NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister and Loktantarik Janata Dal (LJD) leader Sharad Yadav passed away on Thursday at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram. He was 75. His daughter Subhashini Sharad Yadav confirmed the news on Twitter. “Papa nahi rahe (Papa is no more),” she tweeted. According to a statement from Fortis Memorial Research […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police has granted a gun license to former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was suspended last year from the party for her alleged derogatory remark against Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Thursday. Sharma had applied for the license which has been granted after assessing threats and following due procedure, they […]
BENGALURU — Muslim girls and women continue to face harassment even a year after the hijab controversy, revealed a report released by the People’s Unionfor Civil Liberties – Karnataka (PUCL-K). A PUCL-K team visited five districts in the state – Raichur, Udupi, Hassan, Shivamogga and Dakshina Kannada – and interview students, faculty and district authorities. […]
AHMEDABAD — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben Modii passed away at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad on Friday. She was 99. A bulletin from the hospital, where she was admitted on Wednesday after her health deteriorated, informed the news of her demise. “Hiraben Modi passed away on 30/12/2022 […]
NEW DELHI — A group of blind students from South Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area set up a camp on one of the routes of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi on Saturday. Around 15-20 blind students gathered on the route of Apollo hospital holding banners and chanting slogans ‘Nafrat Chodo, Bharat Jodo’ […]
NEW DELHI — New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy on Friday said they have decided to transfer most of their shares in the news network to Adani Group. Roys will sell 27.26 per cent out of their 32.26 per cent shareholding in the news broadcaster to Adani Group while retaining […]
LUCKNOW — The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Live Law reported. This order paves the way for his release, three months after the Supreme Court had granted him bail in […]
NEW DELHI — Sixteen Indian Army personnel including three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCQs) were killed in a road accident when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim, the Army said. It said four injured soldiers have been air evacuated. “In a tragic […]
BAREILLY (UP) — The principal of a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has been suspended by the state’s Education department after right-wing groups reportedly complained to the police about a prayer song sung by the children, police said. The police have filed a case but no arrests have been made. The suspension came […]
NEW DELHI — A nationwide change will take place in the higher education system, especially in undergraduate courses as language will cease to be a barrier in BA, B.Com, and B.Sc courses. Students will be able to graduate in their mother tongue. In view of the same, preparations have begun to make the course books […]