India rejects 'motivated' comments by some countries on hijab row
Feb 12, 2022, at 06:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday rejected "motivated comments" on the hijab controversy by some countries and said the issue is under consideration of the Karnataka High Court, and would be decided based on India's democratic ethos and polity and constitutional framework.
'Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom': United States reacts to Karnataka row
Feb 12, 2022, at 06:24 am
New Delhi/IBNS: While hijab and burqas are banned in several Western countries, a government body in United States that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad has criticised the Indian state of Karnataka amid the row over wearing hijab (headscarves) by Muslim students inside campuses.
Thousands of Twitter users globally face outage in using app
Feb 12, 2022, at 05:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Microblogging site Twitter Inc's website and apps were reported down across the world on Friday.
Hijab row: Schools for classes 11, 12 in Karnataka to remain shut till Feb 16
Feb 12, 2022, at 04:28 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Schools for Classes 11 and 12 and colleges will remain shut in Karnataka from Saturday till Wednesday amid the row over wearing hijab (headscarves) by Muslim students inside campuses.
'Stop it or we will': Supreme Court asks Yogi Adityanth govt to stop fining anti-CAA protesters
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:41 am
New DelhiIBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to stop recovering money for property damage caused during the 2019 anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests from those identified as protesters.
Ties between Mamata Banerjee's TMC and I-PAC intact: Source
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The ties between political strategist Prashant Kishor's firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) have not ended, a source told IBNS rubbishing rumours of a possible parting of their ways.
Night curfew lifted in Meghalaya, Covid-19 cases decline
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:38 am
Shillong/UNI: Night curfew, which had been in force in Meghalaya since the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, was lifted from Friday with the rate of daily infection in the state on a steady decline.
Div Com Kashmir visits the work site at Nawab Bazar.
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:06 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Thursday visited Nawab Bazar to inspect the work of removal of unhygienic material including garbage trash, building material from both embankments of Kut Kul being executed by Irrigation and Flood Control Department.
Our goal is to achieve self-reliant seed production in Kashmir: Director Agriculture
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:55 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Muhammad Iqbal Thursday visited Seed Multiplication Farm (SMF) Allowpora Shopian to take stock of the progress on the implementation of different programs on the farm.
SSSC approves nine new crop varieties of SKUAST-Jammu
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:51 am
Jammu/IBNS: The State Seed Sub-Committee (SSSC) which met Thursday under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary for Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare Department Navin Kumar Choudhary approved the release of nine newly developed crop varieties produced by Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu.
Rahul Gandhi urges Goan voters to give majority to Congress in assembly polls
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:45 am
Panaji/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the electorates in Goa to vote for the party so that it could win at least 30-35 seats and form a majority government.
BSF catches 6 Pakistani fishermen from the creek area in Gujarat
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:22 am
Ahmedabad/UNI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday apprehended six illegal infiltrating Pakistani fishermen from the Haraminala Creek area in the coastal marshy area of Kutch district in Gujarat during an intensive operation.
Cop killed, 3 wounded in Jammu Kashmir grenade attack
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A policeman was killed and three colleagues were wounded in a grenade attack in Kashmir on Friday afternoon, official sources said.
Hijab issue being dragged unnecessarily: BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Patna/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar unit President Sanjay Jaiswal said on Friday that some vested interest people have unnecessarily dragged and complicated the Karnataka Hijab issue.
Quad condemns 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks, stress on free, open Indo-Pacific
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: The Quad countries on Friday reiterated their condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, and stressed that Afghan territory should not be used for terrorism, and spoke in favour of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
India does not follow a policy of sanctions: EAM S Jaishankar on Myanmar
Feb 11, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: In the backdrop of western countries slapping sanctions on Myanmar, India on Friday said it does not follow a policy of sanctions and that it has some very specific concerns regarding Myanmar which guide New Delhi's thinking, especially since the two countries share a land border.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two women hurt in Srinagar knife attack
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:40 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two girls were injured in a knife attack in Srinagar on Friday, police said.
Assam Rifles apprehend two PLA terrorists in Manipur
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati: In two separate operations with Manipur Police, Keithelmanbi and Loktak Battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) apprehended two PLA terrorists in Imphal, Manipur.
BJP got tremendous support in first phase of UP polls: PM Modi
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:04 pm
Almora/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the BJP received tremendous support in the first phase polling in Uttar Pradesh, as he sought the 'blessings' of people of Uttarakhand at a rally there.
Arvind Kejriwal appeals to Goans to vote for AAP
Feb 11, 2022, at 06:40 pm
Panaji/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to the electorates of Goa to give one chance to the Aam Aam Party (AAP) to serve the state and the people.
Karnataka hijab row: No urgent hearing, says Supreme Court
Feb 11, 2022, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to urgently hear a Muslim girl's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's order of allowing educational institutions to open but without religious clothing on campus until its final judgement, amid the row over ban on hijab in schools and colleges in the southern state.
S Jaishankar joins Quad partners for fourth meeting in Melbourne
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Melbourne/New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday joined his compatriots from the other Quad countries of Japan, Australia and the US for the fourth meeting in Melbourne, with focus on the Indo-Pacific.
India records 58,077 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 58,077 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Gurugram: Two die as roof of building collapses
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Gurugram: The roof of a building collapsed in Haryana's Gurugram area on Thursday which left at least two people dead, UNI reported.
PM Modi to address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit tomorrow
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of the One Ocean Summit at 2:30 PM through a video message on Friday.
Karnataka hijab row: Schools for classes Classes 9, 10 to reopen from Monday
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:31 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Schools for classes 9 and 10 will reopen in Karnataka from Monday, the state government has announced, three days after it ordered a shut down amid a row over wearing hijab by students.
India Vision Institute hosts VARS 2022 conference, prioritises policy for safer roads
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Large-scale social organisations India Vision Institute (IVI), Sightsavers India and VisionSpring on Thursday kicked off VARS 2022 with an emphasis on correlating vision and road safety and the need for inclusion of a primary target in the national road safety policy.
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:51 am
Toronto/IBNS: High Commission of India in Ottawa has issued an advisory for the Indian citizens in Canada and ones planning travel to Canada.
Lakhimpur Kheri case: After bail to Ashish Mishra, farmer who lost son says 'no hope now'
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:37 am
Lucknow/IBNS: After the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, the farmer who lost his son in the incident said he lost all hope.
First phase of UP assembly polls sees 60.17 pct voters' turnout today, slightly lower than 2017
Feb 11, 2022, at 03:24 am
Lucknow/IBNS: The first of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly election witnessed a 60.17 per cent voters' turnout on Thursday.