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India does not believe in ‘zero sum’ diplomacy: US, China told
In a strong message to China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that if harmed, India will not spare anyone, as he asserted that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a powerful country and is headed to be among the top three economies of the world....
SGPC accuses Mann of inappropriate conduct
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which is responsible for the management of Sikh shrines in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh, alleged on Friday that chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had entered into Takht Damdama Sahib in an inebriated condition. The organisation also sought an apology from the...
Cong adds 2.6 cr new members in digital membership drive
The Congress has added 2.6 crore new members in its digital membership drive that ended on Friday, with party chief Sonia Gandhi enrolling herself as part of the initiative. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh became a digital member of the party on Thursday while former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi...
Kejriwal alleges copy cat power relief by HP govt
With only a few months left for the Himachal Assembly election, the Jai Ram Thakur government in the state has announced several sops in what is being seen as a move to counter pre-poll freebie announcements by the opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The sops, announced...
Shivpal dissolves party units ahead of move to BJP
A day after Shivpal Yadav spoke in favour of Common Civil Code, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) dissolved the working committee, state fronts along with the entire spokesperson panel with immediate effect. An order in this regard has been issued by Shivpal Yadav’s son and PSPL national general secretary...
Khargone violence part of conspiracy, claims minister
Union Minister Giriraj Singh has termed the recent communal violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone an “experiment” and said they won’t allow the country to be divided into bylanes and localities. Speaking to the media in Khandwa district on Thursday evening, Singh said the Ram Navami incident was no coincidence....
Homes flooded in Bengaluru deluge, heavy rain forecast
Several parts of Bengaluru faced severe water-logging amidst very heavy rainfall in the city on Thursday. Buses, cars and other vehicles were seen struggling to meander through the cascading water. Homes in some parts of the city were submerged in nearly waist-deep water due to the downpour. People were...
Disaster body to meet as Delhi covid cases highest in 40 days
Delhi on Thursday reported 325 fresh COVID-19 cases, which is the highest in 40 days, and zero deaths, while the positivity rate was recorded at 2.39 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority or DDMA will hold a meeting on...
Phone catches fire mid-air on IndiGo flight
A passenger’s mobile phone caught fire mid-air on IndiGo’s Dibrugarh-Delhi flight on Thursday but cabin crew doused it with the help of a fire extinguisher, said officials of aviation regulator DGCA. There was no injury to any passenger or cabin crew member due to this incident, the Directorate General...
Nukes ‘not safe’ under Shehbaz Sharif, alleges Imran
Pakistani Army on Thursday rubbished former prime minister Imran Khan’s allegations raising doubts over the country’s capability to safeguard its nuclear assets. During a roadshow in Peshawar on Wednesday, Khan who was ousted after the recent no-confidence motion against his government, questioned whether Pakistan’s nuclear weapons were safe in...
India reciprocates with concern over US rights violations
People are entitled to have views about India’s policies but at the same time New Delhi is “equally entitled” to have views about them, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday in remarks seen as the first official reaction to the recent comments by the US on “human rights...
Hatemonger held for threatening Muslim women
A hatemonger from Uttar Pradesh, who threatened Muslim women with rape, has been arrested. The police caught Bajrang Muni Das, the head of Maharshi Shri Lakshman Das Udasin Ashram in Khairabad, from Sitapur, 100 km from state capital Lucknow. The arrest comes 11 days after he made his shocking...
Police deny hate speeches at Delhi Dharm Sansad meet
The speakers at the “Dharm Sansad” or religious assembly in Delhi on December 19 made no hate speech against the Muslim community, the Delhi Police has said. “In-depth investigation of the video and other material found that no hate speech was given against any community. Therefore, after investigation and...
BJP files police complaint against Kejriwal, others
The BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint with police against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Water Minister Satyendar Jain and other AAP leaders accusing them of “instigating” people and “disturbing” peace over the visit of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari to an underground water reservoir. Jain on Tuesday alleged...
50% rise in Delhi covid cases overnight
Delhi recorded 299 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday – a rise of nearly 50 percent since yesterday (202). With this, the national capital’s caseload has increased to 18,66,881. The national capital has seen an uptick in cases in the last few days after recording a steady decline over...
Case against Digvijaya Singh for Ram Navami violence
Amid the tensions following the clashes during the Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, the politics in the state has heated up with registering of an FIR against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh. Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, who has held district administration and the police responsible...
Pawar dismisses Raj Thackeray’s loudspeaker ultimatum
A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray gave an ultimatum of sorts to the state government, reiterating his demand for the removal of loudspeakers on mosques, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that the MNS supremo “must not be given so much importance”. “Raj Thackeray must not...
BSP in bid to stage show of strength after poll drubbing
In a show of strength post drubbing in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly election, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to hold rallies and organise debates to mark the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14. The BSP had managed to get just one assembly seat in...
