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Kejriwal vows free pilgrimage on AAP’s Gujarat win
Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised free pilgrimage for senior citizens in AC trains to various religious places, including Ayodhya, if the AAP was voted to power in Gujarat, and accused the BJP of “failure” on multiple fronts during its nearly three-decade-old...
Lease row threatens Soren’s political career
Jharkhand is again in the limelight, but for all the wrong reasons. First, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s name got mired in a mining controversy for a land he leased to himself. Moreover, controversial Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer and mining secretary Pooja Singhal was arrested by the Enforcement...
Non-bailable warrants against Azam Khan’s son, wife
A special MP-MLA court here Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against the son and wife of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a fake birth certificate case. SP MLA Abdullah Azam Khan and his mother Tazin Fatma were issued the warrants for non-appearance in the court in his fake...
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...
BJP plans 15-day blitz to mark 8 years of Modi Govt
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda has given a list of tasks to the public representatives of the party to mark eight years of the Narendra Modi government in power. A communication sent to all the party post holders and state chiefs asks them to lead the teams in...
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...
Rupee slumps to all-time low of 77.42 against dollar
The rupee extended its losses and touched an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and unabated foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.17...
Mumbai areas plunge into darkness in another outage
Many pockets of Mumbai plunged into darkness on Monday evening in a power outage caused by what was termed as a “technical fault”. The outage comes amid a series of disruptions in power supply faced by the financial capital over the last month amid a severe shortage of electricity...
HP to move Interpol for red corner notice against Pannu
Cracking down on Khalistani terror groups, the Himachal Police are approaching the Interpol to secure a red corner notice against banned organisation Sikhs For Justice’s Gurpatwant Singh Pannu. Pannu is the main accused in Sunday’s incident wherein Khalistani banners were tied to the Himachal Vidhan Sabha gate in Dharamsala....
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...
