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Muslim women can enter mosques to offer ‘namaz’, AIMPLB tells Supreme Court
Delhi court sends Sharjeel Imam to 5-day police custody
6,000 acres of land in J&K to be handed over to investors
A first in Indian women’s football: Scottish club Rangers FC sign Bala Devi
Kunal Kamra defends his actions against Arnab Goswami on flight, posts new video
Hanging of Nirbhaya convicts may get delayed again
New Delhi: Uncertainty again looms over the hanging of the four death row convicts here in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case scheduled February 1 with a second condemned prisoner filing a mercy petition Wednesday before the President and a third convict also moving a curative plea before the Supreme...
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BHUBANESWAR: The 10th edition of Wissenaire-2020, the annual techno-management fest of IIT Bhubaneswar, is all set to begin January 31. The theme of the three day mega fest is ‘Cosmic Expeditions: Astounding Odysseys Ensuring Humanity’s Existence.’ The opening day of Wissenaire will be graced by Manas Kumar Mandal, Director General (Life Sciences), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, the chief guest on the occasion, who will inaugurate the festival. This year’s Wissenaire will...
Read moreDelhi police releases pictures of 70 suspects in Jamia University violence
New Delhi: Delhi Police has released the pictures of 70 suspects wanted in connection with the December 15 violence on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus here, an official statement said Wednesday. The SIT of Delhi Police Crime Branch zeroed in on the suspects on the basis of CCTV footage of the violence indulged in by them under the garb of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, police added. Police have since...
Read more8 killed, 38 injured as bus overturns in Ganjam
Berhampur (Odisha): At least eight people died and 38 others were injured after a bus overturned and rolled down a hilly road in Odisha’s Ganjam district early Wednesday. The private bus, which was on its way to Berhampur from Tikiri in Rayagada district, overturned and fell at least 30 feet below the road near Taptapani, Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange said. As per preliminary reports, at least eight persons have...
Read moreSupreme Court rejects mercy rejection plea of Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh
New Delhi: With three days remaining in the scheduled execution of death penalties in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case, the Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking judicial review of the rejection of his mercy petition by the President. With this decision by the top court, Mukesh has exhausted the last legal remedy available to him against the death sentence. A bench comprising Justices R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and...
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Expectations from the upcoming Union Budget
People usually have a perception that if they have kept their money in bank, it’s completely safe, which is really not the case. Hence, there is a need to increase the limit of bank deposit insurance which appropriately safeguards the account holders. Currently the sum insured is `1 lakh and it needs to move up. In a...
Blending science, entertainment
BHUBANESWAR: The 10th edition of Wissenaire-2020, the annual techno-management fest of IIT Bhubaneswar, is all set to begin January 31. The theme of the three day mega fest is ‘Cosmic Expeditions: Astounding Odysseys Ensuring Humanity’s Existence.’ The opening day of Wissenaire will be graced by Manas Kumar Mandal, Director General (Life Sciences), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, the...
Govt school teachers find tuition more lucrative
Jamtikra: Even as government school teachers of Attabira block in Bargarh district remain busy in pursuing private tuitions, performance of students here has drastically come down. According to sources, many of the government school teachers openly indulge in private tuition, farming activities and insurance business, flouting guidelines of the state government. The officials of the school and...
Finally Warren Buffet gives up on newspapers
Los Angeles: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to sell its newspaper business to Lee Enterprises Inc for $140 million in cash, abandoning an industry the billionaire investor had long defended even as its financial prospects deteriorated. The transaction includes 31 daily newspapers and 49 weeklies including the daily ‘Omaha World-Herald’ in Berkshire’s hometown in Nebraska,...
Muslim women can enter mosques to offer ‘namaz’, AIMPLB tells Supreme Court
New Delhi: Muslim women like men are permitted to enter mosques for offering ‘namaz’, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) told the Supreme Court. The AIMPLB reply was filed in response to a PIL of Yasmeen Zuber Ahmad Peerzade who has sought judicial intervention in ensuring entry of Muslim women in mosques. It will be...
Budget likely to raise spending to revive economic growth
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is expected to raise spending on infrastructure and cut some personal tax in its 2020-2021 budget, to spur consumer demand and investment, government sources and economists have said. India is facing its worst economic slowdown in a decade. Growth slipped to 4.5% in the July-September quarter, worsening the job prospects...
RBI penalises HDFC Bank over KYC lapses
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on HDFC Bank for non-compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) norms, the central bank said Wednesday. The RBI in a release said that supervisory evaluation of the bank (2016-17) revealed that the HDFC Bank had "failed to exercise ongoing due diligence" with regards...
Choose this virtual assistant during medical emergencies
Toronto: While most virtual assistants do not yet live up to their considerable potential when it comes to providing users with relevant information on medical emergencies, Google Home and Alexa are more reliable than Siri and Cortana, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada. "We were hoping to find that...
Cheating case filed against Azharuddin due to ‘misunderstanding’ say cops
Aurangabad: A case of cheating was filed against former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin out of ‘misunderstanding’, the Aurangabad police in Maharashtra said Wednesday. A ‘C-summary’ report is being filed in this regard in the court, the police said in a statement here. A C-summary report is filed by the police when a case is found to...
Vote on anti-CAA motion in European Parliament delayed till March
London: A joint motion, combining five different resolutions tabled by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), has been placed on the final agenda for debate at the Plenary Session Wednesday in Brussels. However, an expected vote on the motion Thursday has been postponed until the Parliament’s Plenary session in March. “Following...
