MUMBAI — Investigations by Mumbai Police have revealed that not only Bulli Bai, but several other handles were used on social media platforms, ostensibly intended to drive a wedge between Sikh and Muslim communities. Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said that three persons have been arrested so far and the probe has shown other social […]
NEW DELHI — Months after the derogatory “Sulli Deals” app, another app called “Bulli Bai” has appeared that targets women of a particular religion on code hosting platform – GitHub. Reacting to the development, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday sought action against those who demean women. She said, “I had raised the issue […]
NEW DELHI — India registered a massive surge in the daily tally of COVID-19 cases, seeing a jump to 90,928 new cases from 58,097 cases yesterday, in the span of 24 hours. Around 325 people succumbed to COVID-19 in the last one day, revealed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Currently, the active caseload of […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday suspended marking of biometric attendance for all its employees till January 31, as a precautionary measure to check the spread of coronavirus. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said the decision has been taken in the interest of safety and health of the government employees. “Keeping in […]
CHANDIGARH — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University and said that it is an important step towards strengthening the space sector of the country. He also launched a Scholarship Scheme, worth Rs 10 crore, for the wards of Defence Personnel […]
NEW DELHI — Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has said that Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was “very arrogant” when he met him to discuss the farmers issues. Malik, while addressing a social function at Dadri in Haryana on Sunday, said, “He was very arrogant. When I told him that 500 of our own farmers […]
NEW DELHI — Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a dig at the centre over extension of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland and termed it as an apt example of “double speak”. In a series of tweets, the former Union Minister wrote, “On the one hand, the MHA (Ministry of […]
UDUPI — Six Muslim girl students of Women’s Government PU College in the town have accused the principal of not allowing them to wear ‘Hijab’ (headscarf) in the classes, the New Indian Express reported. “We are facing discrimination. We are not allowed to talk in Urdu, Arabic and Beary languages,” the students further alleged. The girls boycotted […]
NEW DELHI — A 17-year-old boy was murdered by mob in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area on Sunday. Three juveniles have been arrested and attempts are underway to nab others. The victim identified as Mohammad Shaukat had shared a reel on Instagram, in which a local criminal named Sohan Lal Kashyap was abused. According to his […]
KOHIMA — The controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to armed forces, has been extended for another six months in Nagaland, where the army is conducting a court of inquiry into the killing of 14 civilians. The move came days after the Government of India (GoI) constituted a high-level […]