Delhi on high alert after intelligence inputs about terror threat
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has been put on high alert following intelligence inputs about a probable ‘terror’ threat to the national capital, sources said on Sunday. Intelligence agencies have alerted police on the possibility of four to five men entering the national capital with an intention to carry out a terror attack, they said. […]
Nepal proposes giving citizenship to foreign woman married to Nepali man after 7 years of union
Kathmandu: A key parliamentary panel in Nepal has proposed to amend the country’s Citizenship Act that would require a foreign woman married to a Nepali national to wait seven years for naturalised citizenship. Nepal’s main opposition parties decried the move, saying it would inconvenience people living in Madhes as cross-border marriage is prevalent there. Both […]
International Yoga Day celebrated in Pakistan
Islamabad: The members of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan practised yoga asanas as they enthusiastically participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations while adhering to social distancing norms. The Indian High Commission organised a yoga session in the premises of its sprawling building located in the diplomatic enclave area of the capital Islamabad. The […]
Narendra Modi is actually Surender Modi: Rahul’s swipe at PM over LAC face-off
New Delhi: A day after accusing the prime minister of having “surrendered” Indian territory to Chinese aggression, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took a swipe at him saying “Narendra Modi is actually Surender Modi”. Gandhi’s dig at the prime minister came in a tweet wherein he tagged an article in a foreign publication with […]
Serial killer convicted in 20th murder case
Mangaluru: A local court has convicted serial killer ‘Cyanide’ Mohan, holding him guilty in the rape and murder of a young woman from Kasaragod in Kerala turday. This is the 20th and last of the murder cases registered against the criminal, who has killed several women using cyanide after befriending and raping them. The quantum […]
Many students with disabilities struggling with e-education, NGOs call for more accessible approach
New Delhi: Neha sharma (name changed), who suffers from cerebral palsy, has been unable to interact with her teachers online for sometime now. She says there are days that she doesn’t understand much of what go on in her e-classroom and has to mostly rely on her classmates’ notes for studying. I personally am able […]
PMO clarifies on Modi’s comments
Left parties urge PM to 'make up mind'
New Delhi: The Left parties on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the clarification issued by the PMO on his comments that no one entered Indian territory, demanding that he “make up his mind” before speaking and stop being “ambivalent” on serious issues. The PMO on Saturday described as “mischievous interpretation” the […]
PM surrendered Indian territory to Chinese aggression: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark that neither is anyone inside India’s territory nor has any of its posts been captured, alleging that the PM has “surrendered” Indian territory to Chinese aggression. In a statement on the all-party meeting called by Modi on Friday to […]
WHO chief warns virus pandemic ‘accelerating’
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating and that more than 150,000 cases were reported yesterday – the”highest single-day number so far. In a media briefing on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly half of the newly reported cases were from the Americas, with significant numbers from South […]