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K'taka hijab row: Muslim girl students protest outside B'luru college

Hijab row: This time Sikh girl asked to remove turban in Bengaluru

Amid crisis related to wearing of hijab in classrooms, an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked to remove her turban in the reputed Mount Carmel PU College

Feb 24, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden walks out from the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua/IANS)

World will hold Russia accountable for attack on Ukraine: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Thursday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's announcement of a military operation in Ukraine as "an unprovoked and unjustified attack" and that the "world will hold Russia accountable" for the subsequent developments.

Feb 24, 2022

Allahabad HC denies bail to man who sent woman's pictures to family

The Allahabad High Court has denied bail to a man who allegedly sent his girlfriend's intimate pictures to her family.

Feb 24, 2022

Six new liquor sale points to open in Kashmir after three decades; 45 in Jammu [details]

Since 1991, terror outfits have declared a ban on liquor in Kashmir. Liquor vendors were closed in Kashmir after the Allah Tigers, a terror outfit had imposed a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor.

Feb 23, 2022

Heavy snowfall grounds all flights in Srinagar Airport; power supply snaps in Valley [details]

Passengers of the cancelled flights shall be rescheduled in the next available flight of the concerned airlines. There will be no extra charges for rescheduling.

Feb 23, 2022

"Creating confusion": SC junks plea against physical exams for Class 10 and 12 [Details]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday junked a plea seeking cancellation of physical exams for Class 10 and 12 scheduled to be conducted by all state boards, CBSE, ICSE, and NIOS.

Feb 23, 2022

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After Sameer Wankhede row, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik being grilled by ED in old cases

In a major development, Nationalist Congress Party National Spokesperson and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Wednesday morning.

Feb 23, 2022

Probe indicates K'taka Bajrang Dal activist was killed for pursuing Hindutva agenda

Probe shows K'taka Bajrang Dal activist was killed for pursuing Hindutva agenda

Preliminary investigations into the brutal murder of Bajrang Dal activist, Harsha, have hinted that he was killed for pursuing the Hindutva agenda, police sources said on Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2022

SC not happy at pharma cos' freebies to doctors, rules out tax exemption on this count

The Supreme Court has expressed concern at freebies - including gold coins, fridges, LCD TVs, and funding international trips for vacations - offered by pharmaceutical companies to "manipulate" doctors' prescriptions

Feb 23, 2022

BA.2 version of Omicron, 30% more contagious, spreads in US now

Infectious disease experts are keeping a close eye on an even more contagious version of the Omicron variant spreading in the US, fuelling concerns that the country may not return to normal, said a media report.

Feb 23, 2022

Ramanujan Prize awarded to Prof Neena Gupta of ISI, Kolkata

Prof Neena Gupta of ISI, Kolkata gets prestigious Ramanujan Prize [Details]

Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, was on Tuesday awarded the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians for 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

Feb 23, 2022

New Covid variant BA.2 can become serious threat for global health: Study

The risk of Omicron subvariant BA.2 for global health is potentially higher than that of BA.1, according to a new study.

Feb 23, 2022

India logs 15,102 new Covid cases, slightly higher than previous day' count

India reported 15,102 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a marginal rise over the previous day's count of 13,405, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday morning.

Feb 23, 2022

US Reaction: Biden imposes more sanctions as Russia begins "invasion" of Ukraine

In response to Russia declaring the two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent states, US President Joe Biden has imposed tough new sanctions on Moscow in the wake of what he called "the beginning of a Russian invasion" of Kiev.

Feb 23, 2022

J&K Assembly elections: Delimitation Commission gets two months extension to finalize report [details]

Commission has already submitted its draft report to five associate members on Feb 4, likely to put its recommendations in the public domain soon.

Feb 23, 2022

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India

Hijab row: This time Sikh girl asked to remove turban in Bengaluru

World will hold Russia accountable for attack on Ukraine: Biden

Allahabad HC denies bail to man who sent woman's pictures to family

Six new liquor sale points to open in Kashmir after three decades; 45 in Jammu [details]

Heavy snowfall grounds all flights in Srinagar Airport; power supply snaps in Valley [details]

"Creating confusion": SC junks plea against physical exams for Class 10 and 12 [Details]

After Sameer Wankhede row, Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik being grilled by ED in old cases

Probe shows K'taka Bajrang Dal activist was killed for pursuing Hindutva agenda

SC not happy at pharma cos' freebies to doctors, rules out tax exemption on this count

BA.2 version of Omicron, 30% more contagious, spreads in US now

Prof Neena Gupta of ISI, Kolkata gets prestigious Ramanujan Prize [Details]

New Covid variant BA.2 can become serious threat for global health: Study

India logs 15,102 new Covid cases, slightly higher than previous day' count

US Reaction: Biden imposes more sanctions as Russia begins "invasion" of Ukraine

J&K Assembly elections: Delimitation Commission gets two months extension to finalize report [details]

Who is Vinai Kumar Saxena; Prez Kovind appoints new LG of Delhi [details]

J&K Police cracks down on misuse of media; to single out "fake journalists" [details]

PAK's dubious character exposed; PM Shehbaz Sharif supports terrorist Yasin Malik [details]