Chandigarh, April 30: Tauqir Amaan Khan is the first Pakistani to translate holy Quran into Punjabi for the first time. The holy Quran has been translated in many languages across the world. More than 40 million people across the globe understand Punjabi. In Pakistan, 12 million people understand and speak Punjabi, whereas in India more than 30 million people understand the language. In an
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Ghaziabad, April 30: Dentist Nupur Talwar was Monday taken into custody soon after she surrendered before a Ghaziabad court hearing the 2008 twin murder case of her teenaged daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj. Nupur Talwar faced a non-bailable warrant issued by a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) special court in Ghaziabad after she failed to appear in court as directed. Police
New Delhi, April 30: India and Afghanistan are looking to revamp their intelligence sharing system after the recent multiple strikes by Taliban in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan. Ahead of foreign minister S M Krishna's meeting with his Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul this week, government officials said the two countries have decided to shun the practice of sharing intelligence through
Mumbai, April 30: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has taken strong exception to Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress-led UPA. "What is Tendulkar going to do in the Rajya Sabha? He has no scope there,'' Thackeray said. He was talking informally to mediapersons at his Bandra residence on Sunday on the sidelines of a function to honour him for his contribution to the
New Delhi, April 30: In order to weed out the problem of fake PAN cards and to ensure an accurate biometric data, the government has initiated a mammoth project to bring together both the Aadhar and the PAN databases. The Nandan Nilekani-led Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) issues the Aadhar number which is now being synchronised with the Permanent Account Number database
On Board President's Special Aircraft, April 29: As she embarked on her last tour abroad as President, Pratibha Patil today dismissed criticism over a large number of foreign visits undertaken by her, insisting that they were not on her own volition but at the request of the government to promote India's relations. "Government wanted me to visit two-three more countries, but it was not possible
Chennai, April 29: Congress leader and Defence Minister A K Antony today met DMK chief M Karunanidhi as part of consultation process among UPA allies on the Presidential election to arrive at a consensus leader to succeed incumbent Pratibha Patil, who is retiring on July 25. After more than an hour-long meeting, Antony told reporters that he would convey the DMK leader's views on the issue to
Jaipur, April 29: A contentious ‘fatwa' issued by the Imam of the Gulmandi Jama Masjid in Bhilwara that formed the basis for sale of the century-old roofless mosque at Pur village to Jindal Saw Limited, and its consequent demolition last week, has emerged as the bone of contention between the Rajasthan Waqf Board and its detractors. Muslim groups demanding removal of Waqf Board Chairman Liaqat Ali
Thiruvananthapuram, April 29: The quintuplets of Kerala are in the news again. They — Uthara, Uthraja, Uthrajan, Utthara and Uthama — have scored exceptionally well in the Grade 10 examination, results of which were announced on Thursday. Thus, the four sisters and the lone brother fulfilled their promise to their mother Remadevi, who works as a peon at the Pothencode branch of the District
New Delhi, April 29: The Centre on Saturday appointed former SPG (Special Protection Group) chie f B V Wanchoo as governor of Goa, and shifted Uttarakhand governor Margaret Alva to Rajasthan. Aziz Qureshi, a veteran Congress politician from Madhya Pradesh, will replace Alva as the Uttarakhand governor. Former head of IB, the domestic intelligence agency, E S L Narasimhan and K Sankaranarayanan