Day: August 23, 2019

Woman alleges husband gave her 'triple talaq' over phone

Triple Talaq: SC agrees to examine validity of new law

3:25 pm August 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years. A bench of justices N V Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice to the Centre on a […]

‘Hunar Haat’ to be held in Jaipur from Aug 24

1:58 pm August 23, 2019

New Delhi: The next ‘Hunar Haat’, where handmade indigenous products of master artisans and craftsmen are made available to the people, will be organised from August 24 in Jaipur, the Minority Affairs Ministry said Friday. This will be the first ‘Hunar Haat’ organized under the Modi government’s second term. Lakhs of artisans and craftsmen have […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Army trooper killed in Pak firing along LoC

1:44 pm August 23, 2019

Jammu: An Army personnel was killed on Friday in Pakistani Army firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The soldier was manning a forward post in Kalsia village of Nowshera sector which came under unprovoked firing from across the border in the early hours, the officials […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

Yogi keeps home, revenue; Suresh Khanna gets finance

1:30 pm August 23, 2019

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has allocated portfolios to ministers inducted into the cabinet, keeping 37 departments, including home and revenue, with him. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was given the charge of PWD, food processing, entertainment tax and public enterprises departments. Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma was allocated secondary and higher education, […]

Alert in Tamil Nadu after intel of Lashkar terrorists’ intrusion

1:27 pm August 23, 2019

Coimbatore: Security has been tightened across Tamil Nadu following intelligence inputs that members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba had infiltrated into the state, police said on Friday. The reports suggested six members of the terror outfit infiltrated into the state by sea from Sri Lanka and moved to different cities, including Coimbatore, according to the police. Security […]