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Supreme Court in its 4:1 verdict, said banning entry of women to Keralas Sabrimala temple is gender discrimination and the practice violates rights of Hindu women. (Photo: ANI)

Allowing women of all ages in Sabrimala 'disappointing': Temple head...

Rahul Easwar, President of the Ayyappa Dharma Sena, said they were going for a review petition.

28 Sept 2018 12:29 PM IST

PM Modi was accompanied by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. (Photo: Twitter | @PIB_India)

PM inaugurates 'Parakram Parv' on 2nd anniversary of surgical strike

The Prime Minister signed a message paying homage to martyrs, took a round of the exhibition, and paid floral tributes...

28 Sept 2018 12:19 PM IST

SC refused to interfere in arrest of activists -- Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- in Bhima-Koregaon case. (Photo: PTI)

SC extends house arrest of five activists by 4 weeks, denies SIT probe

SC refused to constitute SIT to probe the matter and asked Pune police to go ahead with the investigation.

28 Sept 2018 11:52 AM IST

Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. (Photo: AP)

Cong telling lies everyday: Javadekar slams Rahul Gandhi over Rafale...

He refuted Gandhi's claim that Ambani's firm was given Rs 30,000 contract and said not a single paisa of transaction has...

28 Sept 2018 11:25 AM IST

Women can now enter Sabrimala temple. (Photo: PTI)

Bond with God not biology: Women of all ages can enter Sabarimala,...

Earlier, women of the menstrual age, between 10 to 50 years, were restricted from entering the temple premises.

28 Sept 2018 10:55 AM IST

Irans Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, in New York on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly. (Photo: AP)

India to continue import of oil from Iran: Iranian foreign minister

Washington is pushing allies to cut Iranian oil imports to zero once the sanctions start on November 4.

28 Sept 2018 10:17 AM IST

Before Swaraj left, she made Indias stance clear at the SAARC meeting that India wont engage in regional cooperation when terrorism is the single-largest threat to peace and stability in South-Asia. (Photo: Twitter | @MEAIndia)

India-Pakistan foreign ministers avoid each other at SAARC meet

Sushma Swaraj left SAARC inter-ministerial meet midway, prompting criticism from Pak Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood...

28 Sept 2018 9:04 AM IST

A person being airlifted by a helicopter from the terrace of a submerged house during the floods.

Get closer to people

The People's Plan Campaign, launched in Kerala, more than two decades ago, no longer excites most people.

28 Sept 2018 6:41 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

No poll date yet, but EC's code in force in Telangana

The Telangana Assembly was dissolved recently before its term was due to end in June 2019.

28 Sept 2018 6:25 AM IST

Renuka Chowdhury

'Decriminalising adultery to add to pain of women'

Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury agreed with her. This is like criminalising the triple talaq law.

28 Sept 2018 6:19 AM IST

Many issues related to ensuring rights of older persons can be put in place if there is a dedicated international protection regime.

Let's ensure citizens' right to grow old with dignity

Older people must demand legislations and laws, which protect their rights, stop age discrimination and ageism.

28 Sept 2018 6:16 AM IST

In India, over a hundred schemes are delivered to the same set of beneficiaries through mutually insulated administrative silos, set up by Central government ministries intent on jealously guarding their respective fiefdoms

A new paradigm for eliminating poverty

Rural policies following this approach should be designed and implemented in the way best adapted to the needs of the...

28 Sept 2018 6:13 AM IST