RSS ban row: K’taka govt order violates fundamental rights, rules HC

IANS | November 17, 2025 8:12 PM

Bengaluru, Nov 17 (IANS) Karnataka High Court on Monday stated that the Congress-led government’s order making it mandatory for private organisations to obtain prior permission from authorities to hold events in public places and government-owned properties violates fundamental rights.

Red Fort blast: Jaish suicide bomber used TATP ‘shoe bomb’

IANS | November 17, 2025 8:04 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Investigators digging into the Red Fort bombing that claimed 13 lives have just hit a chilling new angle; the Jaish-e-Muhammad suicide attacker, Dr Umar Muhammad Nabi, might have pulled a classic “shoe-bomber” move straight out of a terrorist playbook.

Nadda and Norwegian counterpart discuss healthcare partnership

IANS | November 17, 2025 7:29 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda on Monday held a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart Jan Christian Vestre, discussing India's priorities in digital health, human resource development, maternal and child nutrition and collaborative research on diseases.

Law permits India to refuse Hasina’s extradition request: Legal expert

IANS | November 17, 2025 7:25 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The interim government of Bangladesh has urged India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal, who were sentenced to death by a court for allegedly ordering the killing of protesters during the July students’ movement, according to reports from Dhaka.

India’s agri exports worth $1 bn exempted from tariff hike in new Trump waiver

IANS | November 17, 2025 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) India’s agricultural exports to the US, valued at around $1 billion, will be exempt from the tariff hikes after President Donald Trump announced a tariff cut on nearly 200 food products to make them more affordable for US consumers, following a political backlash over rising prices.

98.32 pc Enumeration Forms distributed in 12 states under SIR Phase II: ECI

IANS | November 17, 2025 6:52 PM

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday that over 50.11 crore (98.32 per cent) elector-specific Enumeration Forms have been distributed in 12 States and Union Territories as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase II of electoral rolls.