UP madrassas may face action for defying I-Day order
August 17, 2017 (Agencies) Madrassas in Bareilly area which defied the Uttar Pradesh government order on unfurling the national flag and singing the national anthem on Independence Day may face action, including under the stringent National Security Act, a senior official said. “If we get a complaint that any madrassa did not comply with the […]
If cannot stop namaz on road, have no right to stop Janmashtami: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that if he cannot stop the offering of namaz on roads during Eid, he has no right to stop celebration of Janmashtami at police stations, reports said. Speaking at an event the UP Chief Minister said everyone has the freedom to celebrate festivals in the country. “Those […]
Modi govt’s J&K policy has created space for Pak to misbehave: Rahul
August 16, 2017 Rahul Gandhi today flayed the Jammu and Kashmir policy of the Narendra Modi government, alleging that it has created a space in the troubled state for Pakistan to “misbehave”. His attack on the government at a Congress rally in Bengaluru comes a day after Modi, in his Independence Day address, reached out […]
Will Sharad Yadav be disqualified as RS MP?
August 16, 2017 Former JD-U national president Sharad Yadav may be disqualified as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu can take a decision on this provided a complaint is lodged against Yadav. Legal teams representing the JDU and the BJP are working towards this as you read this. Under […]
CHINESE SIDE REQUESTS FLAG MEETING AFTER LADAKH SKIRMISH
Wednesday, 16 August 2017 | IANS | New Delhi A day after Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the northern bank of Pangong Lake in Ladakh, a flag meeting was requested by the Chinese side, sources said on Wednesday. A scuffle took place on Tuesday when troops of China’s PLA tried to cross the Line of Actual Control […]
SC ORDERS NIA PROBE INTO KERALA GIRL’S CONVERSION, MARRIAGE
Wednesday, 16 August 2017 | IANS | The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the conversion and marriage of a Hindu girl in Kerala in 2016. Justice R.V. Ravindran, a retired judge of the apex court, will supervise the investigation. Ordering the probe, a bench of Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and […]
Security tightened in Mathura ahead of Janmastami, I-Day
August 14, 2017 (PTI) Security has been beefed up in the temple town to ensure peaceful celebration of Janmastami and Independence Day tomorrow, authorities said today. Nearly, 2,500 ‘Police Mitras’, including tea vendors, hawkers and vegetable sellers, have been selected to work with the police, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Swapnil Mamgai said. Civilians engaged […]
Quick evacuation is priority in flood-hit Bihar
August 14, 2017 (Agencies) With the flood situation in 15 districts of Bihar remaining grim on Monday, the Bihar government has deployed Army personnel, Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters, and teams of the National and State Disaster Response Forces (NDRF and SDRF) — along with its own officials — to speed up evacuation. The […]
‘No bridge being built by China in Ladakh’
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Government sources on Sunday denied reports of China building a bridge in Ladakh. Earlier a report said on Sunday China was building a bridge in the no man’s land in Ladakh. “The report that China is building a bridge in Ladakh is wrong,” a government source said. The source also […]
Strengthen bonds of commonality: Yechury says in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) There is a need to strengthen the bonds of commonality among the Indians and shun the post-truth politics in order to make the country stronger, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said on Thursday. “Our country can strengthen only when we strengthen the bonds of commonality that run through our diversity,” Yechury […]
