Day: February 3, 2021

UP: Two Rohingyas arrested for living illegally in India

Bangladesh steps up security along border with Myanmar to prevent influx of Rohingyas

11:48 pm February 3, 2021

Dhaka: Bangladesh said on Wednesday that it has stepped up security along its border with Myanmar to prevent a fresh influx of Rohingyas amid speculation that the coup in the neighbouring nation could push more refugees into this country. ”We have secured our border (with Myanmar),” Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen told reporters here. He, however, said that Dhaka did not expect […]

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

Two sisters claim ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque, move court

11:43 pm February 3, 2021

Lucknow: Two Delhi-based sisters moved the Allahabad High Court Wednesday claiming the ownership of five-acre land allotted to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The petition before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC was filed in the court’s registry and is likely to come up for hearing on February […]

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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Justice Dept drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit

11:31 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants. The Justice Department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action, filed in October under the Trump administration. A judge must still sign off on it. Federal prosecutors had argued the university violated civil rights […]

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AAP files police complaint against Sambit Patra

AAP files police complaint against Sambit Patra

11:22 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: The AAP on Wednesday filed an official complaint with the Delhi Police against BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra for allegedly posting a doctored video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In the complaint, AAP demanded action against Patra under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The police said it has received the complaint and is examining it. The AAP has been extending […]

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Aerial objects like drones banned in Delhi till Aug 16

Govt may allow private air traffic controllers to manage drones in lower airspace

11:17 pm February 3, 2021

Bengaluru: The government is considering allowing air traffic controllers, operated by private entities, to manage drone operations in the Indian airspace below 1,000 feet, said a senior Civil Aviation Ministry official on Wednesday. ”The drone ATC (air traffic controller) will be called UTM (unmanned traffic management) and it will collaborate with the manned traffic management, which is being handled […]

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