Security forces are holding a flag march in Udupi, the epicentre of pro and anti-hijab protests in the state. This comes after violent protests and stone-pelting over a government decision barring Muslim students from attending classes wearing hijab. Karnataka Police and paramilitary forces are holding the march as tense calm prevails throughout the state. Chief […]
The country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 2.198 billion to USD 631.953 billion in the week ended February 4, RBI data showed.In the previous week ended January 28, the reserves had declined by USD 4.531 billion to USD 629.755 billion. It touched a lifetime high of USD 642.453 billion in the week ended September […]
India batter and vice-captain KL Rahul and left-arm spinner Axar Patel have been ruled out of T20I series against West Indies, the BCCI announced on Friday. They have been replaced by and Ruturaj Gaikwad and all-rounder Deepak Hooda. Rahul missed the third and final ODI against West Indies which is currently being played with captain […]
Assam chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said his party never sought proof of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. He said this while hitting out at the Congress for repeatedly raising doubts about India’s surgical strikes and vaccines against the […]
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged illegal sand mining case, has been sent to a 14-day judicial custody, on Friday. Earlier on two occasions, the court had granted ED the custody of Honey. ED sources are saying this time they […]
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear the case about the hijab ban in Karnataka at an “appropriate time”. A student from Karnataka had filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the interim observations by the state’s High Court telling students not to wear “religious clothes” in colleges during […]
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday took a swipe at Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary as the latter did not cast his vote in the first phase polling of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, held a day ago, saying that this clearly shows ‘their opinion on democracy.’ A few dynastical people don’t cast their […]
India saw a single-day rise of 58,077 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,36,137, while the active cases have declined to 6,97,802, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The daily Covid cases are being recorded at less than one lakh for the last five consecutive days. The death toll […]
The Gurugram police have registered an FIR against Chintel builders following complaint by the husband of the woman killed in the mishap. The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Ekta Bhardwaj. Her husband Rajesh Bhardwaj was in office when the accident happened.In his complaint, Rajesh said, “I got a call from son Yatharth that the […]