Day: February 23, 2021

Toolkit case: Delhi court grants bail to Disha Ravi, terms evidence as scanty and sketchy

10:36 pm February 23, 2021

New Delhi: In a blow to Delhi police, a court here Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, arrested in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a ”toolkit” on social media related to the farmers” protest, terming evidence produced by police as “scanty and sketchy”. The court said there is nothing on record to establish any […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Former king absent as Spain marks 40 years since failed coup

10:30 pm February 23, 2021

Madrid: King Felipe VI, Spanish lawmakers and others are marking 40 years since a paramilitary coup attempt failed to derail the country’s peaceful transition to democracy, but the anniversary has been overshadowed by the absence of a former monarch now beset by financial scandals. King Emeritus Juan Carlos I was not invited to Tuesday’s event at the same parliament […]

India looks to become self-reliant in silk sector in next two years: Irani

10:17 pm February 23, 2021

New Delhi: The government is looking to ensure that India become self-reliant in the silk sector in the next two years, Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday. The Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development said that the recent Budget has brought cheer to the textile industry with the announcement of seven mega textile parks. Addressing the inaugural session of the Karnataka Vastra Tek – […]

New alpine plant species discovered in Arunachal

8:16 pm February 23, 2021

Itanagar : A new species of alpine plant in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district has been discovered by a group of scientists of three institutes of the country, according to a journal that published their research paper. The new species belongs to the family of Himalayan sunflower, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology research fellow Dr Lobsang Tashi Thungon, who is […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

8:03 pm February 23, 2021

Washington: The Biden administration has announced the reversal of the stringent Trump-era policy by reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalisation test module to make the path to US citizenship more accessible to all eligible individuals. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Monday that it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalisation civics test […]

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