Day: March 15, 2021

Student organisations protest for reopening of Jamia

11:35 pm March 15, 2021

New Delhi: The All India Students’ Association (AISA) along with other student organisations Monday staged a protest demanding an immediate reopening of Jamia Millia Islamia. They alleged in a statement that despite a promise on February 17 by the administration of reopening central and departmental libraries there hasn’t been any progress even a month later. […]

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

Cop’s handbag snatched in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj

11:29 pm March 15, 2021

New Delhi: Unidentified men snatched the handbag of a police official in southwest Delhi‘s Vasant Kunj area, officials said on Monday. The incident took place on March 10 outside Vasant Square Mall, they said. The official, who is an assistant commissioner of police in traffic unit of the Delhi Police, was in civil uniform when […]

Ladakh hamlet gets satellite phone for connectivity

11:25 pm March 15, 2021

Kargil: Authorities in the Union Territory of Ladakh have handed over a satellite phone to the villagers of Hanamure-Zangla to address the problems communication in the far-flung areas of Zanskar, an official spokesman said on Monday. Zanskar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sonam Dorjay took a hard trek of five hours to reach the remote village on Sunday […]

HC allows transwoman to enroll in NCC

11:18 pm March 15, 2021

Kochi: In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court on Monday allowed a transwoman to enroll in the National Cadet Corps (NCC). Justice Anu Sivaraman gave the order on a plea by a transwoman, challenging a Section of the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948, which excludes the transgender community from enrollment with the NCC. In […]

Gujarat: AIMIM backs Independents, denies BJP power in Godhra

AIMIM announces candidates for TN polls

10:23 pm March 15, 2021

Hyderabad: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM on Monday announced candidates for the three seats it is contesting in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The party named T S Vakeel Ahmed (Vaniyambadi), B M Aminullah Ahmed (Krishnagiri) and M Mujib ur Rahman (Sankarapuram) as its candidates, AIMIM said on twitter. The AIMIM has tied up with TTV […]