NEW DELHI — There is no plan by the government to introduce cryptocurrency, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. There is no plan to introduce a cryptocurrency and currently it is unregulated in India, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. “Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does […]
UDUPI — Almas A H, one of the six students from Women’s Government PU College, Udupi, who had challenged the ban on hijab inside classrooms before the High Court of Karnataka, said that she feels betrayed by the verdict of the High Court, which observed that wearing hijab is not an essential religious practice, reported […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classroom. The prescription of school uniform is only a reasonable restriction, constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to, a three-judge bench of […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court is scheduled to pronounce the judgment on the hijab row on Monday. The special bench constituted to look into the issue will read out the verdict at about 10.30 a.m. As a precautionary measure, security has been beefed up across the state. Holiday has been declared in the districts […]
NEW DELHI — Forty-two defence personnel were killed in accidents involving aircraft, including helicopters, of the three services in the last five years, according to data provided by the defence ministry in Rajya Sabha on Monday. According to the details shared in Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, the total number […]
NEW DELHI — The NIA has arrested six people who were allegedly part of a syndicate involved in the illegal trafficking of Rohingya Muslims into Indian territory, an official said on Saturday. The network was operating in the border areas of Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya as well as other parts of the country, the official […]
NEW DELHI — The Defence Ministry Friday said a technical malfunction in the course of a routine maintenance led to the accidental firing of a missile March 9. The ministry said the missile landed in an area of Pakistan and noted that the “incident is deeply regrettable”. The Pakistan military on Thursday said that a […]
NEW DELHI — The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday informed that the Term-II examinations for classes 10 and 12 are to be held from April 26, 2022. Last year, the CBSE had announced that board examinations for 2022 will be conducted in two terms. While Term-I exams have already been held, the […]
NEW DELHI — A Pakistani “intruder” was shot dead and a drone was brought down by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops in separate incidents along the India-Pakistan frontier in Punjab, officials said on Thursday. The middle-aged man was killed at a forward area in the Amritsar sector when he crossed the border and entered […]
NEW DELHI — The Civil Aviation Ministry on March 8 announced that it will resume regular international flight operations from March 27. “After having recognized the increased vaccination coverage across the globe and in consultation with the stakeholders, the Government of India has decided to resume scheduled commercial international passenger services to/from India from 27.03.2022, […]