‘No torn jeans allowed’: Kolkata college asks students to sign affidavit
In West Bengal, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College in the capital Kolkata, has told undergraduate students to sign an undertaking declaring that they would refrain from wearing torn or artificially torn jeans to the institution. Read more »
Even Einstein referred to a force as God, former ISRO chairman says, justifying temple visits by scientists
Amid the debate in social media over ISRO scientists visiting temples in connection with the launch of Chandrayaan-3, Former ISRO Chariman G Madhavan Nair said there was nothing wrong with it. Throwing his weight behind ISRO chairman S Somanath, Nair said he agreed fully with him on his take on religious beliefs vis-à-vis scientific temper. Read more »
An increase in demand for ‘Halal Holidays’ by Muslims worldwide
There is an increase in the Muslims’ demand for ‘Halal Holidays’. It is said that for these types of Holidays, the Muslims are primarily choosing Muslim countries. ‘Halal Holidays’ is the ability to enjoy holidays following all Islamic tenets Read more »
‘Halalmukt Ganeshotsav’ campaign started in Chiplun
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s National Spokesperson Mr Ramesh Shinde is now touring Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri District in view of the Halalmukt Bharat Abhiyaan (Halal-free India Campaign). Read more »
Raksha Bandhan and Shrikrushna Janmashtami holidays cancelled in Bihar Schools
The Bihar Government has reduced holidays in Government schools. According to the orders issued by KK Pathak, Additional Chief Secretary of Education Department, there will be no holidays on the festivals of Raksha Bandhan, Haritalika, Jiutiya, Vishwakarma Puja, Shrikrushna Janmashtami and Guru Nanak Jayanti. BJP has criticised this decision. Read more »
‘Don’t punish students for wearing rakhi, tilak, or mehendi to schools’: NCPCR’s letter to schools
Child rights body, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), on Wednesday asked schools not to punish students for wearing rakhi, tilak, or mehendi in schools during Raksha Bandhan. It asked the relevant authorities to issue directions to ensure that such practices that may expose children to corporal punishment or discrimination should not occur, said the Commission. Read more »
China digging tunnels, building bunkers in Gosthana (Aksai Chin): Report
An analysis of satellite imagery from Gosthana (Aksai Chin) shows the Chinese side has ramped up the construction of reinforced bunkers and underground facilities, Hindustan Times has reported. Read more »
NIA files charge sheet against Assam-based Al-Qaeda module terrorists
According to officials, the duo was a part of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) based in Assam’s Barpeta, which was headed by Saiful Islam, a Bangladeshi national disguised as an imam of a mosque to carry out terror activities. Read more »
MEA registers strong protest against China’s distorted map laying claim to Indian territories
MEA’s official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told the media that the Ministry has lodged a strong protest against the Chinese map which has laid claims on Indian territories. Read more »
It is important for the temples to feel that there should be a dress code! – Ramesh Shinde, HJS
Chiplun – A dress code (rules and regulations regarding the clothes to be worn in a particular premises) is applicable in schools, hospitals, government offices etc. Read more »
