SC hearing on CAA: Shutdown declared across northeast colleges tomorrow

Jeena John English News January 21, 2020 3

Students’ associations in the northeast have declared a total shutdown across universities and colleges in the region on Wednesday when the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions challenging the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). The CAA has been designed to fast-track the process of granting citizenship to six non-Muslim communities — […]Continue Reading

Indian schoolteacher becomes first foreigner to contract SARS-like virus in China

Jeena John English News January 19, 2020 10

Preeti Maheshwari, a teacher at an international school in Shenzhen, was admitted to a local hospital on January 10. She is now on a life-support system. A 45-year-old Indian school teacher in China’s Shenzhen city is suffering from a new strain of pneumonia, whose outbreak was first reported in the city of Wuhan, PTI reported […]Continue Reading

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to drop HRH titles, pay taxpayers’ money spent on apartment: Queen

Jeena John English News January 19, 2020 5

The Queen in a statement announced that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will have to drop their HRH titles and pay taxpayers’ money spent on Frogmore Cottage After Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their decision few weeks ago, Queen Elizabeth II, following a meeting at Sandringham Estate, announced that she was in full support […]Continue Reading

Congress announces first list of 54 candidates for Delhi Assembly elections

Jeena John English News January 18, 2020 6

Former AAP leader Alka Lamba, who switched over to the Congress, has been fielded from Chandni Chowk constituency, while election campaign committee chairman Kirti Azad’s wife Poonam Azad will contest from Sangam Vihar. The Congress on Saturday evening released its first list of 54 candidates for the February 8 Delhi Assembly elections, fielding former Union […]Continue Reading

Hardik Patel arrested for evading sedition case trial

Jeena John English News Politics January 18, 2020 8

Hardik Patel was granted bail in July, 2016, and the court had, in November 2018, framed charges against him and other accused in the case. Ahmedabad: Congress leader Hardik Patel was arrested on Saturday night from Viramgam taluka in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district for failing to appear before a trial court here in a 2015 sedition […]Continue Reading

Cold wave continues in north India, rains in Himachal and UP

Jeena John English News News January 18, 2020 11

Cold wave conditions persisted across north India on Wednesday (January 15) as rains drenched several states while hilly areas received snowfall, with the weather office predicting more downpour and snow in some places in the next few days. Rainfall was observed in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated regions in Himachal Pradesh, […]Continue Reading

‘Not ready for peace with India without resolving Kashmir issue in just manner’: Pak Foreign Minister

Jeena John English News January 17, 2020 8

Ties between India and Pakistan came under severe strain after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5. Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated Pakistan’s demand that US President Donald Trump should mediate to resolve the Kashmir issue. Pakistan is not prepared to pay any price for peace with India and certainly not without […]Continue Reading

Indian-origin woman in US missing for 2 weeks found dead in car trunk: Report

Jeena John English News UK January 17, 2020 13

A 34-year-old Indian-origin woman who was reported missing two weeks ago has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in the trunk of her car in the US state of Illinois, according to media reports. Sureel Dabawala was reported missing by her family on January 1 after she failed to return to her home in Schaumburg, […]Continue Reading

No mercy but Delhi gang rape convict Mukesh Singh may not be hanged on Jan 22

Jeena John Crime English News January 17, 2020 8

On Wednesday, the Delhi Government had recommended the Centre to reject the mercy petition filed by Mukesh Singh, one of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 gangrape, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected Delhi gang rape convict Mukesh Singh’s plea for mercy. The presidential rejection of […]Continue Reading

Delhi’s Oldest Voter Bachan Singh Dies Aged 111

Jeena John English News December 23, 2019 30

Delhi’s oldest voter – Bachan Singh – who made news when he voted at a polling booth in Sant Garh this year in the general election, died on Monday at the ripe old age of 111. Singh was felicitated as the oldest voter by the chief electoral officer in Delhi during this year’s general election […]Continue Reading