The US embassy has denied the allegation levelled by BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast that he was asked by embassy officials to remove his ‘pagdi’ or headgear for the visa documentation. “The United States does not discriminate on the basis of religion nor do we forbid religious dress,” the embassy said in a statement. “During […]
Curfew and separatist called shutdown continued in Kashmir on Friday for the 49th consecutive day bringing life to a standstill. Police said curfew will continue without any relaxation in Anantnag, Pulwama , Badgam, Shopian and Srinagar city while restrictions would remain in force elsewhere in the Valley. On Thursday evening, senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer […]
Australian ultramarathon runner Samantha Gash has started her grueling 3,800 km record run across India, in a bid to raise money for World Vision projects tackling barriers to quality education in India. Starting yesterday at one of the driest deserts on earth, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, she will pass through the foot of the Himalayas and […]
In its 69th year of independence, India is continuing to make its mark globally. The country’s growth in areas of service sector, infrastructural developments, and scientific breakthroughs are a testimony to its accomplishments. Yet, almost seven decades after India won its freedom, millions of children are anything but free and for them education still remains […]
Harassment of dairy farmers in the name of cow protection must end and those violating the law will be dealt with sternly, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Tuesday. Badal’s warning comes after reports that some self-styled ‘Gau Rakshaks’ (cow protectors) have been stopping trucks and tractor-trolleys carrying cattle and harassing dairy farmers. […]
“I don’t know what happened, my mind has totally gone blank,” said Apurvi Chandela after getting eliminated in the 10 metre air rifle competition for women here at the Olympic Shooting Centre. “Of course when I came in this morning, I expected to win. Who doesn’t,” a visibly crestfallen Chandela told IANS before proceeding to […]
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent surgery to fix a dislocated shoulder after she collapsed due to exhaustion during a rally at Varanasi, is recovering well and also did some exercises on Saturday, hospital authorities here said. The Congress president was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on August 3. A medical bulletin from the […]
A four-member NIA team on Saturday visited Kokrajhar in Assam to take stock of the situation, a day after 14 people were killed in indiscriminate firing and grenade attack by a Bodo militant faction. National Investigation Agency (NIA) team was sent from the agency’s branch in Guwahati, Assam. However, they will wait for government orders […]
Speaking for the first time against cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he felt “anguished” over incidents of vigilantism and has asked state governments to prepare a dossier of such “self-styled gau rakshaks”. Speaking at a Town Hall-style meeting here, Modi said: “Some people who indulge in anti-social activities in the night, […]
It was a cloudy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. According to the weather office, humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 83 per cent and rainfall in the past 24 hours was 0.2 mm. “There will be a generally cloudy sky with light rains […]