Ever since their emergence, the Madrassas in India have persisted with a curriculum that has seen few changes. The fact that literally, lakhs of Muslim children acquire their primary, and perhaps their only formal education in these Madrassas where only literature and Islamic studies with a cursory knowledge of social sciences are taught, should

Amritsar,  Taking note of the "baseless" statements by Akali leaders on the issue of the state capital, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership for diluting the claim of state on Chandigarh.

"Everyone knows who shifted the state govern

Hyderabad, The Godavari river crossed the third level flood warning at Bhadrachalam in Telangana on Monday, prompting authorities to sound alert across the course of the river.

Following heavy rains in the upstream areas in Telangana and neighbouring Maharashtra, water level rose sharply at B

Srinagar,  Rashtriya Rifles' Kilo Force commande, Major Gen S.S. Salaria visited the calamity site near the holy Amarnath cave and took a first-hand account of progress of rescue and resuscitation operations, officials said on Monday.

"Operations are progressing on war footage to assist civil ad

New Delhi,  Opposition members in the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence demanded immediate withdrawal the new military recruitment scheme Agnipath at a special meeting on Monday to brief them on the scheme.

Apart from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Defence Secretary, the three armed fo

Chitradurga,  RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is visiting the Shiva Sharana Madara Channaiah Mutt in Karnataka's Chitradurga and will meet seer Basavamurthy Madara Channaaiah Sree.

According to information from the mutt, Mohan Bhagwat will stay in the mutt on Monday night and meet various seers representing

Kolkata,  A PIL was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Monday against the recent comment of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that her Trinamool Congress will declare "Jihad" against the BJP at the party's forthcoming Martyrs' Day programme on July 21.

The PIL has bee

New Delhi,   The Supreme Court on Monday said the Central government is bound to honour the commitment given to the Portuguese government and release gangster Abu Salem on completion of 25 years imprisonment, following his conviction in the Mumbai serial blasts case.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kisha

Srinagar,  A top JeM terrorist and his accomplice, who were involved in several cases, were killed in an encounter at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, police said.

Police said acting on specific information generated by police regarding the presence of terrorists in villa