New Delhi: In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the Assam Accord was…
Nouakchott (Mauritania): India and Mauritania on Thursday signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), including on diplomat training and visa exemption, during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the African nation. President Murmu met with her Mauritania counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott. Both leaders discussed ways to strengthen their relationship…
Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday acknowledged that he had only intelligence and no “hard evidentiary proof” when he alleged the involvement of Indian government agents in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year. Testifying before the public inquiry into foreign interference in federal electoral processes and democratic institutions, Trudeau claimed…
Omar Abdullah has officially taken oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, marking a new chapter in the state’s political landscape. His swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday was met with a quick show of support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who emphasized that the central government would extend full cooperation to the new National…
Lakshman Rao After being released by Arjuna at the request of Sage Pulastya, Ravana departed from Mahishmathi, unshaken and content, assured of his strength, and fortified by the blessings of gods and sages alike. Ravana had devised a method to prove his supremacy—seeking out the strongest of men and provoking them to combat, driven by…
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday penned an open letter to Jharkhand’s youth, promising them 2.87 lakh jobs if the BJP is voted to power in the state, besides self-employment opportunities to 5 lakh people. Asserting that the future rests on the shoulders of the youth power, he said they must be…
Jammu: Congress rebel Satish Sharma, who defeated the BJP’s Rajeev Sharma by nearly 7,000 votes and relegated his former party’s heavyweight Tara Chand to the third position in the Chhamb seat, has found a place in the Omar Abdullah government, representing the Jammu region in the dispensation. The Independent MLA becomes a key face of…
Washington: The United States had a “productive meeting” with visiting officials of the India Enquiry Committee, a State Department official said on Wednesday, adding they were satisfied with the cooperation from the Indian side. “We are satisfied with the cooperation. It continues to be an ongoing process. We continue to work with them on that,…
Mekekattu Nandikeshwara Temple is situated around 20 kilometers from Kundapura town in Karnataka.Mekekattu Nandikeshwara Temple lies in the limits of Udupi taluk, situated in a remote place near Saibra Katte. The place is very close to Barkur in Shirya village. Believed to be over 1000 years old, the main deity of the temple is Nandi…
Panaji: World over, master distillers have been maturing whisky in oak barrels for centuries. While it is generally accepted that “the cask is king” and “the wood makes the whisky better”, cask finishing or second maturation is a relatively new fashionable trend. “Whisky finishing opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to flavour…
