Day: September 22, 2019

Amit, Vikas nominated for Khel Ratna by BFI; 3 names for Arjuna

Don’t want award for myself, but please honour my coach: Amit Panghal

2:25 pm September 22, 2019

New Delhi: Ignored for the Arjuna award due to an “inadvertent” doping violation in 2012, trailblazing Indian boxing ace Amit Panghal (52kg) said he does not care for personal honours but pleaded for a Dronacharya award for his formative coach Anil Dhankar. Panghal became the first Indian boxer to claim a silver medal at the […]

UP: Woman's body exhumed after family alleges she was killed for dowry

Kerala: Jilted lover thrashes and injures classmate

1:46 pm September 22, 2019

Idukki (Kerala): A 20-year-old jilted lover allegedly thrashed and injured his classmate after she rejected his proposal, following which police registered a case against him. The incident occurred on September 18, police said. The boy and his classmate are pursuing Bachelors in Computer Application (BCA) at a local college here and were close from the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Muslims in India luckier than those in Islamic countries: Mark Tully

1:31 pm September 22, 2019

New Delhi: Muslims in India are much luckier than those in the Islamic countries as they can worship in any Islamic tradition here, says veteran journalist Mark Tully. Citing an example, he says that in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area, where he resides, there is the Tablighi Jamaat’s headquarters and they are very strict and orthodox. Next […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Foreign forces raise Gulf ‘insecurity’: Rouhani

1:15 pm September 22, 2019

Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the presence of foreign forces creates “insecurity” in the Gulf, after the US ordered the deployment of more troops to the region. “Foreign forces can cause problems and insecurity for our people and for our region,” Rouhani said in a televised speech at an annual military […]

Senior BJP leaders campaign in Delhi to gain support for Centre’s J-K move

12:39 pm September 22, 2019

New Delhi: Senior BJP office-bearers and Union ministers are meeting intellectuals and other prominent persons from different walks of life in the national capital to gain support for the Centre’s decision to revoke special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. The BJP, as part of its nationwide campaign to create awareness about the […]