Peshawar, Oct 8 (IANS) Pakistanis expressed their anger on social media as pictures of an official distributing burqas to girl students of a secondary government school went viral, Pakistani media reports said. A district counsellor in Cheena village purchased burqas worth Rs 90,000 from the government fund and distributed them to the school girls. The … Read more
Jaipur, Oct 8 (IANS) The newly appointed BJP state president Satish Poonia on Tuesday officially took charge at a grand programme organised at the BJP state headquarters here, attended by union ministers Prakash Javadekar, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Kailash Chaoudhary, BJP vice-president Om Mathur, leader of opposition Gulabchand Kataria, MP Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore and Baba Balaknath … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Afghan intelligence on Tuesday confirmed the death of Asim Omar, leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), in a joint US-Afghan raid on a Taliban compound last month. “NDS can now confirm the death of Asim Omar, leader of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), in a … Read more
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, here on Tuesday, urged courts to quash the sedition case filed against 49 prominent personalities in Bihar. “I request as a citizen that our higher courts move in to uphold justice with democracy and quash the case eminating from Bihar,” he tweeted. “The Prime minister seeks a harmonius … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Pakistani Minister Fawad Chaudhary took to the Twitter on Tuesday to congratulate people celebrating the festival of Dussehra to all Hindus living in Pakistan, India and other parts of the world. “Happy #Dusehra to all Hindu brethren in Pakistan, India and beyond….,” his tweet reads. Soon, the tweet went viral … Read more
Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) India’s tallest Ravana effigy with a height of 221 feet, constructed here at an outlay of Rs 50 lakh, went up in flames on Tuesday to mark the Dussehra festival. It was erected on city’s outskirts in Dhanas. Effigy maker Tejinder Chauhan said eco friendly crackers were used in the effigy. … Read more
Ghaziabad, Oct 8 (IANS) Cricket legend and honorary Group Captain Sachin Tendulkar, who on Tuesday attended the 87th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Hindon Air Force Station here shared his feelings after having watched Abhinandan Varthaman, who flew a MiG-21 at an air show during the event. Abhinandan had became a … Read more
