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Akhilesh claims historic voting in two phases of UP poll
Claiming “historic voting” for the SP-RLD candidates, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the people have subdued the “garmi” (haughtiness) of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the first two phases of the UP assembly elections. Yadav took on Adityanath saying he used to claim ahead of the...
Channi says he was grounded by PM’s flight
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi alleged today that he was forced to miss Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s rally as he was denied permission to fly because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. “Charanjit Channi is a Chief Minister, he’s not a terrorist that you are stopping him from...
US says India driving force of Quad
India is a driving force of the Quad and an engine for regional growth, said the White House, days after foreign ministers of the countries, which are part of the grouping, met in Melbourne. The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia. During the...
Ban on more ‘dangerous’ Chinese Apps indicated
India plans to ban 54 Chinese apps that pose threat to the country’s security, government sources said today. The apps which would be banned include – Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera,Viva Video Editor, Tencent Xriver, Onmyoji Arena, AppLock and Dual Space Lite. In June last year,...
Owaisi says a ‘girl In hijab’ will one day become Indian PM
A girl wearing Hijab will become the Prime Minister of the country one day, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said amid the controversy over Muslim women’s headscarves. “If a girl decides to wear Hijab and asks her parents to do so and when her parents allow her to wear...
ISRO records success with 2022’s first space launch
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with two smaller co-passenger satellites at 05.59 am today from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This was the ISRO’s first launch mission of 2022, the 25-hour countdown for...
Uniform Civil Code after polls, says Uttarakhand CM
Implementing Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand at the earliest will boost equal rights for everyone in the state, chief minister Pushkar S Dhami said today. As soon as the new BJP government is formed in the state, it will form a committee to prepare a draft of UCC in...
Hijab row sets off ripples in Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry
The controversy over the wearing of hijab (headscarves) by students crossed the state borders of Karnataka and surfaced in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry today. As the Karnataka High Court – in response to an appeal by five women students in favour of headscarves, appealed for peace — a...
Priyanka says bikini, ghoonghat or hijab is woman’s right
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday spoke up in support of college students in Karnataka who have been banned from wearing the hijab in classrooms, tweeting that the choice of what clothes to wear was theirs alone, and that this right is protected by the Constitution. “Whether it...
Modi launches blistering attack on Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ripped into the opposition in parliament today, accusing them of being responsible for the countrywide spread of Covid and the migrant crisis in the initial days and alleging that this was “paap (sin)”. The opposition did not do anything positive, like asking the people to...
