Day: September 26, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Egypt returns bodies of 2 Gaza fishermen shot by its navy

11:59 pm September 26, 2020

Gaza City: The bodies of two Palestinian fishermen whom Egyptian naval forces killed in Mediterranean waters were returned Saturday to the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Interior Ministry said. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group ruling Gaza, has called on Egypt to investigate the incident, condemning it as violence targeting “those hunting for a living for their children.” The shooting occurred Friday as three fishermen […]

BJP’s oldest ally SAD quits NDA over farm bills

11:58 pm September 26, 2020

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue, the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the decision to snap ties with the NDA on Saturday night, amid stepped up agitation by farmers in Punjab over the three […]

Grand Deepotsav celebrations start in Ayodhya

No Ram Leela in Ayodhya this year, virtual Deepotsav to be held

11:57 pm September 26, 2020

Ayodhya: The Ayodhya administration has refused to allow the staging of Ram Leela in the district amid the COVID-19 spread. The district administration, however, has begun preparations to organise a grand celebration of virtual Deepotsav on the occasion of Diwali in the city. The permission to stage Ram Leela in the city was sought by the ‘Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan’, the government […]

Cinema halls to reopen in West Bengal from October 1

11:56 pm September 26, 2020

Kolkata: Cinema halls are set to reopen in West Bengal from October 1 after remaining closed for over six months in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday. She also said musical, dance and magic shows would be permitted in the state from next month. “To return to normalcy, Jatras, Plays, OATs, Cinemas […]

Digvijaya Singh held remote control of ex-MP CM Nath: Scindia

11:51 pm September 26, 2020

Indore: BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday launched a frontal attack on his former Congress colleague Digvijaya Singh and accused the Opposition party of “betraying” farmers by not waiving farm loans promised ahead of the 2018 assembly polls. Addressing a gathering in Indore district, Scindia avoided taking the name of then Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who had promised the waiver during electioneering. He also said Digvijaya Singh would become […]

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