Added on August 17, 2022
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Says women have option of 'Khula'
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the practice of divorce in Muslims through ‘Talaq-e-Hasan’ –which is pronounced once a month over a period of three months — is not akin to triple talaq and the women also have an option of ‘khula’. In Islam, a man can take “talaq”, while a woman can […]
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New Delhi: More than six crore selfies with the Indian flag have been uploaded on the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ website so far, the government said on Tuesday as Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy asserted that the entire nation has come together to make the campaign a success. The Culture Ministry in a statement shared […]
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Rajnath hands over wide range of indigenous military equipment to Army
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a wide range of indigenous military equipment including unmanned aerial systems and quick reaction fighting vehicles to crank up its combat capabilities in eastern Ladakh in the backdrop of the prolonged border face-off with China. The other key equipment that the Army […]
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Jammu: More than 75 per cent of the total 37 bridges and 97.6 per cent tunnelling work on the vital Katra-Banihal railway link stands completed, officials of the northern railways said, expressing hope that Kashmir will be connected to rest of the country via train next year. The Katra-Banihal stretch is part of the prestigious […]
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Jammu: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Tuesday won the heart of a foreign tourist when they returned his lost bag in Ramban district, an official said. CRPF spokesperson Shivnandan Singh said the tourist, a native of Belarus, was on way to Jammu from Srinagar on a motorcycle when his rucksack fell down at […]
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Leh: Eight more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the infection count to 29,085 in the Union Territory, officials said on Tuesday. However, the number of active cases in the region dropped to 65 after 16 more patients recovered from the disease during the past 24 hours, the officials said. According to officials, […]
Added on August 16, 2022
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Says "big goal" is developed India, asks people to hate corruption, nepotism
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the time has come to cleanse the country of corruption and nepotism and asked people to have ‘nafrat’ (hatred) for these twin evils that go beyond politics, as he set a ‘Panch Pran’ (five resolves) target to make India a developed nation in 25 years. “The […]
Added on August 16, 2022
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Srinagar: Heightened security, minus snapping of internet services, marked the 76th Independence Day celebrations in Kashmir as Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presided over the main function at Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium here. However, the authorities did not snap internet services on mobile devices. This year’s celebrations were accentuated by the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign launched by […]
Added on August 16, 2022
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New Delhi: From facial recognition system cameras to multi-layered security cover, robust arrangements were in place in and around the historic Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation as India celebrated its 76th Independence Day on Monday. National Security Guard (NSG) snipers, elite Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos, 400 kite […]
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Srinagar: A policeman, who was injured in an encounter in Nowhatta area of Srinagar on the eve of the Independence Day, succumbed to injuries on Monday, officials said. Constable Sarfaraz Ahmad, a resident of Ramban district, died at a hospital here, they said. Terrorists, riding a two-wheeler, had fired at a police party near Redpora […]
