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Case against Muslim man for dressing as Hindu deity
Mangaluru: A case was registered against a Muslim bridegroom and family members of the bride for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus during a wedding ceremony. The case was registered based on a complaint from Chethan from Vitla Padnuru village of Bantwal taluk, that the bridegroom had dressed up...
No lockdown if people cooperate, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: There will be no Covid lockdown in Delhi if people follow protocol – wear face masks in public and maintain social distancing – Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday, as the national capital scrambles to contain a frightening surge in new cases over the past few days....
Muslim women ‘auction’ app creator held in Delhi
Delhi Police today detained a Madhya Pradesh man who is the alleged creator of the application ‘Sulli Deals’. The app, which was launched last year, had listed Muslim women for ‘auction’ with photographs sourced without permission and doctored. The accused, Aumkareshwar Thakur, was apprehended by the Intelligence Fusion and...
Nitin Gadkari disowns Haridwar hate assembly speeches
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the recent hate speeches — as happened at religious conclaves in Haridwar and Delhi — should be “negated and given no importance”. In such cases, the law should be allowed to take its course, he told NDTV in an exclusive...
Foreign funds licence for Mother Teresa’s charity restored
New Delhi: The FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) licence for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity was restored Saturday, two weeks after the Home Ministry cited “adverse inputs” to refuse a renewal request by the Kolkata-based organisation. The loss of the license – needed to receive funding from abroad – left...
Video of C’garh villagers vowing to boycott Muslims goes viral
Bhopal: A video from a Chhattisgarh village is being widely circulated where villagers can be seen taking a pledge to boycott Muslims. The police said they have traced the person who organised it, but have not found the involvement of any political party or religious group “We Hindus will...
21% spike in covid cases, positivity rate at 9%
New Delhi: India reported 1,41,986 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a week after the country crossed the 10,000 mark, as the virus continued to spread at an unprecedented pace, largely driven by the Omicron variant now present in 27 states. With a single-day jump of 64 Omicron cases, India...
Security lapse: Supreme Court wants PM travel records preserved
New Delhi: On a massive security breach that left Prime Minister Narendra Modi stuck on a highway in Punjab for 20 minutes on Wednesday, the Supreme Court today directed that his travel records be preserved. The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s Registrar General has been asked to “keep all records...
Punjab tells Centre probe panel’s report in 3 days
New Delhi: On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Bathinda, the Punjab government told Centre today that a probe panel has been formed on the issue. The probe panel will submit its report within 3 days, Punjab further told Centre. Yesterday, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi dialled Congress...
Big SC relief for doctors for NEET-PG admissions
New Delhi: Medical admissions will resume after a four-month delay with the Supreme Court today clearing 27 per cent reservation for OBC (other backward classes) and 10 per cent for EWS (economically weaker sections) categories for this year. The Rs 8 lakh income criteria for students from poorer...
Sidhu’s jibe at PM’s 15-minute ‘trouble’
New Delhi: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu aimed a jibe at the BJP over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach, saying he was “troubled” only by a 15-minute wait. The farmers, he said, had to wait for more than a year to get the farm laws scrapped. The...
13 Covid +ve passengers from Italy flee from Amritsar hospital
New Delhi: 13 passengers who tested positive for Covid after landing in Amritsar earlier today have run away from the hospital, authorities said. They allegedly tricked the health officials and fled, they said this evening. The patients were admitted to Amritsar’s Guru Nanak Dev Hospital. “We will initiate proceedings...
Home ministry panel to probe PM security lapses
New Delhi: A three-member committee will probe the “serious lapses in the security arrangements” during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab on Wednesday, the Union Home Ministry said today. The lapses in PM’s security “led to the exposure of the VVIP to grave security risk,” the Home Ministry...
Pakistan gets its first female Supreme Court judge
Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed the appointment of the first female Supreme Court judge in the Muslim-majority nation’s history, members of the ruling party said on Thursday. A commission that decides on the promotion of judges on Thursday voted to make 55-year-old Justice Ayesha Malik the first female judge on...
SC hearing tomorrow on plea in PM security breach
New Delhi: Controversy over security lapses surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab reached the Supreme Court, with the matter likely to be heard tomorrow. The state has set up a high-level team that will file a report in three days. A senior advocate, Maninder Singh, filed a...
Akhilesh cancels Ayodhya Vijay Rath Yatra over Covid spike
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party’s Vijay Rath Yatra in Ayodhya, scheduled for January 9, has been cancelled as Covid cases continue to rise fuelled by the Omicron variant. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has also called off his other rallies in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda and Basti on January 7 and January...
220 Mumbai resident doctors test Covid positive in 3 days
Mumbai: At least 220 resident doctors at government hospitals in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus in the last three days, a senior office-bearer of their association said on Wednesday. Ganesh Solunke, president of the J J Hospital chapter of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), said 73...
Hundreds stranded as heavy snowfall lashes Kashmir
Srinagar: Air and road traffic has been badly affected for the second consecutive day on Wednesday due to inclement weather in Kashmir as intermittent snowfall was reported from most parts of the valley over the past 24 hours. The suspension of air traffic due to snowfall and poor visibility...
