Karnataka: Students defy court order on hijab
Feb 16, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Several students and teachers in Karnataka on Wednesday denied the High Court's interim order banning religious attire in educational institutions and insisted on entry into schools and colleges with hijab and burqa.
Feb 16, 2022, at 05:34 pm
On the occasion of National Girl Child Day, Laxmi M Puri, a former assistant secretary-general at the United Nations and ex-deputy executive director of UN Women, spoke on the topic of 'empowering girls for a better tomorrow' during the ongoing Muskaan series of Prabha Khaitan Foundation. In an association with Education for Trust, it was held for students and parents of South City International School, Kolkata amidst the presence of the school's founding-principal, John Bagul. IBNS correspondent Nitin Waghela shares some excerpts
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:54 pm
Guwahati: Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary asked the Deputy Commissioners to identify and promote one product which has export potential through the ‘One District One Product’ programme (ODOP) and provide financial support to the local entrepreneurs in their respective districts.
15-year-old boy arrested for rape and murder of 6-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Hailakandi
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:07 pm
Hailakandi: A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 6-year-old minor girl in Assam’s Hailakandi district.
Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, accused in Republic Day violence case, dies in accident
Feb 16, 2022, at 05:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, who was out on bail in the Republic Day violence case in January last year, died in a road accident on Tuesday.
Feb 16, 2022, at 05:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has strongly condemned remarks on its internal affairs by an intergovernmental organisation comprising largely Muslim-dominated nations, whose member states include Pakistan.
Assam Rifles conducts lecture on International Childhood Cancer Day in Mizoram
Feb 16, 2022, at 04:24 am
Aizawl: Lunglei Battalion of Headquarter 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), conducted a lecture on International Childhood Cancer Day at Lungpuk village in Mizoram on Thursday.
Arvind Kejriwal can be found at terrorists' homes: Rahul Gandhi in Punjab
Feb 16, 2022, at 03:26 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a high pitch campaign ahead of Punjab assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday for being 'soft on terrorists' and not so trustworthy on national security.
Legendary singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay passes away at 90
Feb 16, 2022, at 01:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Legendary playback singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, who specialises in Bengali music, died at a Kolkata hospital on Tuesday. She was 90.
Muslim girls boycott exams in Bengaluru school over hijab row
Feb 16, 2022, at 01:15 am
Bengaluru/UNI: As many as 13 female students of Shivamogga Government High School in Bengaluru refused to take SSLC preparatory examination on Tuesday after the teacher urged them to remove their hijab before entering the school, as per an interim order of the Karnataka High Court.
Russia begins navy drill in Barents Sea
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:49 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's Northern Fleet on Tuesday announced that it began military exercises in the Barents Sea with the participation of about 20 ships, including the Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) missile cruiser and the Admiral Gorshkov frigate.
Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Ashish Mishra released from jail
Feb 16, 2022, at 12:43 am
Lucknow: Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, which claimed eight lives, was on Tuesday released from jail after nearly four months.
S Jaishankar visits Philippines, meets Teodoro L. Locsin Jr
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:05 pm
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar visited the Philippines from Feb 13-15 when held productive discussions with Teodoro L. Locsin Jr.
India, Italy FO Consultations: Both sides discuss issues related to bilateral relations
Feb 15, 2022, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi: The 8th session of the India-Italy Foreign Office Consultations was held on Feb 14, 2022 in Rome, Italy.
Feb 15, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Guwahati: Situation turned tense after three members of a family were killed in a road accident at Mariani area in Assam’s Jorhat district on Monday, forcing the Nagaland government to issue a travel advisory and asked its citizens to avoid travelling through the route where the accident took place.
Cattle smuggling case: Actor-turned TMC MP Dev appears before CBI
Feb 15, 2022, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Tollywood superstar and TMC MP Dev alias Deepak Adhikari on Tuesday appeared before the CBI's investigating officials at Nizam Palace in the city, responding to summons from the federal probe agency in connection with the cattle smuggling case.
Supreme Court allows Future Group to move Delhi HC over NCLT proceedings
Feb 15, 2022, at 08:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Future Retail Ltd plea to move the Delhi High Court seeking to resume the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) proceedings regarding approval for its Rs 27,513-crore transaction with Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd.
Former Union Minister Ashwini Kumar quits Congress
Feb 15, 2022, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In another jolt to the grand old party, former Union Minister Ashwini Kumar, who had served the Manmohan Singh government, quit Congress on Tuesday, media reports said.
Amid escalating tensions, Indian embassy asks its students to leave Ukraine temporarily
Feb 15, 2022, at 07:04 pm
Kyiv/New Delhi/UNI: Amid fresh military buildup on Ukraine's borders sparking fears of a conflict, the Indian Embassy in Kyiv on Tuesday asked its nationals, especially students, to consider leaving the country temporarily, citing the “uncertainties of the current situation”.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fifth fodder scam case
Feb 15, 2022, at 05:50 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav, has been convicted in the fifth fodder scam case, media reports said.
Muskan Hijab row: Analysis finds Pakistan's role in amplifying protest
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:57 pm
Bengaluru/New Delhi: From promoting hashtags to creating fake accounts,the recent hijab controversy in Karnataka involving a college girl named Muskan, which hit the political paradigm of India, seems to have been fuelled by Pakistan.
Govt committed to equitable, rapid development of all regions under JK: LG Sinha
Feb 15, 2022, at 06:30 am
Jammu/IBNS: The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said the government is committed to equitable and rapid development of all the regions under Jammu and Kashmir.
JK Ayush organises seminar on World Unani Day
Feb 15, 2022, at 06:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: World Unani Day is celebrated acrossthe world on Feb 11 every year as the birth anniversary of social reformer and great Unani scholar, Hakim Ajmal Khan.
JK Women Helpline encourages people to break silence on sexual harrassment
Feb 15, 2022, at 06:19 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir Women Helpline (WHL-181) organised an awareness programme in local buses at Kangan, Prang, Wusson, Wangat areas of the Ganderbal District .
Kashmir: Chinar Corps evacuate woman to hospital from snow-bound area of Bandipora
Feb 15, 2022, at 06:01 am
Bandipora/IBNS:The Indian Army's Chinar Corps warriors Saturday evacuated Fazali Begum from the Baraub area of North Kashmir's Bandipora district.
PM Modi likely to inaugurate Assam's second AIIMS campus in November: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Feb 15, 2022, at 05:44 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday performed bhumi puja of the second medical college in Guwahati at both Kalapahar and MMCH campuses. The project is being implemented for a total cost of Rs 998.30 crore covering an area of 62 bighas.
Hijab row: Karnataka schools for classes 11-12 and colleges to reopen Wednesday
Feb 15, 2022, at 05:25 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai ordered that proper security arrangements should be made at campuses as schools and colleges will reopen this Wednesday after closure over the hijab row.
Feb 15, 2022, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a 2014 incident in which, the former said, his helicopter was held up in Punjab as "Yuvraj" (prince-a remark that Modi often refers to Rahul) was flying to Amritsar.
'Am not terrorist': Charanjit Channi on being denied permission to fly amid PM's visit to Jalandhar
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:15 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Singh on Monday alleged that he was forced to miss Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's rally as he was denied permission to fly due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jalandhar.
Uttarakhand assembly polls: 59.37 pc voting recorded till 5 pm
Feb 15, 2022, at 02:51 am
Dehradun/UNI: A total of 59.37 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm on Monday in all 70 assembly segments of Uttarakhand.