NEW DELHI — The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights in the country has been extended “till further orders”, aviation regulator DGCA said on Monday. On January 19, the suspension was extended till February 28. Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, following the outbreak of the coronavirus. However, […]
NEW DELHI — Amid the hijab controversy in Karnataka, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said there is no ban on wearing the headscarf in the country, and people need to understand that constitutional rights and duties are equally important. Speaking to reporters here, the Minister for Minority Affairs said, “The matter is in […]
NEW DELHI — Air India is planning to operate two flights to Romanian capital Bucharest today to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to a Russian military offensive, senior government officials said. Indian nationals who have reached the Ukraine-Romania border by road will be taken to Bucharest by officials of the Indian government so that […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday mounted a major diplomatic initiative to evacuate its nationals from Ukraine through its land border crossings after Russia launched a large-scale military assault on the eastern European nation triggering major global concerns and sanctions against Moscow by several Western powers. Amid the deepening crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday was firming up contingency plans including activating alternate air routes to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine as the spectre of a massive Russian offensive loomed over the eastern European country after President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) held a series of high-level […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of offline board examinations for classes 10 and 12 to be conducted by the CBSE and several other boards this year, saying such petitions give “false hope” and create “confusion” among students who are going to appear in these exams. The apex […]
BENGALURU — While the High Court has banned the wearing of religious symbols by students in the classrooms of any college in Karnataka, the uniform rule for private college students in Mysore has been repealed and Muslim students have been allowed to wear the Hijab, reported the Times of India. The Mysore College has for […]
NEW DELHI — India on Sunday asked all its citizens, including students in Ukraine to leave the country immediately. This was the second advisory in the last five days by the Indian Embassy in Kyiv. The families of Indian Embassy officials, too, were ordered to return to India immediately in view of the growing danger.. […]
BENGALURU — At least 58 female students from a college in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district were suspended on Saturday for wearing hijab and also staging an agitation demanding that they should be allowed to attend classes. The students were from Government Pre-University College of Shiralakoppa. According to the principal, the college management, development committee tried to […]
BENGALURU — A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed by the principal of a college in Tumakuru, Karnataka against some Muslim students for wearing hijab inside the college. The development comes as the Karnataka High Court Special Bench continues to hear the hijab case on a daily basis, reports claimed. The principal of Empress […]