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Malala slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to take action
New Delhi: Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan. She urged…
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Bulldozers at Shaheen Bagh: Congress, AAP rattled as BJP eyes MCD polls
New Delhi: The Congress and the AAP were caught unawares as the BJP seems to have set the agenda for the MCD polls through Shaheen Bagh — famous for its month long…
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Telangana likely to receive thunderstorm during next two days: IMD
Hyderabad: Under the influence of SCS Asani, rain and thundershowers are likely to occur at one or two places in some districts during the next 4-5 days, informed Hyderabad Meteorological Centre Director…
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UAE approves unemployed insurance for workers
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday approved an unemployment insurance scheme to provide unemployed individuals with income support for a limited period of time. Vice President, Prime Minister, and…
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Amit Shah to address public meeting near Hyderabad on May 14
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Telangana on May 14 to address a public meeting to mark the culmination of the second leg of state BJP President Bandi Sanjay’s ‘Praja…
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Rocket-like object causes blast in Punjab Intelligence headquarters
Chandigarh: A blast, caused by a rocket-like object, reportedly occurred in Punjab’s highly-guarded Intelligence Bureau headquarters in upscale Sector 77, Mohali, near here on Monday evening. However, no casualty was reported. It…
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More than 12.3M Syrian children in need of help: UNICEF report
Damascus: More than 12.3 million Syrian children are in need of humanitarian assistance, a record number since 2011, the date of the outbreak of the Syrian revolution. United Nations International Children’s Emergency…
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Jamiat-e-Ulema gen. secy invites Babri accused to Eid Milan, draws flak
From going to international forums to defend the union government’s abrogation of Article 370 and the imposition of curfew in Kashmir to supporting NRC, Mahmood Madani, the general secretary of Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind,…
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Will behead those who touch cows: Speakers at Nuh Mahapanchayat
A Mahapanchayat was held in Nuh district in Mewat, Haryana, on Sunday where open threat calls were made to the sitting MLAs of Mewat district. Chaudhary Aftab Ahmed is the present MLA…
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Muslims should be set ablaze like Ravana, says Bihar BJP MLA
In the midst of rising anti-Muslim sentiment in India, Bihar Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul allegedly called for Muslims to be burned. Speaking to the media, Thakur launched a…
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Singapore to ban ‘The Kashmir Files’ film for its one-sided portrayal of Muslims
Singapore: The Kashmir Files’, a Bollywood movie on the exodus of Hindus from the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley, will be banned in multi-racial Singapore as the film has been assessed to be beyond…
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NDMC defends Jahangirpuri demolition drive, says allegation of targeting particular religion is ‘false’
New Delhi: The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the allegation which says the demolition drive in the Jahangirpuri area was selectively targeting a particular religion…
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Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid ongoing economic crisis
Colombo: Amid a nation-wide stir demanding his removal, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday quit from his post, media reports said. The development came in the wake of island-wide curfew…
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Will re-examine Sedition law: Centre tells SC
The central government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to re-examine and reconsider the provisions of section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, the sedition law, and requested…
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Telangana honour killing: BJP ticket for slain Dalit man’s widow?
Hyderabad: If sources from the BJP are to be believed, the party’s state leadership is reportedly trying to win over Syed Ashrin Sultana, alias Pallavi, so that at an appropriate time she…
