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Fertility rate of communities drop in India over the years
New Delhi: The report of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) revealed that the total fertility rate (TFR) among Muslims has dropped by 46.5 percent. It declined from…
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Jahangirpuri riot accused held press meet with police, video surfaces
New Delhi: A video of Tabrez Khan, an accused held in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, has surfaced in which he can be seen…
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‘Two cylinders then for price of one now’: Rahul Gandhi compares prices during UPA with NDA govt
New Delhi: A day after the price of Liquefied petroleum gas cylinder was hiked by Rs 50, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday compared LPG prices between the UPA tenure and the…
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Gyanvapi Masjid case: Cong slams BJP, says it is looking for another Ayodhya
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for another Ayodhya issue to play politics in the…
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Cyclone Asani rages in Bay of Bengal, unlikely to make landfall
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal Sunday moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 16 kmph during the past 6 hours and intensified into a cyclonic storm Asani’ (pronounced as…
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Kids held hostage in UP school over non-payment of fees, freed after parents create ruckus
Bareilly: The parents’ association at the Heartmann school has decided to lodge a complaint against the school authorities after about 35 children were held hostage for non-payment of fees. According to reports, the…
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Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 20,635
New Delhi: India logged 3,451 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,02,194, while the active cases rose to 20,635, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated…
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Hindutva-Fascism question: Sharda University issues show-cause notice to faculty
Greater Noida: Sharda University on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to an assistant professor who has set the question paper of Political Science (Honours) of BA I year. He has landed in…
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Gyanvapi Masjid row: Mosque committee seeks removal of court-appointed commissioner
Varanasi: Following the court-appointed commissioner’s survey in Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee on Saturday filed an application seeking the removal of the office due to the alleged biassedness over…
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NEP 2020: Several initiatives undertaken to achieve equity, says PM
New Delhi: In the last two year, under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 several initiatives have been unrolled to achieve the objectives of access, equity, inclusivity and quality, observed Prime Minister Narendra…
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Cyclone won’t make landfall in Odisha or AP but move parallel to coast: IMD
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata: In a big relief to the people and administration, the IMD on Saturday announced that the cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal will not make landfall in either Odisha…
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Dalit student thrashed for drinking water from teachers’ bottle, probe order
Mahoba: A probe has been ordered into the incident in which a teacher allegedly thrashed a Dalit student for drinking water from a pitcher kept for teaching staff, in the primary school…
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Install cameras at religious places to identify trouble makers: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday suggested that high-resolution cameras can be installed at religious places and a live telecast can be done whenever any religious procession passes through the locality…
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Centre defends sedition law in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the 1962 verdict of the top court in the Kedar Nath Singh vs State of Bihar case, which upheld the validity of…
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Call to take a pledge on Mother’s Day to reduce maternal mortality
Hyderabad: Healthcare professionals have called for taking a pledge on Mother’s Day this year to strive to reduce maternal mortality in India, which is a concern even in the 21st century. India…
