The Centre and the Delhi government Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting the government’s plea against staying the execution of the four December 16 gangrape-murder case convicts. Earlier in the day, the High Court had dismissed the Centre’s plea against a trial court’s decision to postpone the execution of…
Yogi govt allots 5 acres of land for mosque 20 kilometres from Ayodhya
LUCKNOW: Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a trust for Ram temple construction, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has approved a proposal to allot five acres of land to the Sunni Waqf Board in Ayodhya for construction of a mosque as directed by the Supreme court. The proposal was approved by the…
Shaheen Bagh: Court Seeks Action Report on Brinda Karat’s Plea for FIR Against Thakur and Verma
New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday directed the police to file action taken report (ATR) on a complaint by CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat seeking FIRs against Union minister Anurag Thakur and his BJP colleague and MP Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speech in relation to anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Indians confessed their love to Amazon Alexa once every minute in 2019
Voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant have gained widespread popularity in India. Users can ask these AI-based assistants to carry out multiple tasks. But it’s not always something useful as Amazon has revealed that Indians confessed their love to Alexa once every minute. ‘Alexa, I love you’ and ‘Alexa, will you marry me?’…
From Parliament Floor, PM Modi Announces 15-Member Trust for Ayodhya Ram Temple; 5 Acres Allotted for Masjid
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in Parliament on Wednesday the formation of a trust for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya as directed by the Supreme Court in its landmark verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case last November. ‘I am happy to announce that in the cabinet meeting today morning, we…
What goes around, comes around: Man attempts to kill girlfriend, dies after being hit by train
Mumbai: The proverb “what goes around, comes around” proved true when a 37-year-old man was run over by a train after he allegedly attempted to strangle his girlfriend near railway tracks at Matunga Road in Mumbai. However, the woman survived unscathed in the incident. Government Railway Police (GRP) has filed a case of accidental death. According…
Pak MPs appeal to Imran Khan, declare ‘Jihad’ against India
Islamabad: Pakistan MPs have demanded from PM Imran Khan that they should start a war against India. A Pakistani MP has instructed Imran Khan in Parliament as to the date when he should start a war against India. On Monday, an MP asked Imran to declare a Jihad against the neighboring country before the anniversary of…
Chinese Woman Scares a Rapist Away By Coughing and Pretending That She Has Coronavirus
Jingshan : As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread and claim lives, contracting the virus is probably one of the greatest fears of people all around the world. However, this very fear came to the rescue of a Chinese woman, who was on the verge on getting raped and robbed. On January 31, the woman managed to…
28 dead in Turkey avalanche disaster
Istanbul: At least 23 people were killed Wednesday in an avalanche in eastern Turkey during a search and rescue mission after a similar incident the day before, local officials said. The bodies of 14 rescue workers and nine civilians were discovered at the scene in Van province, where they had been helping uncover a minibus buried…
‘Take a dip in Yamuna like PM Modi and CM Yogi’: Shah challenges Kejriwal in rally
Home Minister Amit Shah once again targeted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of spreading lies. ‘He said his government will open 1000 school. Did any school come to Mundka in the last five years? He said his government will open 50 colleges, did that happen?’ Shah said while addressing…
Pressure builds on PM Modi after budget fails to excite, say experts
New Delhi: The government’s new budget is unlikely to drag the country out of its worst slowdown in more than a decade as it has proposed only moderate spending increases and small cuts in personal taxes, economists said on Sunday. They said there was a risk the government might miss its fiscal deficit target for…
UAE discovers trillions of cubic feet of shallow gas reserves
The United Arab Emirates, a leading OPEC producer, announced Monday the discovery of huge gas reserves, saying the find would help the Gulf state achieve self-sufficiency. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) said about 80 trillion cubic feet (2.2 trillion cubic feet) of shallow gas resources were discovered between the emirates of Dubai and Abu…
As Mohan Bhagwat Initiates Major Pro-CAA Drive in Bhopal, MP Cong Leader Says Riots Follow RSS Chief
Bhopal: Hours after Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat reached Bhopal on Monday as part of a three-day interactive event with more than 100 pracharaks from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, a Congress leader said wherever the former goes, there is a riot. During his trip, Bhagwat is expected to ‘educate’ the youth on the benefits…
Rs 15 lakh promise: PM Modi, Amit Shah face charges of cheating, dishonesty in Ranchi court
A district court in Ranchi has started proceedings in a case where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have been accused of cheating and dishonesty. The third accused in this case is Union minister Ramdas Atawle. The complainant HK Singh, an advocate at the state high court, has filed a case against…