Two Indian students injured in an accident in Canada are out of danger and another had a lucky escape, India’s envoy here has said in an update on the horrific road crash. Five Indian students were killed in a road accident in Canada’s Ontario province on March 12. The accident between a passenger van and […]
The United States has said there is no indication that the recent firing of a missile from India which landed in Pakistan was anything other than accidental. India on Friday said it accidentally fired a missile two days back that landed in Pakistan and that the “deeply regrettable” incident was caused by a technical malfunction […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Indian missile falling in the Pakistani territory is the most unfortunate incident, but it was heartening that no damage to life and property had been reported. He was making a statement in Rajya Sabha.He said the incident took place inadvertently during inspection and testing on March 9. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
The Centre is likely to begin the Covid vaccination for children in the age group of 12 -14 this week, while the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to senior citizens would be removed, official sources said on Monday. Biological E’s Corbevax will be administered to 12-14 age-group.The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) […]
More than 60 per cent of mid-sized Indian organisations fell victim to a cyberattack last year, a new report showed on Monday. Just under one fifth (19 per cent) of respondents surveyed said they discovered the attack within two weeks, but 22 per cent took three to four weeks to realise they had been targeted, […]