Day: December 22, 2020

Israeli High Court hears challenge to Jewish nation law

4:20 pm December 22, 2020

Jerusalem: The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday was hearing a case against a contentious law that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, marking the beginning of a landmark challenge against legislation that opponents say discriminates against minorities. Critics say the law further downgrades the status of Israel’s Arab minority, which makes up around 20 per cent of […]

Stop misuse, wastage of potable water: NGT

1:16 pm December 22, 2020

New Delhi: The misuse and wastage of potable water has to be prevented and authorities should continuously monitor it, the National Green Tribunal has said. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel made the observation while asking a petitioner, who sought to stop water wastage, to take up the matter with the […]

US condemns terrorists who seek to infiltrate across LoC

Pak army shells mortars along LoC in JK’s Poonch

1:13 pm December 22, 2020

Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars at forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch district on Tuesday, a defence spokesperson said. There was no report of any damage on the Indian side, he said. “At about 0930 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

75-yr-old woman dies due to cold in UP’s Banda

1:05 pm December 22, 2020

Banda (UP): A 75-year-old woman has died allegedly due to cold in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. According to her family members, Rukmini died on Monday at the Gandhi Nagar locality here, Naraini SHO Indradev said. He said as per a request from the family, the body was handed over without […]

6-yr-old girl raped in UP’s Fatehpur

1:00 pm December 22, 2020

Fatehpur (UP): A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man in a village in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday evening in the Lalauli area here, SHO Sandeep Tiwari said. The accused, Ramu Tiwari, had fled the spot after villagers were alerted by the […]