New Delhi, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):Noting that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus accounts for more than 50 per cent of cases in major Indian cities, Dr N K Arora, chairperson of the Covid working group National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), says the massive surge in numbers indicates

New Delhi, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):In the wake of the abhorrent online auction of Muslim women that has sent shockwaves across the world, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has been urged to take cognisance of the online violence against Muslim women. In an open letter circulated online by

Srinagar, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has opposed the directive of the Narendra Modi led Indian government to organise the ‘Surya Namaskar’ program in schools to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence Day saying ‘Surya Namaskar’ is a form of Surya puja (worship of the

Bengaluru, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):Vishal Kumar Jha, the 21-year-old who was arrested on, January 04 in connection with the Bulli Bai app case, may not face any internal enquiry in Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru, where he studies. Although most educational institutions make in house probes mandatory when students

New Delhi, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):Media bodies across India have strongly condemned the ‘Bulli Bai’ app that ‘auctioned’ prominent Indian Muslim women – including journalists – saying it is a direct consequence of the Indian police’s failure to act against previous ‘apps’ which made similar attempts. In a strongly-worded statement,

Srinagar, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three Kashmiri youth in Pulwama district, today. The youth were martyred by the troops during a cordon and search operation in Chandgam area of the district. The operation continued

New Delhi, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Delhi government in India has refrained from implementing stricter restrictions in the light of the current Covid-19 surge, fearing it could lead to a large number of migrants leaving the city, as during the first two lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, senior officials in

Islamabad, January 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, has stated that the United Nations must live up to its promise of granting the right to self-determination to the Kashmiris. Shah Mahmood Qureshi in his message on the occasion of the Kashmiris’ Self-Determination Day being observed today said, “Self-determination is