Biden-Obama: White House reunion to celebrate health law
Washington, Apr 5 (AP) The last time President Barack Obama was in the White House was on Jan. 20, 2017, when he left to escort his successor bent on overturning Obamacare to the U.S. Capitol to be inaugurated. Obama returns to the White House on Tuesday for a moment he can savour: His signature Affordable […]
Islamic school principal sentenced to death for raping 13 girls in Indonesia
Bandung, Apr 5 (AP) An Indonesian high court granted an appeal from prosecutors and sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some of them. Herry Wirawan had been convicted by a three-judge panel at Bandung District Court in February and sentenced to life […]
Netaji’s sculpture presented to PM
New Delhi, Apr 5 A sculptor, who had built the Shankaracharya statue in Uttarakhand, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and presented him with a sculpture of Subhas Chandra Bose. Arun Yogi met Modi and presented the two-feet monolithic stone model of Bose. Modi tweeted, “Glad to have met @yogiraj_arun today. Grateful to him […]
Govt orders blocking of 18 Indian, four Pakistani YouTube-based news channels
New Delhi, Apr 5 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading fake news to mislead viewers. This is the first time that action has been taken against the Indian YouTube-based news publishers since the notification of the IT […]
It is not in India’s interest to ‘accelerate or increase’ imports of Russian energy: White House
By Lalit K Jha Washington, Apr 5 (PTI) The White House has reiterated that it is not in India’s interest to “accelerate or increase” imports of Russian energy and other commodities while offering to work with New Delhi to help it reduce its reliance on imports from Moscow. Responding to questions on the visit of […]
Muslims in India safer than in Pakistan: BJP
Srinagar, Apr 5 Muslims in India are safer than in Pakistan and they feel secure under the BJP’s rule, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said here on Tuesday. He, however, said more steps will be taken for the safety and security of Muslims across the country. Tawde, who is on a two-day tour to […]
Coaching centres witnessing surge in enrolment for CUET
New Delhi, Apr 5 With the University Grants Commission making CUET mandatory for admission to all central universities, several coaching centres have started witnessing a surge in students’ enrolment for the preparation of the entrance test for undergraduate courses. Last month, UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar announced that the central universities will have to use […]
RCB beat Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets
Mumbai, Apr 5 Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. Sent to bat, Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 70 off 47 balls, while Shimron Hetmyer (42 not out) and Devdutt Padikkal (37) also made valuable contributions to power the Royals to 169 for 3. In […]
TN health minister assures striking nurses of government recruitment
Chennai, April 5 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian has assured striking nurses that the government would recruit them as and when vacancies arise. He said that the government would recruit around 800 nurses for the time being and said that the 800 nurses are part of the 4000 nurses recruited on a contractual […]
