Mumbai: 803 mosques get nod to use loudspeakers

 Tue, 03 May 2022
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Mumbai: 803 mosques get nod to use loudspeakers

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Amid the row triggered by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, 803 of the 1,144 mosques in Mumbai have obtained police permission to use loudspeakers, an official said on Tuesday.This may the first time that more than 70 per cent of mosques in the metropolis have obtained permission to...
19:46

Covovax now available for kids in India: Adar

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Serum Institute of India's coronavirus vaccine Covovax is now available for children across the country, company CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday.In a post on Twitter, he said Covovax, which has been developed by Novavax, 'is now available for children in India'.He further said, 'This is the...
19:08

Char Dham yatra begins with opening of Gangotri-Yamunotri temples

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The Char Dham yatra began on Tuesday with the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in Uttarkashi district thrown open to devotees on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya.The gates of Gangotri were opened at 11.15 am and those of Yamunotri at 12.15 pm in the presence of thousands of devotees,...
18:24

Modi calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis, even as his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen hoped that India will use its influence over Russia to end the war.Speaking to reporters...
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Loudspeaker row: Mumbai police issue notices to 100 people

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The Mumbai police have issued notices to at least 100 people, including Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leaders Nitin Sardesai and Bala Nandgaonkar, under section 149 of the CrPC for preventing cognisable offences, an official said on Tuesday.The move comes after MNS chief Raj Thackeray at a rally in...
17:04

Raj Thackeray booked for Aurangabad speech

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The Aurangabad police on Tuesday registered a case against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, days after he called for silencing loudspeakers atop mosques from May 4, an official said.Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Director General of Police Rajnish Seth said Aurangabad police...
15:54

Centre seeks time from SC for filing response to pleas challenging sedition law

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The Centre has sought time from the Supreme Court to file its response on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the colonial era penal law on sedition.A three-judge bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, on April 27, had directed the...
15:34

Curfew imposed in parts of Jodhpur

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Curfew was imposed in 10 police stations of Jodhpur city on Tuesday after communal tension broke out.Udai Mandir, Nagori Gate, Khanda Phalsa, Pratap Nagar, Dev Nagar, Soor Sagar and Sardarpura are among the police stations limits where the curfew has been imposed until May 4 midnight, according...
14:42

NBW against Raj Thackeray in 14-year-old case

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A court in western Maharashtra's Sangli district has issued a non-bailable warrant against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray in connection with a 14-year-old case.In 2008, Thackeray was booked under sections 109 and 117 (abetment of offence) of IPC for allegedly making inflammatory...
14:37

Modi leaves for Denmark after concluding his Germany trip

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Denmark on Tuesday on the second leg of his three-nation Europe trip after concluding his 'productive' Germany visit.'The first leg of PM @narendramodi's visit concludes. Has reinforced the India-Germany partnership. Next stop > Copenhagen,' the Ministry...
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Will take necessary action on Raj Thackeray: DGP

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Maharashtra Director General of Police Rajnish Seth has said that Aurangabad police commissioner is looking into the Sunday speech of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and will take necessary legal action.Maharashtra police will act against anyone trying to disturb communal harmony,...
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In Jahangirpuri, a display of brotherhood on Eid

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Hindu and Muslim communities together celebrated Eid on Tuesday at Jahangirpuri's Kushal Chowk by exchanging sweets and hugs, giving a message of peace and harmony in the area that witnessed communal violence last month.The locals also treated the security personnel deployed there to...
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Loudspeaker row reaches Delhi, BJP writes to CM

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Amid a controversy over the use of loudspeakers, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Adesh Gupta on Tuesday said the Delhi government has not yet complied with the Supreme Court orders regarding the removal of loudspeakers from mosques and other religious places.According to the norms,...
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Financial markets to remain closed today

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Domestic financial markets, including stock exchanges and forex market, will remain closed on Tuesday for Eid.  -- PTI
10:59

Elon Musk makes first public appearance at Met Gala post-Twitter takeover

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been talk of the town ever since he bought Twitter for $44 billion, surprised everyone by making an appearance at fashion event -- Met Gala 2022. The 50-year-old entrepreneur walked the Met Gala carpet with his supermodel mother Maye Musk, 74. He arrived at...
10:42

India's active Covid cases srop to 19,137 in 24 hrs, 20 die

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India logged 2,568 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,84,913, while active cases dipped to 19,137, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,23,889 with 20 fresh fatalities, the data updated...
10:31

No curfew relief in Khargone for festivals

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The Khargone administration has decided not to relax the curfew on Tuesday and asked people to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr and Akshaya Tritiya festivals at home in the violence-hit Madhya Pradesh city, officials said.                   Security has...
09:35

Sacrilege cases: HC allows Gurmeet Ram Rahim to appear via video conferencing

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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday allowed the plea of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking relief from physical appearance and permission to appear via video conferencing before the court in matters related to sacrilege incidents. Three FIRs were filed in sacrilege...
09:31

Internet suspended in Jodhpur after clashes

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The Jodhpur district administration temporarily suspended internet services in the district on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after clashes on Monday night, ahead of Eid Ul-Fitr and the Akshaya Tritiya festivals on Tuesday. According to an order issued by Jodhpur divisional commissioner...
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Modi to reach Denmark today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Copenhagen, Denmark on Tuesday. He will meet his Denmark counterpart Mette Frederiksen and exchange memorandum of understanding after holding delegation-level talks. Modi will later be participating in the business roundtable, attending a...
09:04

Devotees in large numbers offer Namaz at Jama Masjid on Eid after nearly 2 yrs

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After almost two years, devotees in large numbers offer Namaz at Delhi's Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr on Tuesday. I wish everyone on the occasion of Eid. I hope peace and growth prevail everywhere, said Rahim, a devotee. During the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr in the last two...
08:47

Indian Americans furious over US state assembly's citation on Sikh Independence

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Indian Americans have expressed outrage over a citation issued by the general assembly of the US state of Connecticut recognising an anniversary of the so-called declaration of Sikh independence. In the official citation dated April 29, the Connecticut general assembly congratulated the...
08:38

INDOPACOM nations join hands to set up children hospital in Fiji

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Democratic countries in the Indo-Pacific region, including India, the US, Singapore and Australia, have joined hands to establish a state-of-the-art hospital for free treatment of kids suffering with heart diseases in Fiji. The island nation has a sizeable population of people of Indian...
08:15

LeT terror module busted in JK, 3 terrorists held

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Army and Jammu and Kashmir police in a joint operation busted a terror module of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and nabbed three terrorists from Sopore's Haigam village in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. They were planning to orchestrate killings of migrant labourers besides grenade attacks in multiple...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Nepal on 5-day private visit

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Nepal on Monday on a five-day private visit to the country. Gandhi, who arrived at the Tribhuvan International Airport Monday evening, is likely to visit some tourist spots during his stay in Nepal. According to The Kathmandu Post newspaper, the...
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BMC serves notice on residence of Ranas

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation served notice on the residence of Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana in Khar area of Mumbai after a complaint of illegal construction in the building, said the civic body. As per the notice of the civic body, an inspection of the...