Aizawl, Aug 27: A major NGO wants the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be introduced in Mizoram in order to check the inflow of illegal immigrants in the Christian-dominated state, an official said here on Monday.The official from the Mizoram government's Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) said that the all powerful...
The Hague, Aug 27: Iran opened a case at the UN top court on Monday, calling on the organization to suspend unilateral economic sanctions imposed by Washington after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 international nuclear deal.Iran's representative at the Hague-based International Court of Justice said he was obliged to bring the...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27: The death toll in the Kerala floods would have been much higher but for the timely help provided by the military, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.The calamity would have been greater if the armed forces hadn't worked hand in hand with the Kerala government, Vijayan said at a formal farewell...
New Delhi, Aug 27: Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) patron Sharad Yadav on Monday accused the Modi government of not helping flood-ravaged Kerala.Following the devastating floods, the Kerala government demanded Rs 20,000 crore from the Centre. But the central government gave only Rs 600 crore, which is less than 10 per cent of the amount...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand for winning the silver medal in the 100 meter event at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia.Dutee from Odisha had on Sunday sealed the second spot in the women's 100 meter event at...
Sringar, Aug 27: Authorities on Monday imposed a shutdown on Srinagar and some other parts of the Kashmir Valley following rumours that the Supreme Court has scrapped Article 35A, police said.Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a statement here, saying: Some sections of the media have circulated news regarding scrapping of the Article 35A. The...
Lucknow, Aug 27: The monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly resumed on Monday on a stormy note as opposition parties led by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the SP created a ruckus over the Deoria shelter home case.Congress leaders joined the opposition benches and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing...
Thiruvalla (Kerala), Aug 27: A bishop now 100-years-old says the floods which have devastated Kerala are far worse than the one which choked the state way back in 1924.The 1924 floods were not as horrific as the present one, says Philipose Mar Chrysostom, the senior most metropolitan of the Thiruvalla-headquartered Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian...
Beijing, Aug 27: China on Monday welcomed the joint participation by India and Pakistan in the ongoing counter-terrorism drill of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Russia.According to the Chinese media, some 3,000 soldiers from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan were participating in the Peace Mission 2018 drill. India and Pakistan...
