New Delhi, 25/1Jamia Milia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar on Wednesday called SFI “a small student group with no following” and accused it of disturbing peace on the campus as the group announced screening of a recent BBC documentary on 2002 Godhra riots on campus. We do not want any disturbance on the campus. We desire…
Sri Nagar, 25/1: Due to incessant rains and landslides, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra was halted near Ramban on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Wednesday. Due to poor weather conditions and landslides in the area, the afternoon leg of #BharatJodoYatra in Ramban & Banihal has been cancelled. Tomorrow is a rest day and the…
Mumbai, 25/1: The bidding of teams for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) on Wednesday saw bids worth Rs 4,669.99 crore, surpassing the record set by Men’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. The Adani Group won the Ahmedabad team with the bid of Rs 1,289 crore, while Reliance…
Indore,24/1: India thrashed New Zealand by 90 runs in the third and final ODI to complete a clean sweep of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Batting first, India rode on centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to post a formidable 385 for nine. In reply, New Zealand were all out…
New Delhi, 24/1: The wrestlers who accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and intimidation on Tuesday rued that the government did not consult them before forming the oversight committee that will probe charges against the sports administrator. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur had announced on Monday that a five-member oversight…
Nabrangpur, 24/1: Nabarangpur Police arrested two hard-hitting Maoists of Mainpur Nuapada Division. DIG Rajesh Pandit informed in the press meet. These two Maoists have been arrested from the Hatigaon forest under Raighar police station. They were arrested this morning during a joint combing of the SOG of the SRPF and the DVF. One of them…
New Delhi, 24/1: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House was adjourned on Tuesday without electing mayor and deputy mayor amid a ruckus by some councillors. After the oath of aldermen and elected councillors, the House was adjourned for 15 minutes during which a number of BJP councillors started moving into the House, chanted…
New Delhi,24/1: Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and the neighbouring region on Tuesday afternoon.As per National Seismological Centre, the tremors were felt as an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude jolted Nepal. The quake was at a depth of 10 km and was about 63 km to the northwest of Nepal’s Jumla district,…
Ahmedabad, 24/1: Observing that cows are “significant” for resolving problems plaguing the world, a Gujarat judge sentenced a 22-year-old Maharashtra man to life imprisonment as he was was guilty of illegal cow transportation. The sessions court judge in Gujarat’s Tapi district stressed on the need to protect cows in the country, claimed in…
LA,24/1:The Los Angeles county coroner’s office on Monday began identifying the 11 people killed in the Lunar New Year massacre inside a popular dance parlor in Monterey Park, California. Ten victims died at the scene of the Saturday shooting. The corners office confirmed the name of two lady victims.
