SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) has invited online applications from all the aspirants who intend to undertake the Haj pilgrimage 1445(H)—2024(CE). The Haj application forms shall be available from December 4, 2023 and the last date for submission of the same has been fixed as December 20, 2023. Before filing the […]
AHMEDABAD — Australia have pulled off an upset by beating hosts and undefeated tournament favourites India by six wickets to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad and extend their staggering record of title wins to six. The calm but experienced Australian side sailed to a comfortable win despite losing three early wickets […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday expressed “shock” over New Delhi abstaining on a United Nations resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying that watching in silence thousands of men, women and children in Palestine being annihilated goes against everything India has stood for. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi quoted […]
NEW DELHI — A committee formed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise school curriculum has suggested replacing “India” with “Bharat” in textbooks across all classes. According to committee chairperson C I Isaac, the panel has suggested replacing the name “India” with “Bharat” in the textbooks, introducing “classical history” instead […]
NEW DELHI — The Government of India on Monday blocked 14 Mobile Applications which were allegedly used by militants to communicate with their supporters and Over Ground Workers (OGW) in Jammu and Kashmir. These apps have been blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. These apps include Crypviser, Enigma, Safeswiss, Wickrme, Mediafire, […]
NEW DELHI — Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Saturday as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that moon was sighted at […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced on Thursday that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would participate in the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) meeting in India next month. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch announced it at a weekly media briefing here. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers […]
NEW DELHI — On the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday took a swipe at the government, saying the “culture of forcing silence” and branding people “anti-nationals” is a dangerous trend that will finish our democracy and destroy the Constitution. In his message on Ambedkar Jayanti, Kharge also alleged […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Thursday attacked the Centre over the reported fall in incomes of the poor and the middle class, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that no matter how much the public is suffering from inflation and unemployment, the “suit-boot” government’s only target is to fill the coffers of “friends”. Gandhi posted a […]
NEW DELHI — The government is not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, as generative AI-based chatbots become a rage across the industry. In a reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said it sees AI as a […]