New Delhi, The RSS on Sunday described as “false and baseless” reports that it supported the lynching of a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh over rumours that he ate beef. As the media carried excerpts from an article in RSS Hindi journal “Panchjanya” virtually justifying the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq in Uttar Pradesh, the RSS […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pulled up five BJP leaders whose comments on beef have embarrassed the party and told them to stop making controversial remarks. The stern message was conveyed by Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah in separate meetings he held at the party office here with the five, including […]
Lucknow, In a laudable move, the Uttar Pradesh government will soon provide free sanitary napkins to reduce the absenteeism of girls in schools during their periods, an official said, adding the move follows growing concerns over personal hygiene of girls attaining puberty. Nodal teachers will be appointed by the education department to distribute sanitary napkins […]
Haridwar, Hundreds of activists on Sunday took part in a mass campaign across four states to clean numerous ‘ghats’ of the Ganges, a spiritual group here said. The mass cleaning took place at 200 points between Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand and Patna Sahib in Bihar, and also covered Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. A spokesman for Gayatri […]
Srinagar, Experienced driver Raj Singh Rathore and his co-driver Amber Udasi clinched the top prize in the 17th edition of the Raid de Himalaya, the world’s highest altitude motorsports rally, by drivng his Polaris across the finish line first in the Xtreme four-wheeler category. Tsering Lakhpa (co-driver Venu Ramesh Kumar) finished second while nine-time winner […]
New Delhi, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be in India on October 28 to hold his next Townhall Q&A session in the Indian Institute of Technology here. “I’m heading to India and I’ll be hosting our next Townhall Q&A in Delhi on Wednesday, October 28 at 12pm IST (11:30pm Tuesday Pacific time),” he posted on […]
NEW DELHI: Apple CEO Tim Cook has thanked Indian customers for queuing up to buy Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus during the phones’ mid-night launch on October 16. He expressed gratitude via a tweet posted through his official account that said, “Thanks to all our customers in India who queued at midnight for the […]
New Delhi, The India-Africa Forum Summit “reflects India and Africa’s desire to engage more intensively for a better future”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. “India is proud to host India-Africa Forum Summit 2015. The summit reflects India and Africa’s desire to engage more intensively for a better future,” Modi tweeted. He said the […]
Officials of India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold a high-level meeting to discuss workers’ issues during Overseas Indian Affairs ministry secretary A.K. Agarwal’s visit to the Gulf nation beginning on Wednesday. The secretary during his four-day visit will discuss with senior officials of the UAE’s labour ministry issues pertaining to recruitment and […]
The Sikh community is offering free hot meals to the homeless and the poor in Northampton town in Britain, a media report said. This is done every Sunday, the Northampton Chronicle reported on Wednesday. A Sikh leader, Amarjit Atwal, was quoted as saying that the numbers queueing up for the free food had been growing […]