May 11, 2020 - Indian News Queensland

Darwin’s Sikh food charity helps Muslims break their fast during Ramadan in ‘drive-through, takeaway Iftar’

Posted by INQ Newsdesk | May 11, 2020 | Community, National News |

Darwin’s Tejinder Pal Singh, known for his Sikh Family Food Van project, has also been helping the city’s Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Known for his Langar sewa (free food service in Sikhism) for the homeless of Northern Territory’s capital, Mr Singh has been serving Iftar (meal to break the Islamic fast at dusk) since the last 10 years on a Jummah, i.e., Friday. With 400 food packets, the Sikh Family Food Van served their first Iftarof this Ramadan on last Friday, May 1 at Darwin Mosque at Wanguri. Usually, this group serves hot...

Air-India’s first evacuation flight to K’taka lands in B’luru

Posted by INQ Newsdesk | May 11, 2020 | COVID-19, India News |

National carrier Air India’s first evacuation flight to Karnataka from London landed in this tech city, with 326 passengers who are citizens of the southern state,” an official said on early Monday. “The A-I 1803 Boeing-777-337 (ER) from London landed at the Kempegowda international airport at 4.41 a.m., with 326 passengers, including 3 infants,” a state government official told IANS here. The flight was over 101 minutes behind schedule, as it flew via New Delhi where it took off at 2.23 a.m. All passengers were seen wearing mask and maintaining physical distance while coming out of the aircraft through...

Hizbul Mujahideen appoints new terror commander in Kashmir

Posted by INQ Newsdesk | May 11, 2020 | India News |

Banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has appointed Gazi Haider as its new operation chief in Kashmir, replacing Riyaz Naikoo who was killed by Indian security forces in a highly successful operation last week. As per a statement issued by the outfit on Sunday, a copy of which IANS accessed, Hizbul Mujahideen announced the appointment at a meeting of its council under the chairmanship of United Jihad Council (a Pakistan-based conglomeration of several terror groups sponsored by ISI) and Hizb supremo Syed Salahuddin. The meeting had been called to mourn the death of Naikoo and his aides, Mohammad Bin Qasim...