Muslim-majority Indonesia votes in its biggest-ever election
akarta, Apr 17 (AFP) Indonesia kicked off one of the world’s biggest one-day elections Wednesday, pitting president Joko Widodo against ex-general Prabowo Subianto in a race to lead the Muslim-majority nation. More than 190 million Indonesians are set to cast a ballot as polls opened shortly after 7:00 am local time in restive Papua. The vote […]
Google blocks Chinese app TikTok in India after court order
NEW DELHI: Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a Madras High Court’s directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The move comes hours after the Madras HC refused a request by China`s Bytedance Technology to […]
Muslim women seek to enter mosques to offer prayers
SC issues notice, admits petition for hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition seeking permission for Muslim women to enter mosques to offer prayers. A bench headed by Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the Centre and asked it to respond to the plea filed by a Pune-based couple. The bench told the counsel appearing […]
BJP’s ship is sinking: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday said the people have realised “political opportunism” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his “lies and deceit” cannot save the “sinking ship” of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In an election rally in south Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, Azad also alleged that the BJP has not been […]
Hate speeches: Omar calls for strict against leaders
Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission’s order barring four prominent politicians from electioneering for two to three days for their “provocative” or “snide” remarks. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, however, wanted the poll panel to take harsher measures against the leaders making hate speeches or sexiest remarks […]
Betrayal: Kashmiri students ditched once again
Aspirants asked to appear in outside state exam centres for NEET 2019
Srinagar: Kashmir based students have faced another road block after the National Testing Agency (NTA) has once again designated exam centres for the prestigious National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) 2019 outside the Valley. The students have been left bewildered as the NEET exams is scheduled for May 05 and the aspirants have got the admission […]
