Sikh activists on Monday protested outside the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) office here against the DSSSB chairman and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
They were against the board’s decision of preventing Sikh candidates from wearing ‘kirpan’ and ‘kara’ in the examination.
The activists were led by DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa and general secretary Harmeet Singh Kalka.
School farewells are a memorable part of a student’s life, but the Education Department apparently finds such events as a waste of money. It has thus barred government schools from organising farewells for Classes X and XII.
Close on the heels of BJP leaders equating former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to German dictator Hitler, the Congress hit back on Tuesday describing incumbent PM Narendra Modi as "Aurangzeb".
In a video clip circulated through social media, Hizbul's operational commander Riyaz Naikoo said: "Amarnath Yatra is not our target. They (pilgrims) come here to perform their religious rituals. They are our guests."
The ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) on Monday said that it was waiting for a nod from the law ministry on legal and regulatory changes in NRI marriage cases before sending them to the cabinet for approval.
Former BBC broadcaster and noted writer Mark Tully has dismissed the claims of the opposition that the current situation in India is very much similar to the Emergency, even as he warned the people of "an atmosphere of fear" that has been created in the country.
India sealed the semi-final spot, thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan 41-17 in Group A match of the Kabaddi Masters at the Al Wasl Sports Club here on Monday.