Rajiv govt decision to ban Rushdie’s book was justified, taken for law & order reasons: Natwar Singh
New Delhi: Singh, who was the minister of state for external affairs when the book was banned in 1988, said he was part of the decision to ban Rushdie’s book
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
I-Day celebration: 7,000 invitees expected at Red Fort, Delhi Police beefs up security
New Delhi: Security measures include the installation of facial recognition system cameras and anti-drone systems
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
CUET-UG phase 4 postponed for 11K candidates to accommodate choice city for exam centre
New Delhi: The fourth phase of the CUET for admission in undergraduate courses was scheduled from 17-20 August but has now been deferred to 30 August
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
Punjab govt issues notification providing former MLAs pension for only one term
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Legislature Members (Pension and Medical Facilities Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2022 was passed on 30 June
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
Salman Rushdie on ventilator, likely to lose an eye, liver stabbed and damaged: Report
New York: Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident at an event in western New York State.
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
Man gets 7 years imprisonment under POCSO Act
Idukki: Special Judge T G Varghese also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convict, Govindaraj on Friday
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
India reports nearly 16,000 new Covid cases, 68 deaths
New Delhi: The 8 am data also showed active cases came down by 4,271 in a span of 24 hours to stand at 1,19,264, constituting 0.27 per cent of the total infections
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
There are better fast bowlers in Indian T20 cricket than Shami: Ponting
Dubai: India has picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh as the three specialist fast bowlers with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the fourth pacer in the 15-member squad
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
Tudu reviews implementation of JJM in Meghalaya
Shillong: The minister, who reviewed the implementation of JJM and other flagship programmes of the ministry, said work will progress if the state governments are taking interest in the mission
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
Portfolios to be allocated to Maharashtra ministers soon, says Fadnavis
Nagpur: Fadnavis further assured that the government would soon release the compensation for crop losses suffered by the state farmers due to heavy rains
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
AAP expanding exponentially in Haryana, says senior leader Sushil Gupta
Chandigarh: The party's stupendous performance in neighbouring Punjab earlier this year has come as a boost for its unit in Haryana, where it failed to taste success in the 2019 assembly polls
PTI / 13 Aug, 2022
Legends League Cricket’s second edition to kick-off with special match at Eden Gardens
New Delhi: The match between the India Maharajas vs World Giants will be dedicated to the 75th year celebration of Indian Independence.
PTI / 12 Aug, 2022
