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Nupur Sharma alleges death, Delhi police files FIR
Delhi Police has registered a case on a complaint by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in which she has alleged that she is receiving death threats over her remark on Prophet Muhammad. Ms Sharma was yesterday suspended by the BJP after her remarks during a TV show sparked a...
Indian products pulled out from shelves over Prophet remarks
A Kuwaiti supermarket pulled Indian products from its shelves even as Iran became the latest Middle Eastern country to summon the Indian ambassador as a row grew on Monday over a BJP official’s remarks about the Prophet Mohammed. Workers at the Al-Ardiya Co-Operative Society store piled Indian tea and...
Saudi Arabia joins Arab backlash against comments on Prophet
Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia have condemned remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by two BJP leaders that were described as “Islamophobic”. The controversy erupted amid Vice President Venkaiah Naidu tour of Qatar in a bid to bolster trade. Saudi Arabia described BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s comments as “insulting” and...
India dismisses remarks on Prophet as from fringe elements
Summoned by the governments of three Islamic nations today over a couple of BJP leaders’ remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Indian Ambassadors dismissed them as “fringe elements”. The comments — purportedly insulting the Prophet — were made the BJP’s national spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV debate last week in...
Another arrest in Sidhu Moose Wala murder case
Another suspect was arrested last night in Punjab singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case, a week into the high-profile shooting case that left the entertainment industry and his fans in a state of shock. Devendra alias Kala was arrested by Punjab Police from Haryana’s Fatehabad, based on inputs from...
Pawar party leader claims next CM will be NCP’s
Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) leader Dhananjay Munde suggested that the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be from the Sharad Pawar-led party. Speaking at a public meeting in Parbhani city on Saturday, Dhananjay Munde said the social justice department in the incumbent Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government became...
Chidambaram, Sibal among 41 elected unopposed to RS
P Chidambaram and Rajeev Shukla of the Congress, BJP’s Sumitra Valmiki and Kavita Patidar, former Congress leader Kapil Sibal, RJD’s Misa Bharti and Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD were among the 41 winners declared elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha on Friday. All the 11 candidates in Uttar Pradesh, six...
JK Lt-Guv called to Delhi amidst continuing protests
Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has been called to Delhi for a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, a day after two men including a bank manager were shot dead, as part of a spate of eight targeted killings within a week in the...
Punjab CM Mann visits Sidhu Moose Wala’s family
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday visited the house of Sidhu Moose Wala, days after the Punjabi singer was shot dead. Mr Mann reached Moosa village to express his condolences to the family. Heavy police security has been deployed outside the residence of Moose Wala. Moose Wala was...
US report notes continuing attacks on minorities in India
The US State Department in its annual report to the Congress on international religious freedom has alleged that in India in 2021 attack on members of the minority communities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, occurred throughout the year. Released by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Foggy Bottom...
Bank manager from Rajasthan shot dead in JK’s Kulgam
A bank manager from Rajasthan was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam in the second targeted attack on Hindus in the Valley in three days. Terrorists attacked Vijay Kumar, manager of Elaqahi Dehati Bank, inside its Areh branch today. He breathed his last on the way...
Police file case for Bollywood singer KK’s ‘unnatural death’
Hours after singer KK’s shocking death after a concert in Kolkata, a video showed him looking unwell while being rushed out of the venue. He went back to his hotel where his condition reportedly deteriorated. He reportedly suffered from chest pain and died on the way to hospital. Another...
Post warns of revenge for Sidhu Moose Wala murder
Days after Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead, a social media post by a handle linked to gangster Neeraj Bawana has threatened a retaliatory attack. A Facebook story by the handle says “Sidhu Moose Wala was heart, brother. Will give a result in two days.” The post...
Jain sent to ED custody, Kejriwal says charges fake
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain was on Tuesday sent to ED custody till June 9 in connection with a money laundering case. Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in connection to the case. The AAP leader’s arrested drew sharp reactions from the Aam Aadmi Party...
Deshmukh quits Cong over Rajya Sabha list
Alleging “imposition” of an outsider in the state, Maharashtra Congress leader Ashish Deshmukh today wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi announcing his resignation from the post of General Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Calling it an injustice on Congress workers, Deshmukh objected to Uttar Pradesh leader Imran...
Karnataka ex-minister: RSS flag will once become national flag
Former Karnataka Minister and BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa on Sunday said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) flag would become the national flag some day and that the saffron colour had been followed for thousands of years. Highlighting the origin of the respect for saffron colour, he said the...
New Delhi Lt Governor orders transfer of 40 IAS officers
Days after the national capital got a new Lieutenant Governor in Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Delhi government on Monday effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle involving 40 officers. The transfer orders were issued by the Services Department, which comes under the LG. Former Principal Secretary (Revenue) and Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev...
Keriwal asks people to maintain peace after singer’s murder
Calling Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder on Sunday shocking, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said culprits will be given the “harshest punishment”. Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a village in Punjab’s Mansa district, a day after the state government withdrew his...
