find-permanent-solution-to-fishermen-woes-tn-cm-tells-centre-2743135

A four-member committee appointed by BJP national president JP Nadda to ascertain the facts over the death by suicide of a minor girl on Tuesday visited the district and met the victim's family and... source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/bjp-fact-finding-team-in-tamil-nadu-over-schoolgirls-death-by-suicide-2743095

Six people were arrested near Puthur in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday with 500 kg ganja in their possession that was allegedly being smuggled to Sri Lanka, police said. source https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/500-kg-ganja-bound-for-sri-lanka-seized-in-tamil-nadu-6-arrested-2742622

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has come down heavily on social media platform Twitter for disregarding its orders on deleting objectionable content and asked to show cause why it should not be shut... source https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-high-court-warns-twitter-respect-laws-of-land-else-close-your-shop-down-2742567