Addressing his first rally in poll-bound Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking a swipe at the state’s Congress government over the January 5 breach in his security, said on Monday he wanted to offer prayers at a temple after today’s event, but was told by the police they won’t be able to make arrangements for […]
The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned hearing on petitions challenging hijab ban in schools and colleges till tomorrow, news agency ANI reported. During the hearing, advocate Dev Datt Kamat while appearing for the petitioners challenging ban argued that wearing headscarves is an essential practice of the Islamic faith. “The government order is in the teeth […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment, saying he does not talk about it and black money in his election speeches. Addressing a poll rally here, Gandhi targeted the Narendra Modi-led government over demonetisation and goods and services tax, alleging that only two-three billionaires benefited from them.Stating that his […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday announced that free education would be provided up to university level in the government sector in case the Congress returned to power. In private sector, the general category students would be provided scholarship on the pattern of SC post matric scholarship scheme, he said.Besides, he promised a […]
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been clamped around the 200-metre radius of all high schools within the city police commissionerate limits from Monday till February 19. The move is part of a precautionary measure in view of the hijab controversy. The high schools are reopening on Monday after the holiday declared […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that voting in the first phase of assembly elections and the trend in the second phase has made it clear that the Yogi Adityanath’s government is “coming in full swing.” Listing four trends from the UP assembly elections, PM Modi told a public gathering in Kanpur that people […]
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there was complete harmony with which her department was working with Reserve Bank of India on all issues, including cryptocurrencies. She said there is a respect towards each other’s domain and priorities keeping the nation’s interests in mind. “Not just on crypto, but on every other thing as well. […]
The Centre has banned 54 Chinese apps over privacy, security, and espionage concerns, saying they were clones of previously taken down applications and obtained critical permissions to collect sensitive user data. As many as 267 apps were earlier blocked in 2020 citing privacy and security threats amid border tensions between India and China. Ravi Shankar […]
Polling to the 70 Assembly seats spread over 13 districts of Uttarakhand began amid tight security on Monday morning. This is the fifth Assembly poll being held in the hill state since its creation in 2000.A public holiday has been declared by the administration for the single-day polling in the state.The ruling BJP is seeking […]