NEW DELHI — JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sedition law, has moved a bail plea before a court here in a case related to making allegedly inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA and NRC at two universities. Imam was arrested for his alleged speech at Jamia […]
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MMU urges govt to lift restrictions on offering of Friday prayers in Central Mosques in J&K
SRINAGAR — All the constituent members of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir, headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq on Thursday asked the government to lift restrictions, imposer in view of Covid-19, on offering Friday prayers in central mosques of Jammu and Kashmir. A spokesperson told that MMU members in a joint statement […]
Hackers targeting Facebook accounts with fake copyright complaint, warns security researcher
NEW DELHI — If you are popular on Facebook and have received a copyright complaint, chances are that it is a spam message and can lead you to click on a link that is malware or ransomware. Security researcher Rajashekhar Rajaharia on his Twitter Profile has shared screenshots from the message he received on Facebook […]
Taliban offer three-month ceasefire in return for release of 7,000 insurgents
KABUL — The Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners, an Afghan government negotiator said Thursday, as the militant group continues a sweeping offensive across the country. “It is a big demand,” said Nader Nadery, a key member of the government team involved in peace talks with […]
Israeli Army Arrests Dozens of Palestinian Students in West Bank on Suspicion of Terrorist Activity
RAMALLAH — The Israeli army arrested dozens of Palestinian students suspected of terror activity in the West Bank village of Thermos Aya, north of Ramallah, on Wednesday. The army says the suspects belong to a Hamas student cell at Ramallah’s Birzeit University, and that some of them “were directly involved in terrorist activities.” The university […]
85% Indian Students Faced ‘Learning Loss’ Last Year, May Take Three Years to Recover
NEW DELHI — A whopping 85 per cent of the higher education students in India believe they had a learning loss, according to a survey by TeamLease EdTech. The survey, titled “Covid 19 Learning Loss in Higher Education”, showed that while students feel that the loss is between 40 per cent and 60 per cent, […]
Destroyed in seconds what took centuries to build: Rahul Gandhi’s dig at Modi government
NEW DELHI — Continuing his criticism against the Modi government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the Centre destroyed in seconds what took centuries to build. Rahul posted his remark on his Twitter handle while cornering the government over a range of issues including vaccine shortage, confrontation China along the LAC, unemployment, price hike, […]
‘Turkey to eradicate all terrorist organizations attacking country’
ANKARA — Turkey is determined to eradicate all terrorist organizations targeting the country, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun stated, underlining that the Turkish people will not allow any harm to the country, its democracy and sovereignty. Speaking on the 2016 failed coup attempt by the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), Altın told Daily Sabah that July […]
Fixation of Fee for private schools: Supreme Court issues notices to JK Govt and Committee
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Jammu Kashmir Government and the Committee formed for fixation and regulation of fee of private schools known as Fee and Fund Regulatory Committee (FFRC) while hearing a writ petition filed by a federation of private schools namely National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA). The court […]
Whatsapp Messages Cannot be Used as Evidence in a Court of Law, Says SC: Report
NEW DELHI — Supreme Court on Wednesday said messages exchanged on social media platform have no evidential value and that the author of such WhatsApp messages cannot be tied to them, especially in business partnerships governed by agreements. According to a report by Times of India, a bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and […]









