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Pakistani man moves SC for visa to Indian who wants to complete Haj on foot
Lahore: A Pakistani man on Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court the Lahore High Court’s decision to dismiss his plea, seeking a transit visa for a 29-year-old Indian national who wanted to…
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UP: AMU looking into scuffle involving Kashmiri students
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is looking into the December 24 scuffle between two groups of students — one from Kashmir and another from eastern Uttar Pradesh — and will take “stringent…
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Maha govt seeks proposal to rename Ahmednagar as ‘Ahilyadevi Nagar’
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government has asked the district administration to submit a proposal to rename Ahmednagar as `Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Nagar’, it told the Legislative Council here on Wednesday. Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar…
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President inaugurates model schools for tribals in Telangana
Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday virtually inaugurated two Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in Telangana from Bhadrachalam. While one school has come up in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, the other has…
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AP seeks over Rs 10k cr ad hoc payment from Centre for Polavaram project
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday sought Rs 10,485.38 crore from the Centre as ad hoc payment for Polavaram irrigation project besides clearing Rs 2,937.92 crore pending…
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Watch: Afghan Prof tears certificates over Taliban’s ban on women’s edu
Kabul: A professor from the Kabul University in Afghanistan tore up his diploma certificates on live TV in protest against the university ban by the Taliban on Afghan women. In a video…
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PM Modi’s mother hospitalised
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi who is 99-year-old has been admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad. Her health deteriorated last night. Releasing a press note, the UN Mehta Institute of…
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CBI custody of Kochhars, Videocon founder Dhoot extended till Dec 29
Mumbai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Wednesday extended till December 29 the CBI custody of former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and…
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Press Council of India censures Star of Mysore for targeting Muslims
The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken an action against Star of Mysore over an editorial published in the English daily on April 6, 2020. The organization censured the English daily.…
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Pig heads displayed at court-approved Mosque site in South Korea
Daegu: Pig heads and signs with hateful words against Muslims displayed at a construction site for a court-approved mosque in the Daegu region of South Korea have attracted opposition from locals condemning…
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Hyderabad: Exhibition society yet to receive nods for Numaish 2023
Hyderabad: While Numaish 2023 is scheduled to begin in Hyderabad in January, the All India Industrial Exhibition (AIE) Society is yet to receive permission from various government departments. As per a report…
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Kashmiri students allege attacks in AMU, write to Shah for probe
Aligarh: The Jammu & Kashmir students association (JKSA) in Aligarh has also written to Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding a ‘time-bound inquiry’ into the repeated attacks against Kashmiri students to ascertain “facts…
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Pastors, others held in religious conversion case in UP
Lucknow: Thirteen people have been arrested from different locations of Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district in connection with their alleged involvement in illegal religious conversions. In Talgaon, a pastor and five of his…
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Air India express issues covid guidelines for travellers from UAE to India
Kochi: Air India Express on Tuesday issued guidelines for the maintenance of Covid-appropriate behaviour by travellers travelling from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India. The recommendation advises that all visitors should…
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Mumbai-Dubai flight develops snag, passengers deboarded
Mumbai: An Air India Mumbai-Dubai flight aborted takeoff after it developed a snag at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here on Tuesday evening. Owning to a suspected technical glitch in one…
