NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Republic Day today. “Wishing you all a happy Republic Day. Jai Hind!” he tweeted. India is observing its 73rd Republic Day, the day its constitution came into force. The celebrations began on January 23, when PM Modi unveiled a hologram statue of […]
WARDHA — Seven MBBS students, including the son of an MLA, were killed in Wardha district of Maharashtra when the car they were travelling in fell off a bridge, police said on Tuesday. An official said all the seven, who hailed from four states, including Maharashtra, died on the spot in the accident which took […]
NEW DELHI — Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Tuesday urged the Centre to take immediate action against e-commerce company Amazon for allegedly insulting the Indian national flag. As per CAIT, Amazon allegedly sold various products having the national flag imprinted on them on its platform. In a communication, CAIT urged the Union Home […]
THANE — A 10-year-old girl from Thane city, who cycled a distance of more than 3,600 km between Kashmir and Kanyakumari to spread awareness about hazards of vehicular pollution and saving the girl child, was given a warm welcome when she arrived here at the end of her expedition. Sai Patil, a resident of Balkum, […]
UDUPI — The Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) has warned the government of launching a saffron shawl campaign in all educational institutions in the district “if Muslim girls are allowed to wear hijab during classes”. HJV Mangaluru divisional general secretary Prakash Kukkehalli said, “If hijab is allowed, Hindu students will attend classes by wearing saffron shawls […]
NEW DELHI — The Government of India on Thursday blocked 35 YouTube channels, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, two websites and a Facebook account for spreading misinformation. Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary (P&A), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that these accounts/websites/channels were being operated from Pakistan. The Joint Secretary informed, “The common factor amongst […]
MUMBAI — The Cyber Cell of Mumbai Police’s crime branch have made three arrests in connection to the obscene comments made against Muslim women on an audio-chatting application, Clubhouse. Police said that all three arrests were made from Haryana and Faridabad and they will be produced before a local court there for transit remand. According […]
NEW DELHI — Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for COVID-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility, authorities have said. According to the revised Guidelines for International Arrivals’ released on Thursday, the new norm will apply […]
CHENNAI — Principal of the Ekalavya Model Residential School in Tamil Nadu’s Chengalpattu, and the hostel warden have been arrested for concealing the rape and pregnancy of a 16-year-old tribal student, police said on Thursday. The girl consumed rat poison and died on Tuesday night at the Tiruvannamalai General hospital after battling for life for […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi government has proposed lifting weekend curfew, end odd even system for opening of shops and allow private offices to run with 50 per cent staff in the city, official sources said on Friday. The proposal has been sent to Lt Governor Anil Baijal for his consent, they said. The decision […]