Category: NATIONAL

The Supreme Court judgement bars mobile phone service providers and banks to seek Aadhaar authentication from customers. NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court today said that the Aadhaar scheme which collects biometric data from every citizen and assigns a national identity card to them does not violate the right to privacy and is constitutionally valid. In the 40-page judgement read out by Justice A.K. Sikri, a five-membered constitution bench of the Supreme Court said there is nothing in the Aadhaar Act that violates right to privacy of individual. The Supreme Court constitution…

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Himachal Pradesh has been receiving heavy rains for the last three days and according to the advisory of the Meteorological department, it is likely to continue for another two days. SHIMLA: The Met Office has forecast heavy rains and snowfall in the upper hills of Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Water level has also risen in dams and rivers. The southwest monsoon has caused heavy to extremely heavy rains, causing landslides in some areas and blocking the highways. Heavy rains lashed several areas of Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the weatherman…

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NEW DELHI: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived in his parliamentary constituency of Amethi on a two-day visit.This is Rahul Gandhi’s first visit to Amethi since his Kailash Mansarovar trip. Congress president Rahul Gandhi offered prayers to Lord Shiva in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi on Monday. He was also felicitated by Kawariyas who had gathered outside the temple. Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on PM Modi over the Dassault Rafale deal on Monday alleging that the country’s watchman had committed theft by snatching away money from the poor and handing it…

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Pakyong Airport is the first airport in Sikkim and 100th operational one in India.The airport will provide a big boost to connectivity in the Himalayan State, and also give a fillip to tourism.  GANGTOK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the first airport in Sikkim which is situated at an altitude of 4500ft at Paykong. PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Sikkim. The Prime Minister reached in Gangtok in an MI-8 chopper from Bagdogra and was received by Governor Ganga Prasad, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling and others at Libing…

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NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on September 23 hit back at Arun Jaitley on the Rafale issue, saying it’s time Arun Jaitley and the PM Modi stopped lying and call for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe for an “uncorrupted truth” to come out. Rahul also tagged a media report highlighting how former French President Francois Hollande’s charges have hit the Modi government on the Rafale issue. The NDA government’s decision to enter the government-to-government deal with France to buy 36 Rafale warplanes made by Dassault was announced in…

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Ashura marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed martyred in the year 680 while refusing the Caliph Yazid’s right to rule the Islamic world. NEW DELHI: One of the most significant events during the month is Ashura.Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is also known as Muharram al-Haram, or the Sacred Muharram. Muslims around the world will be taking the time for introspection, thinking over their previous year and how they might wish to better themselves. This is on the 10th…

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The 130-kilometre India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Projec will connect Siliguri in West Bengal in India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described the cooperation between India and Bangladesh as an example for the world as he and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the construction of a friendship pipeline project through video conferencing. PM Modi and Hasina inaugurated the work of the pipeline from their respective capitals, New Delhi and Dhaka, this afternoon. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan,…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group Millions of cases are pending in the civil courts just to seek divorce or alimony from the respective husbands and wives. NEW DELHI: I remember the days of 1994 when I had written a stage play named, Rabia. It was based on the theme of the freedom of choice in marriage to the Muslim girls in Islam and the society at large. When I dived deep into the religious texts while researching on the subject, I came across a very famous saying of Prophet Muhammad…

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The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance making triple talaq a criminal offence on Wednesday. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad made the announcement the cabinet meeting.   NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on September 19, 2018 approved an ordinance making instant triple talaq a punishable offence. The clearance by the Union Cabinet takes the bill a step closer to becoming a law. The ordinance has similar provisions as mentioned in original the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha in December 2017. However, the…

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NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that not only does the RSS believe in “unity in diversity”, but that there can be no Hindutva without Muslims.Bhagwat said Hindutva means inclusivity and accepting Muslims is a part of it. Speaking on the second day of the three-day lecture series on ‘Bharat of future: An RSS perspective’ in New Delhi, Mohan Bhagwat said, “It is a myth that Nagpur runs the government. We do not have any impact on government policies. The comments assume significance as it is believed…

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