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Chargesheet against 6 Khalistani terrorists including Pak national in bomb blast case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against six accused alleged Khalistani terrorists including one Pakistani in connection with Punjab's Jalalabad bomb blast case before the NIA Special Court in SAS Nagar, Punjab. The NIA chargesheeted Sukhwinder Singh, Parveen Singh, Gurpreet Singh alias Gora, Ranjit Singh, Pakistani national Habib Khan and Lakhbir Singh Rode, (a Pakistan based designated terrorist).
Denouncement of bigotry should apply to all religions: India
While condemning Islamaphobia, India said on Tuesday that denouncement of bigotry at the UN should apply to all religions, a stance also adopted by France and the European Union. Speaking at the UN General Assembly after it adopted a resolution proclaiming the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, India's Permanent Representative to UN, T.S. Tiruurti, said, "This resolution may well end up downplaying the seriousness of phobias against all other religions."
Social media influences society, affects info processing: IAF chief
Addressing the International Aerospace Safety Conference, Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said, in modern generation the art and science of analysis and application of mind to solve complex problems is increasingly being automated and that cognitive reasoning and approach to problem solving has therefore taken a back seat.
Sonia asks state party chiefs to resign after poll debacle
Randeep Surjewala, General Secretary of the party said, "Congress President, Sonia Gandhi has asked the PCC Presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa & Manipur to put in their resignations in order to facilitate reorganisation of PCCs." Those who have been asked to resign include Navjot Sidhu (Punjab), Ganesh Godiyal (Uttarakhand), Nameirakpam Loken Singh (Manipur), Ajay Kumar Lallu (UP) and Girish Chodankar (Goa).
Army dedicates Chair of Excellence to USI in memory of Bipin Rawat
The formal announcement was made by General M.M. Naravane, Chief of Army Staff and Officiating Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, at a ceremony organised at the South Block on Tuesday.
Despite challenges we ensured return of 22,500 citizens: Jaishankar
In a statement in the Rajya Sabha, he said that a large number of students continue to stay in Ukraine, adding that 18,000 citizens were caught in the conflict. Referring to the steps taken by the government to evacuate Indian nationals including students, he further said that the MEA control room was ramped up to 100 personnel and strategies were chalked out to bring back citizens via neighbouring countries of Ukraine.
Vaccination for 12-14 years age group to begin Wednesday: Centre
The Covid-19 vaccination for all beneficiaries in the 12-14 age group will begin from Wednesday, National Vaccination Day, at all government Covid vaccination centres. The vaccine to be administered would be Corbevax, manufactured by Biological E. Limited, Hyderabad, said Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, in a virtual meeting with all states and UTs on Tuesday.
Here's what Karnataka High Court said while upholding hijab ban in educational institutions | Key points
The special bench headed by Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and comprising Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice Jaiunnesa Mohiyuddin Khaji heard the matter on a daily basis. The verdict came after a long conflicting row over the hijab. The issue led to violence in some places and the state was forced to shut the educational institutions. Some Muslim women protesters had filed petitioned to High Court arguing that the right to wear hijab/headscarves is guaranteed to them by the constitution.
High-level probe ordered on missile misfire incident: Rajnath Singh
"The Defence Ministry has taken the issue seriously and the exact reasons behind it would be known once the high-level probe team submits its report," Singh said. Referring to the incident, he said that during routine maintenance and inspection, a missile was accidentally released at around 7 p.m. It was later learnt that the missile had landed inside the territory of Pakistan. While this incident is regretted, we are relieved that nobody was hurt in the accident," Singh further said.
Nepotism would not be allowed in BJP: PM Modi
Addressing the first meeting of the BJP parliamentary party after its resounding victory in Assembly polls in four states, the Prime Minister took the responsibility of denying tickets to family members of MPs in the recent state pollsBJP sources said: "Prime Minister Modi told the MPs that if anyone's family member was denied a ticket, it was his responsibility and that nepotism would not be allowed in the party. The BJP will fight against nepotism and dynasty politics in the other political parties."
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