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Mar 16, 2022 07:19 AM IST

New Zealand to opens border to foreigners

New Zealand will begin reopening its border to the world next month. Vaccinated Australians will be allowed to enter without needing to isolate on arrival from 11:59 pm on April 12, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday in Wellington. The border will open to visitors from other visa-waiver countries such as the US, the UK, Japan, Singapore and Germany from midnight May 1, she said.
Mar 16, 2022 07:16 AM IST

Suspected N. Korea missile fails soon after launch, says S. Korea military

North Korea fired an “unknown projectile” on Wednesday which appeared to fail immediately after launch, South Korea’s military said after Japanese media reported a suspected missile launch by the nuclear-armed North. Read more

LIVE: North Korean missile launch failed, South Korea says

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Published on Mar 16, 2022 07:16 AM IST

‘What were BJP’s 85 MPs doing’: Congress attacks PM Modi over Kashmir Files

Congress said when Kashmiri Pandits were being persecuted and were fleeing under the BJP-backed government, Rajiv Gandhi ‘gheraoed’ Parliament.

Congress is its attack against PM Modi over The Kashmir Files said BJP's parent organisation always stood against India's freedom. — Congress is its attack against PM Modi over The Kashmir Files said BJP’s parent organisation always stood against India’s freedom.

Published on Mar 16, 2022 05:57 AM IST

Govt hails order; Oppn calls it ‘disappointing’

The high court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi seeking permission to wear hijab inside classrooms, saying the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith.

Police personnel patrolling in front of Karnataka High Court following the verdict of Hijab issue, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Karnataka High Court upheld the hijab ban in schools and colleges, saying that wearing the hijab is not essential to Islam. (ANI Photo)

Published on Mar 16, 2022 01:38 AM IST

Got 3,500 complaints against Thanjavur institution: NCPCR tells Supreme Court

Ahead of a hearing on the Thanjavur girl’s death on Wednesday, NCPCR told Supreme Court that the commission received 3545 complaints seeking an inquiry into the affairs of the institution where the death took place.

The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Madras high court order for a CBI probe into the death of a 17-year-old girl in Thanjavur. (Sanchit Khanna/HT File Photo)

Published on Mar 16, 2022 01:37 AM IST

Low pressure area to develop over BoB; heat waves sear central India

There is a possibility of the low-pressure area over the Southwest Bay of Bengal intensifying and becoming a cyclone in the coming days, senior IMD officials said.

Several parts of India are recording heat waves and severe heat wave conditions. (Representational Image)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 01:02 AM IST

PM Modi endorses film Kashmir Files amid controversy

Referring to the controversy over the movie, PM Narendra Modi said there is an effort underway to prevent the truth from being told.

Published on Mar 16, 2022 12:50 AM IST

Plea in SC against hijab ban; petitioners threaten boycott

The petition argued that the HC erred in creating a “dichotomy of freedom of religion” and “freedom of conscience” by inferring that those who follow a religion cannot have the right to conscience

Students sit and study in the playground of a college in Bangalore on March 15, 2022, after an Indian court upheld a local ban on the hijab in classrooms, weeks after the edict stoked violent protests and renewed fears of discrimination against the country's Muslim minority. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP) — Students sit and study in the playground of a college in Bangalore on March 15, 2022, after an Indian court upheld a local ban on the hijab in classrooms, weeks after the edict stoked violent protests and renewed fears of discrimination against the country’s Muslim minority. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 01:25 AM IST

Congress ‘G-23’ to hold meet today over election debacle

The G-23 Congress leaders are meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss the situation in the party after the CWC meeting, where the party reposed its faith on Sonia Gandhi and asked her to make necessary and comprehensive changes in the organisation following humiliating losses in five states.

A deserted view of National Congress Headquarters during the counting day of assembly polls, in New Delhi on March 10. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 02:09 AM IST

Decoding the Karnataka high court ruling on hijab

The 129-page Karnataka high court judgment started discussing the issue by mapping out the contours of religious freedom as recognised under the Constitution.

The bench underscored that the limitations imposed on religious practices on the ground of public order, morality and health would cover beliefs and practices even those considered essential or vital by those professing the religion (ANI)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 07:04 AM IST

PM Modi interacts with Ukraine evacuation stakeholders, hails patriotic fervour

Representatives of the Indian community and private sector in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary spoke about their experiences of being part of the evacuation during the interaction

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with stakeholders involved in Ukraine evacuation, through video conferencing, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 01:02 AM IST

What about anti-Hindu, anti-Sikh phobias, asks India at UN meet on Islamophobia

On declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia, India told the UN General Assembly that New Delhi wasn’t convinced that we need to elevate phobia against one religion to the level of an international day.

TS Tirumurti, India's Ambassador to the UN, expressed concern at the elevation of the phobia against one religion. He was speaking on the UN declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. (Reuters File Photo) — TS Tirumurti, India’s Ambassador to the UN, expressed concern at the elevation of the phobia against one religion. He was speaking on the UN declaring March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. (Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 12:06 AM IST

UK raised Oxfam FCRA licence refusal issue with India: Minister to Lok Sabha

Besides Oxfam India, the government cancelled FCRA licences of nearly 6,000 non-profits on various legal grounds last year

Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha that India has apprised the British side of the grounds for the refusal. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 12:59 AM IST

Vaccination for 12-15 age group to kick-start today

Inoculation of children against Covid-19 in the 12-15 age cohort will begin on Wednesday and initially take place only at government vaccination centres across India till Biological E, the maker of Corbevax, announces the price of its vaccine for the private sector.