Kerela’s Muslim education body bans niqab in its institutions

Kerela’s Muslim Educational Society, which controls a total of 150 educational institutions, banned“ dresses that covers the face” for girls on all its campuses. However, it says the decision to ban veils was taken before Sri Lankan banned the burqa after the April 21 bombings. Read More
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CBSE announces Class XII results, two UP girls top board

The Central Board of Secondary Education, on Thursday, released the results of Class XII. Two girls, Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora, both from Uttar Pradesh schools, have topped the exams scoring 499 marks each. Read More
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India gave us intelligence, but there was a lapse: Sri Lanka PM

Three days after the deadliest terrorist attack in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and injured over 500, Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe claimed that intelligence inputs about the attack were shared by India but there was a lapse in the country handled it. Read More
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Madras high court urges Centre to ban TikTok app

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court issued an interim direction to the Centre to prohibit the downloading of the popular TikTok app after observing that pornography and inappropriate contents are made available through such mobile applications. Read More
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Muslim women demand law against mob lynching, hate crimes

The other demands made by the women are repeal of restrictions on slaughter and sale of cows, 33% reservation for women in Parliament, implementation of the Sachar Committee report recommendations and ending female genital mutilation among Bohra Muslim women. Read More
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AIADMK, DMK release their poll manifesto, make similar vows

In Tamil Nadu, both the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam revealed their election manifestos, in which a lot of promises were seen as common. Read More
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5 Indians among 50 killed in New Zealand mass shooting

The Indian high commission in New Zealand, on Sunday, tweeted and informed that five Indians were killed among the 50 people in New Zealand’s mass shootings in two mosques, on March 15. Read More
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Christchurch mass shooting: 9 Indian-origin people reported missing

The horrific terrorist attack on two mosques in the second most peaceful nation in the world, New Zealand, has left as many as 49 people dead and several others injured. At least nine Indian origin are reported missing in the mass shooting that took place in Christchurch, on Friday. Read More
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Shillong Times contempt case: SC stays Meghalaya HC order

The Supreme Court, on Friday, put a stay on the conviction and punishment of the Shillong Times editor and publisher by the Meghalaya high court in a contempt case involving two articles, on the perks and facilities for retired judges, published in the paper in 2018. Read More
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Modi announced demonetization before RBI’s formal nod: RTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetization of ₹500 and ₹1000 notes, which saw 86 per cent of high value currency going out of circulation, even before formal approval by the RBI central board. A query under the Right to Information Act revealed this. Read More
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