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Terrorists kill wife of Kashmiri pandit
The wife of Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri pandit who was killed by the terrorists yesterday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam, on Friday said that she is suspecting that terrorists must have acquired information about her husband’s identity from his workplace before killing. Notably, Rahul Bhat, who was a government...
Owaisi says Gyanvapi Masjid verdict a violation
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday termed the Gyanvapi Masjid verdict a “blatant violation” of the Places of Worship Act 1991. As per the Act, “no person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination or any section thereof into a place of...
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...
