Cyclone Bulbul: Kolkata Airport to suspend ops from 6 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata (IANS) The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Saturday has said it will suspend operations at the Kolkata airport, owing to the expected landfall of Cyclone Bulbul, as a precautionary measure.

According to a government…

Sunni board will not file any petition: Faruqi

Lucknow (IANS) Zufar Faruqi, the chairman of the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board, has announced that it will not go for a review of the Supreme Court verdict or file a curative petition in Ayodhya case.

Faruqi said that the board was 'grateful'…

Muslim religious leaders welcome Ayodhya verdict

Lucknow (IANS) Muslim religious leaders on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.

One of the litigants, Iqbal Ansari said, "We respect the decision of the Supreme Court and accept it. Now we will…

SC directs Centre to form trust to build temple in Ayodhya

New Delhi (IANS) In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court on Saturday directed the Centre to form within three months a trust which will build a temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

In a unanimous judgement, a 5-member bench, headed by…

Modi pays obeisance at Punjab's historical Sikh shrine

Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab) (IANS) Ahead of inaugurating the historic Kartarpur Corridor, a first in seven decades between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid obeisance at a highly revered Sikh shrine here.

Wearing…

Ayodhya verdict: Schools, colleges shut in MP, CM appeals for peace

Bhopal (IANS) Security has been tightened across Madhya Pradesh, and schools, colleges and universities will remain shut on Saturday in view of the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case.

Section 144…

Centre removes SPG cover of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul & Priyanka

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Friday removed Special Protection Group (SPG) cover of Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and daughter Priyanka.

They will now be provided 'Z plus' security cover by Central Reserve…

Another Pak U-turn, $20 fee for Kartarpur reinstated

New Delhi (IANS) In another U-turn, Pakistan has decided to charge $20 each from Indian pilgrims using the Kartarpur corridor on the inauguration day on Saturday, despite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan having announced a fee waiver on November…

BJP, AJSU in seat sharing logjam ahead of Jharkhand polls

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand's ruling BJP is having a tough time finalising its seat sharing with ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) for the upcoming state Assembly elections, with the latter asking for 15 seats and the saffron party adamant…

Pak Army men cross LoC, fire at Indian post killing soldier

New Delhi (IANS) Around five to six Pakistani Army personnel crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and entered Jammu and Kashmir amid heavy shelling and fired at an Indian Army post, killing a soldier on Thursday night. "It was a stand-off situation,"…