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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...
Workers organise warm welcome to Rahul at Chittorgarh station
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received a warm welcome at Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh Railway station at 5 AM when he reached the state for a three-day brainstorming session called Chintan Shivir, aimed at revamping the Grand Old Party facing a bout of internal dissatisfaction and electoral defeats. In a video shared...
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...
BJP bid to give ‘positive’ twist to SC sedition order
With the Opposition targeting the Centre after the Supreme Court’s stay on the sedition law, the BJP on Wednesday said the order must be viewed in the context of the overall positive suggestion of the government that it wishes to examine the matter which has been “duly accepted” by...
Rijiju says Cong has no right to sermonise on free speech
Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that Congress Party and “its ecosystem of the ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang have no right to give sermons to others”. In a series of tweets, Rijiju said, “Empty words by @RahulGandhi If there is one party that...
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...
