'Why elevate one religiophobia to the exclusion of others?' India at the UN
Mar 17, 2022, at 01:25 am
United Nations/New Delhi/UNI: India has pointed out that while it condemns antisemitism, Christianophobia and Islamophobia, there is clear evidence of the growth of religiophobia affecting followers of non-Abrahamic religions as well, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias.
Lok Sabha passes railways' demand for grants amid sharp verbal attacks
Mar 17, 2022, at 12:57 am
New Delhi/UNI: The demand for grants for railways was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid sharp attacks by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the Congress and TMC for their criticism of the performance of the sector under the Modi government.
Mar 16, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Kathmandu: Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Nepal and Devendra Paudel, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal jointly performed ground breaking ceremony for the Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL) project being built under Government of India’s USD 50 million grant assistance in education sector.
Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express may resume service from March 26
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata: The Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express is expected to resume its service from March 26, nearly two years after the suspension following the Covid-19 restrictions in both the neighbouring nations.
Guwahati city police seize large stash of contraband drugs, two held
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:13 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: In its biggest ever drug bust, a team of East Guwahati Police District (EGPD) from Sonapur Police Station led by ADCP Bibekanand Das seized a total of 4.6 lakh Yaba tablets, 12 kg of Methamphetamine and 1.5 kg of Heroin from a truck.
Assam government to pay expenses for Olympic preparations of Lovlina Borgohain and Hima Das
Mar 16, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The Assam government decided to bear the expenses of Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and sprinter Hima Das who is known as ‘Dhing Express’ for their preparations of the Olympics.
PM Modi congratulates Bhagwant Mann on becoming new Punjab CM
Mar 16, 2022, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann on becoming the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
SriLankan Airlines to celebrate womanhood with Raid Amazones 2022
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Colombo/IBNS: SriLankan Airlines announced plans to celebrate womanhood by welcoming female athletes who are participating in Raid Amazones 2022, a yearly adventure trail originating from France, scheduled to occur from March 13 to April 6.
Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab CM in Bhagat Singh's village days after AAP's landslide victory
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:48 pm
Within a week after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scripted a resounding victory in Punjab, comedian-turned politician Bhagwant Mann took oath as the new Chief Minister of the state at Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh's village in the Nawanshahr district on Wednesday.
Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab CM
Mar 16, 2022, at 07:03 pm
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and MLA Bhagwant Mann took oath as the Punjab Chief Minister on Wednesday.
Lakhimpur case: Supreme Court issues notice to Ashish Mishra on bail cancellation
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the violence at Lakhimpur Kheri, and the Uttar Pradesh government after hearing a petition seeking cancellation of his bail granted by the Allahabad High Court.
Assam govt employees to get half-day special leave to watch The Kashmir Files
Mar 16, 2022, at 04:41 pm
The state government employees in Assam have been offered a half-day special leave to watch director Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files, which is based on the true event of the exodus of Kashmir Pandits from the erstwhile northern state in 1990.
Navjot Singh Sindhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Mar 16, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Amritsar: Politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday resigned as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter
Mar 16, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Srinagar: Indian security forces shot dead two more Lashkar-e-Toiba militants in the gunfight in Kashmir, thus taking the total number of slain militants in the encounter to three, officials said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: One terrorist killed in Srinagar encounter, operation underway
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:32 pm
Srinagar: At least one terrorist was killed as gunfight is currently underway between terrorists and Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Wednesday.
Top BJP leaders meet at PM Modi's place over govt formation in 4 states
Mar 16, 2022, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Tuesday visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence to discuss the party's government formation in four states where it just won in the state elections.
Karnataka hijab ban challenged in Supreme Court after high court upholds it
Mar 16, 2022, at 04:07 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court's ruling that hijab is not an essential religious practice and upholding the ban of such headscarves inside the classroom has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
In latest endorsement for The Kashmir Files, PM Modi says 'conspiracy on to discredit film'
Mar 16, 2022, at 02:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After creating ripples across various sections with many applauding the film while others discrediting it, director Vivek Agnihotri's hotly-debated movie 'The Kashmir Files' received its latest endorsement on Tuesday from non other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sonia Gandhi sacks 5 state Congress chiefs after poll defeat
Mar 16, 2022, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sacked the party's chiefs in the five states where it suffered humiliating poll defeats last week including heavyweight cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was in charge of Punjab.
London station gets Bengali signage, Mamata Banerjee calls 'victory of culture and heritage'
Mar 16, 2022, at 12:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would certainly make Bengalis proud, a London tube station has got Bengali signage, tweeted Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs.
Indian govt despatches fourth convoy of wheat assistance to Afghanistan
Mar 16, 2022, at 12:29 am
New Delhi: India on Tuesday dispatched the fourth convoy, of 2,000 MT wheat, as humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan via the Attari border. India has so far sent 8,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan.
Punjab govt removes all Covid-19 curbs
Mar 15, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Amritsar: The Punjab government on Tuesday removed all Covid-19 restrictions imposed in the state with immediate effect in view of a sharp drop in cases.
Western fleet deployment to Sri Lanka ends on high note
Mar 15, 2022, at 10:11 pm
New Delhi: The Western Fleet’s deployment to Sri Lanka culminated in a maritime partnership exercise between the two navies on Mar 12.
Money laundering case: No interim release for Nawab Malik
Mar 15, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea filed by Maharashtra Minorities Development Minister Nawab Malik seeking interim release after he was arrested last month by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case.
Assembly election results show end of dynasty politics: PM Modi
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for rooting out dynasty politics and said the outcome of the just-concluded elections in five states indicate the end of the era of dynasties in Indian politics.
Muslim leaders slam Karnataka HC ruling on hijab issue
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi and Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah on Tuesday denounced the Karnataka High Court ruling which upheld the ban on wearing of hijabs in schools calling the head scarfs not essential in practising religion.
India's missile system reliable, safe: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Mar 15, 2022, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India's missile system is "very reliable and safe" and its "safety procedures and protocols are of the highest order".
Hijab not essential for religious practice, rules Karnataka HC in a blow to protesting students
Mar 15, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Muslim students protesting against a ban on wearing hijab or head scarfs inside classrooms in schools and colleges on Tuesday received a blow by the Karnataka High Court, which ruled out the necessity of any such piece of cloth to practice the Islamic religion, media reports said.
Buoyant by Punjab success, AAP to contest Bengal panchayat polls in 2023
Mar 15, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Not just Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is widely perceived as a replacement of the Congress to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nationally, is aiming to plunge into West Bengal politics in 2023 in the backdrop of its landslide win in Punjab.
Hijab not essential religious practice: Karnataka High Court rules upholding ban
Mar 15, 2022, at 04:30 pm
The Karnataka High Court in its verdict said a hijab is not an essential religious practice, dealing a blow to the students who had challenged a ban on wearing the Islamic head scarf following a massive row. Reports said following the verdict the Karnataka government has prohibited big gatherings in Bengaluru for a week while Section 144 was also imposed in different parts of the state.