New Delhi: A sea of devotees, including children and the elderly, offered prayers at the iconic Jama Masjid here on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday amid tight security. To ensure the smooth conduct of the festival, four police teams, along with paramilitary forces and senior officials, were deployed at Jama Masjid, said an officer…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which mandates maintaining the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. As per the cause list of April 1, the plea is…
Bilaspur: A woman cannot be forced to undergo a virginity test as it violates Article 21 of the Constitution, which guarantees her fundamental right to the protection of life and liberty, including the right to dignity, the Chhattisgarh High Court has said. Emphasising that Article 21 is the “heart of fundamental rights”, the HC said…
New York: Women student leaders, who were “key drivers”, in the protest against the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh last year, are among the women from around the world who will be awarded by the Donald Trump administration for their “exceptional courage, strength, and leadership”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania…
Tehran: Iran has missiles in launch-ready status at many of its underground facilities with the capability to strike US-related positions, hours after US President Donald Trump warned the Middle East country to make a nuclear agreement or else “there will b bombings,” a report said. The US has been asking Iran to make a deal…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday performed ‘Ganga Aarti’ on the banks of Ganga River in Uttarakhand’s Roorkee. On the occasion of Navsamvatsara Chaitra Navratri, the chief minister performed the Aarti with complete rituals at the Laxminarayan Ghat near the Laxminarayan Temple. On this occasion, Dhami described the beginning of Ganga Aarti…
New Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the moon was sighted this evening. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad told PTI that the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the mosque contacted many places and was informed that the moon was sighted at…
Guwahati: Nitish Rana smashed a blistering 36-ball 81, while leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga starred with a four-wicket haul as the Rajasthan Royals (RR) opened their account with a hard-fought six-run victory over the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL here on Sunday. Promoted to number 3, left-handed Rana dominated the CSK bowlers, hitting 10 boundaries…
Bilaspur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Naxalism got encouragement for decades in Chhattisgarh and other states due to policies of Congress which deprived people of development. Addressing a public meeting in Mohbhattha village in Bilaspur district, Modi said the situation is rapidly changing and a new era of peace is setting in Naxal-hit…
Girja Shankar Dixit Pahlan Ratanji (Polly) Umrigar (March 28, 1926 – November 7, 2006) was a legendary Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Bombay (Mumbai) and Gujarat. A right-handed middle-order batter and an off-spin bowler, he was one of the most prominent figures in Indian cricket history. Umrigar’s cricket career spanned from 1948 to…
