Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a grant of Rs 10,000 and waiver of licence fee for each of the 28,000 Durga Puja committees across the state. “All…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked for a report from the Additional District Judge, Lucknow, holding trial in Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case, as to how trial in the case…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Historian Ramachandra Guha, who has penned a monumental 1,100-page biography of Mahatma Gandhi, says that he finds double standards in the respect that the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh police has stepped up vigil ahead of Moharram and Ganesh Chaturthi this week, an official said on Monday. This follows a missive from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who,…
Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) The entire Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, where the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, is located, was bedecked with flowers on Monday to mark the installation of the Sikh holy…
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) A rights group on Monday accused the Chinese government of conducting a mass, systematic campaign of human rights violations against Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang. The new Human…
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday dared his successor Amarinder Singh to demonstrate courage to prosecute and try him in a court of law “if there is any…
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Undeterred by BJP criticism over his praise of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the issue of the Kartarpur gurdwara corridor, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has written to the Centre…
Kochi, Sep 9 (IANS) A group of Catholic nuns on Sunday opposed a Crime Branch probe into a case where a bishop allegedly sexually abused a nun. “We have heard that a Crime Branch probe…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Sep 8 (IANS) A 25-page chargesheet filed by the police on Friday in the Rakbar lynching case has created a fresh controversy with the local Ramgarh BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja saying…
Kottayam (Kerala) Sep 8 (IANS) A group of Catholic nuns on Saturday gave vent to their ire against the Kerala government, Church and the police, saying no one is there to support the case of…
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) For the first time, the Punjab government has declared a holiday on September 10, the day when Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, was installed at the holiest of Sikh shrines…
Chicago, Sep 8 (IANS) Asserting that Hindus neither oppose anybody nor aspire to dominate, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the community needs to unite to end its centuries of sufferings….
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) London-based economist Imran Rasul became the second member of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to resign after Atif Mian stepped down from the body following a backlash in…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) A second economist resigned from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) on Saturday in protest over the removal of renowned academic Dr Atif Mian from the body due to…
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Former general secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Sukhdev Singh Bhaur was on Friday arrested from Mohali town, adjoining Chandigarh, following a case registered against him for hurting religious…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Congress on Friday assailed Union Minister Giriraj Singh for questioning the authenticity of Rahul Gandhi’s photographs of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, saying that he has been in the habit of indulging…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as it condemned Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa for “vowing to avenge bloodshed on the border”, the Congress on Friday endorsed Pakistans move to open Kartarpur corridor…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The BJP on Friday slammed Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for praising Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the issue of opening of the Kartarpur corridor to enable devotees pay…
Geneva, Sep 7 (IANS) The UN refugee agency UNHCR and the UN development agency UNDP are prepared to begin assessment of Rohingya villages in Myanmar, an official said on Friday. UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch said…