Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 10 (IANS) A shocking incident at a private matriculation school in Coimbatore district has sparked outrage after a Class 8 student was forced to write her annual examination seated outside the classroom, reportedly because she was menstruating. The incident occurred at a school in Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi. A … Read more
Follow Us on Google News London, March 22 (IANS) A day after flights were grounded at Europe’s busiest airport Heathrow, operations resumed on Saturday as the first flight landed. Full service is expected to resume at London’s Heathrow Airport on Saturday a day after it was shut down due to an unprecedented loss of power … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Health Minister Irfan Ansari on Wednesday accused the Centre of withholding the state’s rightful share of funds, forcing it to seek loans to carry out developmental activities. Addressing the media at the Jharkhand Assembly premises, Ansari said: “Due to the Centre stopping grants for various … Read more
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Wednesday the state was being forced to wage a major struggle for its rights, and that the upcoming delimitation process should not be based on new census. Addressing an all-party meeting convened at the Secretariat to discuss the issue, CM Stalin warned that … Read more
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 was “forced” and not organic, as claimed by the Centre. Speaking at a media event in Delhi, the J&K CM highlighted that the security situation in Kashmir was far from “normal” which was … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Amid demand from elected representatives and various organisations, the Maharashtra government on Friday formed a seven member committee headed by the state director general of police to study the legal provisions to curb the ‘love jihad’ (euphemism for interfaith relationships) and forced conversion or conversion by cheating. The committee is expected … Read more
Ranchi, Feb 14 (IANS) Thousands of farmers in Jharkhand are in deep crisis after the price of tomatoes plummeted to as low as Rs 2 – Rs 3 per kg. They have now abandoned their tomato crops, leaving them to rot in the fields. In some areas, wholesale buyers are unwilling to pay even Re … Read more
Imphal, Feb 9 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi reacting to the Manipur Chief Minister N.Biren Singh’s resignation, said that he quit the post following “mounting public pressure”. The LoP, who visited Manipur three times after the ethnic violence broke out on May 3, 2023, in a post on the X said: “For … Read more
Jammu, Feb 5 (IANS) Authorities said on Wednesday that they have rescued 7 children forced into labour in J&K’s Reasi district. Authorities said that the children, forced into child labour were rescued during a drive against such crimes. The drive was launched under the directions of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and … Read more