PM Modi unveils 72-ft Deendayal Upadhyaya statue; hails passage of women’s reservation bill

New Delhi, 25/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that without appropriate participation of women in politics, one cannot talk about inclusive society and democratic integration. Addressing a BJP event after unveiling a statue of its ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary here, Modi said the passage of the women’s reservation bill in…

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Asian Games: Indian women’s cricket team beat Sri Linka to win gold

Beijing, 25/9:The Indian women’s team defeated Sri Lanka in the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games cricket competition on Monday to win India’s second gold in the ongoing continental event. Batting first, Indian team led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur could only muster 116/7 in their 20 overs. Indian bowlers, however, held the Sri Lankan batting…

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Should shake UP’s conscience: Supreme Court on Muzaffarnagar student-slapping case

New Delhi, 25/9: The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions over the quality of education being imparted in schools, terming the incident related to a teacher making a communal remark and asking students to slap a Muslim boy in Muzaffarnagar, as the worst kind of punishment. The court ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to depute…

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Amid diplomatic standoff, Canada minister calls ties with India important

Ottawa, 25/9: Terming the relationship with India as “important”, Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair on Sunday said that his country will continue to pursue partnerships like the Indo-Pacific strategy while the investigation of the killing of a Sikh separatist leader continues. Tensions flared between India and Canada following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive allegations…

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80% cybercrimes from 10 districts in country; Bharatpur new Jamtara: Study

Kanpur, 24/9: Rajasthan’s Bharatpur and Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura have replaced Jharkhand’s Jamtara and Haryana’s Nuh as the infamous hotspots of cybercrime in India, according to a new study by an IIT Kanpur-incubated start-up. The study also revealed that just the top 10 districts collectively contribute to 80 per cent of cybercrimes in the country. The…

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