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BJP playing with people’s sentiments, says Pilot
Congress’s Sachin Pilot today blamed the recent communal controversies in Rajasthan on the BJP, saying the party must stop “playing with people’s sentiments”. “Rajasthan has always been a peaceful state. The people have lived in harmony and amity. We have to stop the forces that are triggering these clashes,”...
J&K protests after Kashmiri pandit’s killing
Massive protests were held in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir last night as Kashmiri Pandits demanded safety in the wake of the killing of a 36-year-old man from the community. Members of the community left their transit camps, where they have been living since their exodus during the...
Modi calls for WHO reforms at covid summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the World Health Organisation must be reformed and strengthened to build more resilient global health security architecture. Also, the rules of the World Trade Organisation need to be more flexible, he said at the Global Virtual Summit on Covid on Thursday evening. At...
Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lanka PM
Sri Lanka’s veteran political leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed the next Prime Minister of the crisis-hit island nation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The 73-year-old has taken the oath of office, according to the media office of the President, who in an address to the nation yesterday, declared that...
UP’s top cop shunted out for ‘disobeying orders’
The chief of police in Uttar Pradesh has been removed from his post, the state government said today, declaring in a statement that was “not taking interest in work” and was “disobeying orders”. Director General of Police Mukul Goel has been shunted to an insignificant post — the Director...
Supreme Court holds all sedition law cases till review
The controversial sedition law will be paused while the government reviews it, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedition can approach courts for bail. No new FIRs will be filed for sedition and all pending...
Shoot-at-sight orders in Lanka as protest intensifies
Sri Lankan authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders on Tuesday to quell unrest that has seen buildings and vehicles set ablaze a day after the island was rocked by deadly violence and rioting. With thousands of security forces enforcing a curfew, the defence ministry said troops “have been ordered to shoot...
US Intelligence says India-China ties to remain strained
The ties between India and China will “remain strained” in the wake of the “lethal clash” in 2020, the US intelligence community has told lawmakers as it also expressed concerns over any potential crisis between India and Pakistan. In its annual threat assessment presented before the Senate Armed Services...
Red alert for Andhra as cyclone Asani changes track
Cyclone Asani has changed its direction and is going to touch the nearby Kakinada coast, said the Visakhapatnam cyclone warning centre director Sunanda adding that after touching the Kakinada coast, it will come again to sea between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam. “Cyclone warning and a red alert have been given...
Nation-wide CBI raids on NGOs over foreign donations
Ten people, including five government officials, have been arrested for taking bribe on behalf of non-profits for allegedly facilitating violations of rules in receiving foreign donations, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Monday after a big nationwide crackdown across 40 locations. The Home Ministry officials, say...
RPG-like attack on Punjab Police’s Intel HQ in Mohali
A rocket-propelled grenade or RPG was fired from the street that shattered the glasses at the Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters in Mohali, the police said on Monday. The police called it an RPG-like attack and termed the blast a minor one. “A minor explosion was reported at the Punjab...
Rana couple say Maharashtra in great danger
Independent legislators MP Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana — arrested after they attempted to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s house — told NDTV today that that they had decided to recite the verses as “Maharashtra is in great danger”. The arrest came amid the...
Lankan PM quits amidst continuing violence
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as his loyalists went on rampage today, injuring more than 100 anti-government protesters in Colombo. A ruling party MP was killed in the clashes, many were hospitalised. Rajapaksa, 76, had sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...
HP seals borders over ‘Khalistan’ referendum call
Following provocative vandalism of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly building this morning and a banned group’s ‘Khalistan’ referendum call, the hill state has stepped up security from tonight. Interstate borders have been sealed and police barricades placed there. Strict vigil of hotels and other “probable hideouts” has also been ordered. Bomb...
CWC meet to discuss party reforms, rejig
The working committee – the highest decision-making body of the Congress – will meet tomorrow ahead of the brainstorming session in Udaipur. The meeting is meant to provide an in-principle approval to the various panel’s reports on organisational reforms, sources said. Also on agenda are strategies to take on...
Cops hurt in clashes at Maharashtra steel factory
Nineteen policemen were injured and 12 of their vehicles damaged when they tried to control attack on employees of a steel company by over 100 members of a labour union here in Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday. The police have so far arrested 27 people in connection with...
‘Khalistan’ flags draped over Himachal Assembly gates
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ordered an investigation after flags of ‘Khalistan’ were found draped over the gates and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala this morning. Pro-Khalistan graffiti was also painted the walls. The state police said they suspect the involvement of...
CBI searches Punjab AAP MLA’s properties in fraud case
The Central Bureau of Investigation today carried out searches at the premises of Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra in an alleged Rs 40 crore bank fraud case. Three premises in Sangrur, including his residence, were searched in Punjab’s Sangrur. During the searches, conducted after an FIR...
