NEW DELHI — The Chinese Army has reportedly abducted an Arunachal Pradesh teenager from the Indian territory where China had constructed 3-4 km road in 2018. His friend, who managed to escape, reported the matter to the authorities and brought it to the attention of Tapir Gao, an MP from Arunachal Pradesh. The incident has […]
NEW DELHI — Days after 20 YouTube channels and two websites were blocked for spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday warned that the government will continue to take such action against those “hatching conspiracy” against the country. “I had ordered for action against them.. I am happy […]
NEW DELHI — India’s civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, on Wednesday extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till February 28, 2022. At present, India suffers from a third Covid wave which is said to be driven by the Omicron variant. In a notification, the DGCA extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights […]
BENGALURU — Karnataka Police on Tuesday arrested a religious seer who gave a call to demolish a mosque in Srirangapatna town in Mandya district on the lines of Babri Masjid. Rishikumar Swamiji of Kaali Mutt has made a video in front of the mosque in Srirangapatna, and made a public appeal that the mosque should […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday found himself at the receiving end of an intense social media ridicule after a teleprompter malfunction appeared to leave him confused, stammering before forcing him briefly halt his public address at the World Economic Forum. Though Klaus Schwab the founder and Executive Chairman of the World […]
BENGALURU — Amid a raging controversy over hijab norms at various Karnataka campuses, islamist organisation the Popular Front of India (PFI) on Monday alleged that the colleges in the state were violating religious freedom of Muslims. PFI General Secretary Nasir Pasha issued a statement saying the colleges were creating needless controversy over the hijab as […]
NEW DELHI — India saw a single-day rise of 2,58,089 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of cases to 3,73,80,253, which included 8,209 cases of the Omicron variant detected so far, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. A total of 8,209 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected across […]
NEW DELHI — Even after three weeks, female students at the Government Women’s PU college in Udupi, Karnataka, have still not being allowed entry into classrooms for “wearing a hijab”. The six students have been marked “absent” by the college since December 31, 2021. Their parents approached the college to talk about the issue, but […]
BIJNOR (UP) — A private ‘bank’ that promised Muslims to keep their money secured, has duped hundreds of people of their money and the main accused has reportedly fled to Dubai. According to the police, hundreds of villagers in the Nagina area have lost the hard-earned money they had deposited with ‘Al Faizan Muslim Fund […]
NEW DELHI — The India Meteorological Department revealed that the year 2021 was the fifth warmest in India since 1901, with the country recording its annual mean surface air temperature at 0.44 degree Celsius above normal. “The year 2021 was the fifth warmest year after 2016, 2009, 2017 and 2010 since 1901. The annual mean […]