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Top ISIS leader killed in Somalia raid by US military
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday. Sudani was killed during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia hoping to capture him,...
Jamia students held over attempts to screen BBC show
More than a dozen students, including members of a left-wing group, were detained by the police and classes were suspended at Delhi’s prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia university on Wednesday over a plan to screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening. Student activists, waving banners...
Court setback for KCR govt over R-Day parade
The K Chandrasekhar Rao government in Telangana lost the latest round against the Governor on the Republic Day parade in court today. The High Court has ordered that a full-fledged parade for the Republic Day be held at the regular parade ground in Hyderabad, in place of the curtailed...
Manik Sarkar not to contest in assembly poll
Manik Sarkar, Tripura’s longest-serving chief minister from 1998 to 2018, has decided not to contest in the upcoming assembly elections. This is another in a series of big developments ahead of the polls, with the Left and the Congress setting aside differences and fighting together this time. The CPI(M)...
TMC alleges ‘witch hunt’ by BJP in Saket Gokhale arrest
The TMC on Wednesday condemned the arrest of its spokesperson Saket Gokhale in a money laundering case, stating that he was a target of BJP’s “political witch-hunt”. The party also said that central agencies were being misused by opposition parties. “It is nothing but a witch hunt by the...
Law Minister objects to SC making ‘secret’ reports public
In a spiraling conflict over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju objected strongly to the Supreme Court making public the government’s objections to candidates recommended for judges. Last week, the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, published on the Supreme Court website...
Stones thrown at JNU students watching BBC Modi series
Plans of some students to screen the controversial BBC series on PM Narendra Modi at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University went awry as power and internet were cut off. Stones were thrown at those watching it on phones, allegedly by the ABVP. Left wing supporters have caught two students, who,...
AK Antony’s son quits Cong after criticising BBC Modi show
Senior Congress leader AK Antony’s son Anil Antony quits Congress after being asked to take down post criticising BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi. In a Twitter post, Anil wrote: “I have resigned from my roles in @incindia @INCKerala.Intolerant calls to retract a tweet,by those fighting for free speech. I...
AAP MP’s sentence in 2001 protest case suspended
A court here on Tuesday gave relief to AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh by suspending his sentence in a 2001 case related to a protest. The special court had on January 11 awarded three-month imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,500 to Singh and five others...
SP leader refuses to retract comments on Ramcharitmanas
Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday said he had spoken on a particular verse in Ramcharitmanas and not about Lord Ram or any religion, but refused to retract the comments which have triggered a row and embarrassed his party. In an interview with PTI, Maurya, considered a...
Yatra necessitated by govt’s parliament gag, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Monday that the opposition party was forced to undertake the 3500-km foot march after it was not allowed to speak on the pressing public issues in Parliament. He slammed the BJP government at the Centre for demonetisation, “hasty implementation” of Goods and Services...
JNU students denied permission to screen BBC Modi show
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has asked a group of students to cancel the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The students allegedly planned to screen ‘India: The Modi Question’ tomorrow at 9 PM, the university administration said in a statement. “No prior permission...
AAP announces plan to contest J-K assembly polls
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said it will contest Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls with “full might and political power” whenever they are held. The decision was taken by the party at a meeting here chaired by the AAP’s national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak who is also...
Nadda predicts 3/4th majority for BJP in Rajasthan poll
BJP president J P Nadda has predicted a three-fourth majority for BJP in Rajasthan when assembly elections are held later this year. Addressing the party’s Rajasthan state working committee meeting, Nadda said, ”BJP is the only national party and all other parties have remained family parties. The Congress has...
Uddhav accuses BJP of taking country towards dictatorship
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray alleged on Monday that the BJP is trying to take the country towards dictatorship through the “sham” Hindutva. Without naming BJP, he said they want to have an “iron grip” on India and referred to China. Addressing Shiv Sena workers on the 97th birth...
BBC documentary: Opposition shares links despite blocks
“ Ever since the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)’s documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots “India: The Modi Question” was released, it has landed itself in controversy with the Centre blocking the online links saying that even sharing of any clips via social media is barred. The documentary questions Prime Minister...
Karnataka Cong protest against BJP govt corruption
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) is holding a protest against the BJP government in over 300 locations in Bengaluru today. Addressing a press conference at KPCC Office on Sunday, Congress MLA NA Harris said that senior party leaders including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, State Congress president DK Shivakumar...
Rahul says he hasn’t come across the ‘right girl’ to marry
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he will marry “when the right girl comes along”, in an interview shared by the party’s leaders on social media. Rahul Gandhi, 52, has often been listed among India’s most eligible bachelors, and he has gamely answered questions about his marriage in his chats...
