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US panel ‘gravely troubled’ by B’desh attacks on Hindus
Dhaka: A US commission on religious freedom has said that it is “gravely troubled” over the recent wave of violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh and urged the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to launch a crackdown on extremist elements that fan anti-Hindu sentiments. Attacks on Hindu...
BJP accepts Amarinder Singh’s ‘friend request’
Chandigarh: A day after Amarinder Singh said he would launch a new outfit and hoped to tie up with the BJP for the Punjab election, his “friend request” has been accepted. “We are ready for an alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh,” said the BJP’s Punjab in-charge Dushyant Gautam....
Yogi livid at woman cops posing with Priyanka for photo
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is apparently so annoyed with policewomen who posed for selfies with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that he is contemplating action against them, the Congress leader said on Friday, offering to be punished instead. “I am hearing that Yogi ji is so hurt...
Celebrations to mark 1 billion Covid vaccinations
1 billion vaccination: Mansukh Mandaviya will launch song and audio-visual film at Red Fort New Delhi: India is set to administer one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by early today, an important milestone after a slow start, even as a recent drop in inoculations worries the government and healthcare providers....
Supreme Court rebukes UP govt over Lakhimpur report delay
The Supreme Court today rebuked the Uttar Pradesh government for what it called its “last minute” submission of a report on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed. “We waited till 1 AM last night that we will get material,” Chief Justice...
Uttarakhand’s Ranikhet, Almora cut off
New Delhi: Uttarakhand’s Ranikhet and Almora remain cut off from the plains – and the former was today forced to ration fuel for emergency services – for a second consecutive day, as the hilly state battles floods, landslides and other disasters triggered by four days of heavy rainfall. There is...
Amarinder to form party, open to pact with BJP
New Delhi: Punjab’s former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today declared that he will form a new political party and provided the farmers’ protest is resolved, will consider an alliance with the BJP and breakaway Akali groups ahead of next year’s assembly elections in the state. Mr Singh had...
Videos of YSR supporters attacking TDP office go viral
Hyderabad: Videos of rampaging activists of YSR Congress attacking the central party office of the opposition Telugu Desam Party at Mangalagiri, throwing stones at glasses and breaking furniture have gone viral in Andhra Pradesh. Videos and photos have also been shared widely on social media of the home of...
NIA to probe J&K civilian killings
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency – India’s counter-terrorism force – will take over the probe into the targeted killing of 11 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir this month, sources said Tuesday morning. The NIA has been mandated by the Home Ministry to investigate the larger conspiracy behind the...
Karnataka Cong deletes tweet against Modi
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka has deleted a tweet labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “angootha-chhaap” or illiterate, also expressing regret for what it called an “uncivil tweet” posted by a “novice social media manager”. Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, withdrawing the party’s controversial post, admitted last night...
US court rejects Nirav Modi plea against fraud charge
Washington: A bankruptcy court in New York has dismissed a petition of fugitive of diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them. The allegations were made by Richard Levin, the court appointed trustee of three US corporations–Firestar Diamond, Fantasy Inc and A Jaffe–indirectly...
Trump files suit to keep Capitol riot files secret
Washington: Donald Trump is suing to block the release of White House records related to the January 6 insurrection that he was impeached for inciting, according to court documents released Monday. The former president is claiming “executive privilege” to stop former aides giving evidence to Congress, in an escalation...
Army tracking Chinese activities along Arunachal border
Tezpur, Assam: Indian Army’s aviation base with its Heron drones is helping troops keep a hawk-eye on the Chinese activities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the highly-sensitive Arunachal Pradesh sector. The Army base is also equipped with other important assets, including the ALH Dhruv and its...
Pak army commandos’ hand suspected in Poonch
New Delhi: The ferocity of the fighting between security forces and the group of terrorists holed up in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for at least eight days suggests the infiltrators were trained by Pakistani commandos, sources in the army and police have said. Nine soldiers...
Heavy rainfall warning In Kerala; red alert in 5 districts
Thiruvananthapuram: Five districts in Kerala are likely to see heavy rain today where a red alert has been sounded. Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki , Thrissur ae the districts where there’s heavy rain warning. “Under the influence of the Low pressure area over Southeast Arabian Sea off Kerala coast, the state...
2 terrorists behind killing of civilians shot dead
Srinagar: Two terrorists, allegedly involved in the recent targeted killings of a civilian and a police officer, have been killed in back-to-back encounters in Srinagar by the security forces, the police said. Anti-terrorist operations were launched in Srinagar and Pulwama within a span of three hours in which two...
CWC to okay new full-time chief election
New Delhi: The highest decision-making body of the Congress is expected to give the go-ahead for an organisational election for a full-term chief rather than an interim poll for the post of president when the party’s Working Committee meets on Saturday, sources have told NDTV. Sonia Gandhi, who was...
Modi launches 7 defence firms, says India will be biggest military power
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that 41 Ordnance factories will be converted into 7 government-run corporate entities, in a big move to improve India’s self-reliance and defence preparedness. Launching the 7 new defence firms, he said, “the goal is to make India the world’s biggest...
