The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in the state, saying wearing hijab is not an essential practice of Islam. “No case is made out for invalidating the government order of February 5,” a Full Bench led by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said.The Bench — which […]
India has reported 2,568 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours – a marginal spike of 65 cases in comparison to Monday’s tally. The overall Covid cases in the country – logged since the start of the pandemic – stand at 4,29,96,062. In the last 24 hours, 97 deaths were logged, taking the total […]
US president Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he would provide support to Ukraine in the form of “weapons, food, and money” as Kyiv continues to resist Russia’s offensive, which has entered the 20th day. The US also expressed its willingness to welcome the refugees with “open arms” as Ukrainians continue to flee the war-torn […]
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has rescheduled the first session of engineering entrance exam JEE-Main as its dates were clashing with Class 12 board exams, according to officials. The exam will now be held on April 21, 24, 25, 29 and May 1 and 4. Earlier, the first session was scheduled from April 16 to […]
N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, has been appointed as the chairman of Air India by the airline’s board, aviation industry sources said on Monday. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group had on October 8 last year won the bid to acquire debt-laden state-run Air India by offering Rs 18,000 crore for it.Tata Sons is yet to […]
The Congress on Monday cited a media report, which claimed that a Reliance-funded firm boosted BJP’s campaigns on Facebook, to allege that “murder of democracy” was taking place with the ruling party being promoted through “divisive proxy ads” during elections. CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury described it as a “brazen destruction of the foundations of […]
Just about four days after the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in Punjab, the state government is believed to have cleared the name of senior advocate Amol Rattan Singh Sidhu for appointment as the Advocate-General for the State. Sidhu, when contacted, said he had so far not received official confirmation/communication in this regard
A 40-year-old international kabaddi player, Sandeep Singh Nangal Ambian, was shot dead by armed assailants at Mallian Khurd village in Nakodar on Monday. Sandeep was immediately rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. He was shot in the head by four armed assailants. The police said Sandeep was shot dead during an […]
Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne led Sri Lanka’s stubborn fightback on the third day before Ravichandran Ashwin ensured India’s big win in the Bengaluru Test. Ashwin picked up four in the second innings to help India record a 238-run win in the pink-ball game as Rohit Sharma started his journey as Test skipper with a […]
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) today issued an order allowing Sikh travelers to carry ‘kirpan’ of a specific length and specified measure of blade on flights and airports. The concession to Sikh passengers and Sikh employees of the aviation industry has been provided only in case of Indian aircrafts operating from domestic terminals. […]