One of the most revered Sufi shrines of the subcontinent, Dargah of Khwaja Garibnawaz Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer, is making news but for all the wrong reasons. The crisis erupted during the ongoing Urs of Hazur Gharib Nawaz over contentious remarks of the Dargah Dewan Sharif, Zainul Abedin Ali Khan.[Read More…]
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Najeeb Ahmed missing case: 9 JNU students to appear before court
Nine students of JNU to appear before a Delhi court on Thursday. They may record their consent or refusal to go through lie detector tests in link with the Najeeb Ahmed missing case. Earlier Patiala House Court Chief Metropolitan Magistrate had asked the students to appear before the court. The[Read More…]
Ajay Maken alleges serious corruption charges against Kejriwal
Taking a jibe at the Kejriwal government, Congress leader Ajay Maken tweeted on Wednesday evening claiming that he has proof of the corrupt practices of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He took to twitter to reveal that he has got the Shunglu Committee Report through RTI that examined 404 files of[Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear Babri Masjid demolition case
In regards to the infamous 1992 Babri demolition case, the Apex Court on Thursday is to hear on whether to revive the conspiracy charges against senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leaders, Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh and several others of the party. Earlier in the week,[Read More…]
Men beaten by gau rakshaks had valid permits for transport of cows
The five men who were beaten up by gau rakshaks on Jaipur-Delhi highway near Behror on Saturday had valid permits for transport of cows and calves, said a family member of one of the injured men. “My brother bought three cows for Rs 75,000 from an animal flea market in[Read More…]
Beijing warns India: Dalai Lama visit to hurt ties and damage peace
On Wednesday, China gave a warning to the Indian ambassador in Beijing lodging a strong protest as the Dalai Lama began his tour of Arunachal Pradesh. Beijing warns New Delhi that it will take ‘necessary measures’ to protect its territorial sovereignty. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that His[Read More…]
Around 28,000 fake notes of Rs 2000 seized post demonetisation
The law enforcement agencies across the nation have seized around 28,000 fake notes of Rs 2,000, after demonetisation of currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 and the introduction of the new legal tender of Rs 2,000. Notably, with the recovery of 22,479 fake Rs 2,000 notes, Gujarat topped[Read More…]
GST bills in Rajya Sabha, Opposition urges for a mechanism to avoid the harassment by tax authorities
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up the four bills related to the GST. Opposition questioned the government’s preparedness to implement the indirect tax regime and urged for a mechanism to insulate taxpayers from harassment by tax authorities. Deputy Leader of Congress Anand Sharma said, “It is important that as[Read More…]
Only 13 % Hindus think Muslims are highly patriotic: CSDS Survey
A survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) revealed that only 13 % of Hindus thinks that Muslims are highly patriotic and only 33% Hindus count a Muslim among their close friends, Times of India reported. According to the study, titled “society and politics between[Read More…]
Malaysia refuses to criminalise child marriage
In Malaysia, which is Muslim-majority country, a law on sexual offences against children has been passed. However, to our surprise, it doesn’t criminalise child marriage. A Malaysian MP said girls as young as nine were “physically and spiritually” ready for marriage. Shabudin Yahaya, a member of the Barisan Nasional coalition,[Read More…]
Minister justifies Muslim man’s murder in Alwar
Father throws AIDS patient son out of house in UP
In an unfortunate incident, UP police received a complaint on Wednesday from an AIDS patient against his father who allegedly forced to leave his house along with his family due to his illness. The man who works at a mason outside the state had returned home recently when he was[Read More…]
Kashmiri pilot Ayesha Aziz could become the first Indian woman to Fly MIG-29
A 21-year-old Ayesha Aziz of Kashmir could become the first Indian woman to Fly MIG-29. Ayesha got her commercial licence last week and now plans to fly a MIG-29 fighter jet at Russia’s Sokul airbase. If succeeded, she will become the youngest Indian to pilot the aircraft beyond the speed[Read More…]
Chemical attack shows war crimes continue in Syria, says UN
A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. “The horrific events of yesterday demonstrate unfortunately that war crimes are going on in Syria (and that) international humanitarian law is being[Read More…]
Kerala police arrested Jishnu Prannoy’s mother and relatives in front of Police HQ
On the sixtieth anniversary of first communist government, Kerala police had arrested and manhandled the parents and relatives of Jishnu Prannoy who were protesting seeking justice for the 18-year old engineering student who was killed under mysterious circumstances. Even after three month of the death of Jishnu at Pampadi Nehru[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Gaurakshaks assaulted five men, one dead
A 55-year-old man succumbed to his injuries on Monday night after he was allegedly attacked by a group of gaurakshaks for transporting cows in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Saturday evening, The Indian Express reported. Rajasthan Police said the deceased, Pehlu Khan, and four others were attacked even as they produced documents[Read More…]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for safety reasons after landslides
The Jammu-Srinagar highway is closed for safety reasons after landslides triggered by incessant rains on Wednesday, said an official. “Continuous rain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district triggered landslides and shooting stones at some places on the highway,” the traffic department official said as per a report in HT. Notably,[Read More…]
Shivpal Yadav to meet Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath today
Days after Mulayam Singh’s younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav met the Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath leading to speculations that she might join BJP, now Senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav will meet Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday. Significantly, Aparna and her husband Prateek Yadav met Adityanath just two days after[Read More…]
Indian researcher develops 5D ultrasound system
In latest development for finding a cure for cancer, an Indian researcher’s work at Baltimore’s prestigious John Hopkins University has come up with a new technology to help surgeons detect and treat cancerous tumours while operating on patients. This Indian genius, Nishikant Deshmukh claims that he has developed the world’s[Read More…]
Hazaribag: Former union minister Yashwant Sinha, MLA, supporters detained
The Hazaribag police detained former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, father of civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha, BJP legislator Manish Jaiswal and former MLA Lok Nath Mahto together with about 200 supporters. They were detained for leading a march on the eve of Ramnavami on the Hazaribag-Barkagaon path that has been[Read More…]
CREDAI to create 250 affordable housing projects across India in 5 years
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India (CREDAI) has announced a striving plan of creating 250 affordable housing projects across the country. These houses will be of 646 square feet. It will cost about Rs 60 lakh each and they are likely to be ready in just five years.[Read More…]
When the shoe fits
Women and their love for shoes never goes out of fashion. And as online markets are taking a lead in our generation, we are spoilt for choice. But one unarguable issue about buying your favourite footwear online is the fitting, which is quite uncertain! But for childhood friends, Kuppal Palaniappan[Read More…]
GST bill tabled for discussion in Rajya Sabha
Soon after the Lok Sabha on March 29, cleared the four Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill in a 7-hour debate, the four GST bills will be tabled for discussion in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The bills that will be tabled in Rajya Sabha include Central GST, Integrated GST, UT[Read More…]
UP: Adityanath govt waives farm loans worth Rs 36000 crore
The BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh waived off crop loans of up to Rs 1 lakh of small and marginal farmers in the state on Tuesday. With this the party has fulfilled a key promise it made before the February-March assembly polls. The decsion that will benefit nearly 21 million[Read More…]
UP CM announces new industrial policy to attract more investment in UP
Dring the first cabinet meet of Yogi Adityanath government, it was announced that a new industrial policy will be formulated to attract more investment with a view to generating jobs in the state. “The state government is preparing an atmosphere conducive to more and more investments and making single window system operational[Read More…]