Day: December 16, 2020

Oppn misleading Punjab farmers; will find solution soon: Tomar

8:05 pm December 16, 2020

Gwalior : Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said farmers in the entire country are supporting the three agri laws but cultivators from Punjab are being ”misled” into protest by Opposition, even as he expressed hope to find a solution ”soon” to the ongoing impasse. Speaking to reporters here, Tomar said talks were being held with farmer organisations, including those […]

Headmaster detained for sexaully assaulting minor girl students

8:01 pm December 16, 2020

Hyderabad: The headmaster of a government primary school was detained by police on Wednesday after being thrashed by parents for the alleged sexual assault of some girl students at Bhadradri Kothagudem district in Telangana. The 40-year-old man had sexually assaulted at least six girls on the school premises since August this year, police said. He […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

No element in Bajrang Dal’s content that necessitates ban: Facebook India head

7:58 pm December 16, 2020

New Delhi: Facebook’s India head Ajit Mohan deposed before a parliamentary panel on Wednesday and suggested that the social media company’s fact-checking team has so far found no such element that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, sources said. Mohan deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The panel had called […]

Ram temple to be built using only domestic funds: Trust

7:55 pm December 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be built using domestic funds collected from the general public through a mass contact programme as its trust doesn’t have required approvals for accepting donations from abroad, general secretary of the trust Champat Rai said on Wednesday. Underlining that the Ram temple would actually take the form of a ‘rashtra temple’, he said […]

Nepal’s iconic Pashupatinath Temple opens with safety protocols after 9 months

7:52 pm December 16, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal’s iconic Pashupatinath Temple, the 5th century holy Hindu shrine, opened for pilgrims on Wednesday after being closed for nine months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pashupatinath Temple is the largest temple complex in Nepal and stretches on both sides of the Bagmati River and sees thousands of worshippers from Nepal and India daily. Entry of devotees inside the […]

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