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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...
Amarinder to brief CM Mann on corrupt ex-ministers
Punjab Lok Congress chief spokesperson Pritpal Singh Balliawal on Saturday said his party chief Amarinder Singh will meet Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann soon and share with him the names of former ministers and legislators who were allegedly involved in illegal sand mining and other corrupt practices. A few days...
Nepal plane with 22 on board missing
A small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, airline officials said. The Tara Air 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft was on a 15-minute scheduled flight from the tourist town of Pokhara, some 200 km northwest of...
Mann govt withdraws security cover of 424 VIPs
The Punjab government has withdrawn the security provided to 424 retired police officers and religious and political leaders. Ten personnel tasked with the security of Dera Radha Soami, Beas, have also been withdrawn. The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government had been cracking down on VIP culture in the...
India slams OIC criticism of Yasin Malik conviction
India on Friday slammed OIC-IPHRC for its criticism of judgement in the terror funding case involving Yasin Malik and said the organisation has implicitly expressed support for the terrorist activities. India urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) not to justify terrorism in any manner, saying the world seeks...
Pak PM says fuel price hike averted bankruptcy
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said his government’s move to increase fuel prices was necessary to avoid the country from facing bankruptcy. Pakistan on Thursday increased the prices of petroleum products by Rs 30 per litre. Following the hike, price of petrol is now at Rs 179.85,...
Imran praises India for fuel price cut, slams Pakistan
While invoking the name of India, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan yet again slammed the Shehbaz Sharif government after the federal government hiked the petrol and diesel prices by PKR 30 per litre. While criticising the government, the Imran said this “insensitive government” has not pursued the deal...
Putin offers to help solve food crisis if sanctions lifted
Moscow is ready to make a “significant contribution” to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone call with Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi. “Vladimir Putin emphasises that the Russian Federation is ready to make...
