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Karnataka HC upholds hijab ban, says wearing hijab not essential religious practice in Islam

ION correspondentMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022

A hijab is not an essential religious practice, the Karnataka High Court said today in a huge setback to students who had challenged a ban on wearing the hijab...

Russia Ukraine War Top Stories

Russia and Ukraine to hold fifth round of talks today

ION correspondentMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022

Russia and Ukraine kept diplomatic path open with a new round of talks yesterday even as Moscow’s military operations continued at Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine. Meanwhile, a...

China imposes new curbs amid worst COVID outbreak in two years

ION correspondentMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022

About 17 million people are placed under lockdown in the wake of worst COVID outbreak in two years. China has placed about 17 million residents under lockdown, as virus...

Russia Ukraine War

An unprecidented Kremlin coup could oust Putin, warns ex-Russian minister; either ‘to the grave or retirement’

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022March 14, 2022

VLADIMIR PUTIN may be risking an internal Kremlin coup, says an ex-Russian minister. VLADIMIR Putin could face a Russian coup which could send him ‘to the grave’ as ‘resistance’...

Russia Ukraine War Top Stories

Russia inches closer to Kyiv, Ukraine says Russian shelling damaged cancer hospital

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

Russian forces have advanced closer to Ukraine capital Kyiv from the north, west and northeast. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky also said Russia was sending new forces after suffering what...

Russia Ukraine War

US, EU & other allies escalate their economic pressure on Russia

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

The United States, European Union and other allies escalated their economic pressure on Russia, yesterday, to strip Moscow of privileged trade and economic treatment among other steps to punish...

Business and Commerce States

7 killed in Delhi’s Gokulpuri area fire, CM Kejriwal meet families of victims

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

A fire that broke out in the shanties (jhuggis) of Delhi’s Gokulpuri has left seven people dead. “Seven people died in a fire that broke out in the shanties...

Business and Commerce Education and Books

Centre asks National Board of Examinations to reduce cut-off by 15 percentile for NEET-PG 2021

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

The Centre has directed the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to reduce the cut-off by 15 percentile across all categories for NEET-PG 2021 to fill up vacant postgraduate medical...

Nation

Auto cos to start making flex-fuel vehicles within 6 months: Gadkari

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that automobile companies will start manufacturing flex-fuel vehicles within six months. Addressing a Global Business Summit, he said, most vehicles in India will...

Business and Commerce Top Stories Uttarakhand

Congress Working Committee to meet today following party’s poll disaster in 5 states

ION correspondentMarch 13, 2022August 13, 2025

Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet today to discuss the party’s poll debacle in five states. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will chair the meeting of the party’s highest decision-making...

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