‘Insult heaped on injury’: Omar Abdullah as govt tweaks Kashmir domicile law
National conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday denounced the Centre’s move to rework the domicile laws in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir at a time when the nation is pooling all resources to stave off the coronavirus pandemic. The leader, who was until recently in detention, questioned the timing of the move as […]
Amid Coronavirus Lockdown, Govt Comes Up With Domicile Law For Jammu And Kashmir
Eight months after the Centre revoked Article 370 of the Indian constitution, it has now notified a law spelling out domicile of Jammu and Kashmir and who is eligible for employment in the region. The order — Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (adaptation of state laws) order 2020 — issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, […]
Why ISKP, the group behind Kabul gurdwara attack, is threat to India and Indians abroad
New Delhi: The terror attack on a gurdwara in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week has sent alarm bells ringing in the Indian security establishment as it has clearly indicated the rise of another powerful terror group — ISKP (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant—Khorasan Province) — in the region. The attack carried out on 25 March by […]
Coronavirus was a test of secular nationalism. Then Tablighi Jamaat became the scapegoat
For the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, the enemy that India faces isn’t Pakistan, isn’t a Muslim or Maoist or a JNU student. In coronavirus, India’s public enemy is one without an ideology, religion or nationality. Modi did not call it a ‘Chinese virus’, like Donald Trump did. […]
Global coronavirus death toll passes 40,000
The death toll in the United States from the new coronavirus outbreak has surpassed the official tally in China, with more than more 3,400 fatalities recorded, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University. That means the US now has the third highest death toll after Italy and Spain, and the highest number of […]
Saudi tells Muslims to wait on Hajj plans amid coronavirus crisis
Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the coronavirus pandemic before planning to attend the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Minister for Hajj and Umrah said on state TV on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia suspended the year-round Umrah pilgrimage over fears of the new coronavirus spreading to Islam‘s holiest cities, an unprecedented move that […]
Govt cuts interest rate on PPF, NSC, Kisan Vikas Patra and Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts from April 1: All you need to know
The central government on Tuesday slashed interest rates on small savings schemes such as Senior Citizen Savings, Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), Kisan Vikas Patra, Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts and Recurring Deposits in the range of 0.7% to 1.4% for the first quarter of 2020-21. The government has reduced interest rate on Senior […]
Delhi Cancer Hospital Closed After Doctor Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A day after a doctor at a Mohalla clinic in Delhi tested positive for Coronavirus, a government-run hospital in the national capital has been closed after another doctor tested positive for COVID-19. According to reports, the doctor worked at the Delhi State Cancer Institute, and after he tested positive, the hospital building’s OPD, offices and […]
Altaf Bukhari Wants Ill Timed Domicile Order Be Put In Abeyance Till Pandemic Is Managed
Srinagar Taking a strong exception to the central government order defining domicile law for J&K, Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday demanded that the order be put in abeyance till the COVID-19 pandemic is over. “It is most unfortunate that such an important order has been issued at a […]
Delhi Markaz Declared COVID Hotspot, Centre Alerted States Last Week
New Delhi: The Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz — a building at south Delhi’s Nizamuddin area — has been declared a coronavirus “hotspot” by the centre. Of the thousands who attended an 8-day religious programme earlier this month, more than 90 people have contracted the virus there, presumably from people from abroad who attended it. Seven persons- […]
