India denies visa to 74 pilgrims, alleges Pak
New Delhi: Pakistan has accused India of denying visa to its 74 pilgrims travelling to attend annual gathering of Hafiz Abdullah Shah shrine near Agra from 11-18 January. Pakistan has said that denying pilgrim visa was inconsistent with 1974 pilgrim protocol. Clarifying on the issue, Indian officials said the dargah near Agra does not have an organising committee which needs to invite the pilgrims.
SC to hear pleas against revoking Jallikattu ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a batch of petitions challenging the Government decision to revive Jallikattu despite the bull-taming game associated with festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu being banned by the SC two years ago.
Classical music channel to be launched on R-Day
New Delhi: Public Broadcaster Prasar Bharati will launch a 24x7 niche channel Ragam, which would be exclusively devoted to classical music, this Republic Day. The channel will be launched by Prasar Bharati chairman Dr A Surya Prakash, and will be live streamed through DTH and AIR website allindiaradio.gov.in, officials said.
Trimex, AP Govt strike ‘Make-in-India’ deals
New Delhi: In a move aimed at expanding operations further and to realise the Make-in-India dream of the Prime Minister through Mine in India, Trimex Group has signed two MoUs with Andhra Government to develop mining projects at Bhavanapadu and Kalingapatnam in the State.
ASI to unveil portal for outstanding sites soon
New Delhi: To highlight outstanding monuments in India which are under its protection, the Archeological Suevey of India (ASI) is developing a portal for detailing their brief history and information like connectivity and access, weather, timings, facilities available at the sites besides 360 degree/panoramic views and historic hotspots in the vicinity.