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The residents of the border area of Tangdhar marched to push for the construction of a proposed 6km tunnel bypassing Sadhana Top - a high point on the Kupwara-Tangdhar road vulnerable to avalanches and road sinks.

Subramanian Swamy said that the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community can do whatever they want to do but "in privacy" and not "celebrate" their sexual orientation.

The Uttar Pradesh government’s recent move to paint the walls of the Lucknow Hajj Committee office in saffron invited a lot of criticism from opposition leaders and clerics. Now, it's actor Prakash Raj who's taking a jibe at Yogi Adityanath.

In comedies, the Golden Globes went to indie studio A24’s “Lady Bird” actress Saoirse Ronan and James Franco for his cult movie homage “The Disaster Artist,” also from A24.

Afzal Amanullah said it had suggested to the government that the age limit on women travelling without "Mehram" -- a term for a close male relative a woman cannot marry, such as her father, brother or son -- be removed.

The startup has written to the Rajinikanth over the issue, but is yet to hear from him. There was no response to messages sent by PTI to the star's publicity team.

The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) shed light on admission patterns for 2016-17 at 44 central universities, 578 state universities (public and private), 130 deemed universities (public and private) and 100 institutes of national importance.

The flag will be hoisted on January 26 in a school on the outskirts of Palakkad in Kerala, RSS members said.

Goa is facing a beef shortage with traders suspending import of meat from Karnataka alleging harassment by cow vigilantes.

A police official said the athletes’ car first hit a divider and then crashed into an electricity pole, ripping apart the vehicle's roof.

The private mini-bus skidded off a hilly road and fell into the 100-ft gorge at Karowa near Pingla Mata mandir, about 30 kms from here, at around 1.30 pm, resulting in the death of six passengers and injuries to 26 others, a police spokesman said.

Dr Talat Fatima, the great-great-granddaughter of Nawab of Oudh Wajid Ali Shah, backed the controversial legislation and called for the “abrogation” of instant triple talaq in the country.

Taking strong note of such "brutality on women", Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, today said that "there is a need for an ombudsman where women can complain of such brutalities."

The BJP government in Assam condemned Banerjee's statement, saying it was "derogatory, insulting to the people of Assam and against the Constitution as well as the spirit of the Supreme Court."

Once the bill is cleared by Parliament and becomes a law, the Chief Justice of India will get a monthly salary of Rs 2.80 lakh from the present Rs one lakh.

MP has earned the dubious distinction of being number one in tiger mortalities last year. As was the trend last year this big cat in Balaghat, too died outside protected areas.