UDUPI: A day after Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, who is also the president of the development committee at Women’s Government PU College, Udupi, said eight Muslim students who do not want to attend physical classes without wearing headscarves can opt for online classes, the students said they are not ready to accept the ‘offer’ […]
NEW DELHI — China’s People’s Liberation Army has handed over the missing teenager from Arunachal Pradesh to the Indian Army, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday. The 19-year-old Miram Taron of Jido Village in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh was found missing on January 18. In a tweet, the minister said due procedures […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Thursday decided to lift weekend curfew and odd-even system of opening non-essential shops in the city besides permitting restaurants and bars to reopen with 50 per cent seating capacity, in view of improving COVID-19 situation. The decision was made at a meeting headed by Lieutenant Governor […]
NEW DELHI — An 8-year-old has been allegedly gangraped in Delhi’s Shastri Park area. The minor has sustained serious injuries and is currently in ICU and her health is said to be critical. Police have apprehended two juveniles aged 11 and 12 in connection with the incident. Sanjay Kumar Sain, DCP (Northeast), said two minor […]
NEW DELHI — The Border Security Force and its Pakistani counterpart Pak Rangers on Wednesday exchanged sweets on the occasion of the 73rd Republic day of India. The officials of the BSF and Pak Rangers exchanged sweets and pleasantries. The exchange of sweets was suspended in the last two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
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 […]