Parents influenced by antinational forces, need time to accept me as Muslim: Hadiya
Kozhikode (Kerala): Days after the Supreme Court scrapped the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, the 24-year-old woman on Monday demanded the state government to compensate for the losses she incurred during her two years of struggle. Clarifying to reporters that she had not demanded any compensation from her parents, Hadiya said, […]
Aadhaar linking deadline extended indefinitely till Supreme Court delivers verdict
New Delhi:-A visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar card, in Hyderabad.(AFP File Photo) The Supreme Court indefinitely extended on Tuesday the March 31 deadline to link Aadhaar with various services till a constitution bench hearing the matter delivers a judgment. Petitioners opposed to the mandatory linking […]
Most bureaucrats cannot even draft a letter properly in English: Punjab FM
Chandigarh,: In a strange development, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal drew flak from opposition parties over his remarks that barring a few officers in the state government, most do not have a good command over English and cannot even draft a letter properly. “Except for a few officers of Punjab, most don’t know how […]
Google India makes address search, navigation easy on Maps
New Delhi, March 13 : In a bid to make it easy for users to find addresses and navigate, Google India on Tuesday announced a slew of updates and features on Maps, including “Voice Navigation” in six additional regional languages. According to Google, in India, it can be challenging to reach a given residential address. […]
Naxals kill 8 CRPF men in Chhattisgarh
March 13, 2018 Eight personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed when suspected Maoists blew up their mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, an official said. Some jawans were also reported to be injured in the explosion, but there was no official confirmation yet, he said. The blast occurred when a […]
IndiGo, GoAir cancel 65 flights after grounding of faulty planes
March 13, 2018 Mumbai: Budget carriers IndiGo and GoAir cancelled as many as 65 flights Tuesday after the country’s aviation regulator DGCA grounded 11 of their A320Neo planes with faulty Pratt & Whitney engines, causing severe inconvenience to hundreds of flyers. The Gurugram-based IndiGo cancelled 47 of its 1,000-odd flights per day, the Wadia Group-promoted […]
Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN for second day; India hits back at ‘failed state’
United Nations:-Responding to Islamabad’s bid to raise the Kashmir issue for a second day on Friday at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, India denounced Pakistan as a “failed state” where terrorists thrive and Osama Bin Laden received protection, and demanded that it bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai, Pathankot and Uri attacks […]
Congress takes a dig at NDA government over Rafael deal, says it is turning out to be a ‘mother scam’
New Delhi:On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with French President Emannuel Macron, the Congress targeted the NDA government over the Rafale deal, alleging that it is turning out to be a “mother scam”, and asked it to come clean. Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said the “high” price India had paid to France for the purchase of […]
After SC upholds marriage, Hadiya says ‘all this happened because I embraced Islam’
March 10, 2018 Days after the Supreme Court set aside a Kerala high court order and allowed Hadiya to live with her husband Shefin Jahan, the 24-year-old said the couple has got freedom. Hadiya, who is in Keralas Kozhikode this weekend to see her husband, added that the entire controversy happened because she embraced Islam. […]
RSS to change its point person for BJP? all eyes on Sangh’s meeting
March 10, 2018 The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh general body meeting at Nagpur this weekend is being closely watched in political circles for any changes in two key organisational positions which may impact Sanghs internal dynamics and its relations with the BJP. RSS general secretary or sar karyawah Bhaiyyaji Joshis current three-year term gets over with […]