KOLKATA: Fifty-four years after the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out on the night of March 25, 1971, deliberations are on to modify the definition of “bir muktijoddha (valiant freedom fighter)”, raising a debate. According to media reports, only battlefield fighters could be recognised as valiant freedom fighters, while others could be classified as ‘Liberation War…
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday hit out at US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for raising concerns in its annual report about India’s treatment of minorities and seeking sanctions against RAW for allegedly plotting to kill Sikh separatists.In an official response, the foreign ministry said “such efforts to undermine India’s standing as a…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan fired back Wednesday at a remark about her skin colour, as it compared her tenure being “as black as her husband’s was white”. In a Facebook post, which she initially deleted but later reposted, she spoke out against deep-seated colour and gender biases in society.The comment likened her administration…
From left, FBI director Kash Patel, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA director John Ratcliffe, and defense intelligence agency director Jeffrey Kruse, appear as the House Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on worldwide threats, at the Capitol, in Washington. (Pic credit: AP) The shocking national security breach within US President Donald Trump’s administration has…
NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, Karnataka government on Wednesday took back its affidavit vehemently defending its Nov 2023 decision to withdraw consent the previous BJP govt in the state had given in Sept 2019 for a CBI probe into the alleged disproportionate assets of deputy CM D K Shivakumar.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for…
RAIPUR: CBI conducted searches at the Raipur and Bhilai residences of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and several top officials Wednesday as part of a multi-state operation in connection with the alleged Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev Book app betting scam.Among those searched were four IPS officers, a former IAS officer, and several officials perceived close…
MUMBAI: Khar police issued a second notice to standup comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday following his non-appearance in connection with the defamation case filed against him for alluding to deputy CM Eknath Shinde as “gaddar” in his video. The fresh notice, received by Kamra’s father in Mumbai, asks for his “immediate attendance” at the police…
NEW DELHI: Following their talks on the border issue a day earlier, Indian and Chinese officials met again in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss resumption of dialogue mechanisms in a step-by-step manner and utilise those to address each other’s “priority areas and move relations on to a more stable path”.As agreed in January, during foreign…
NEW DEKHI: Delhi HC has allowed J&K MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Engineer Rashid, arrested under UAPA in a terror funding case, to attend the ongoing Parliament session “in-custody” and rejected NIA’s apprehension that he was a flight risk. Rashid would be escorted by plainclothesmen from prison to Parliament on days of Lok Sabha session…
NEW DELHI: Strongly criticising the controversial order passed by Allahabad high court that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl and snapping the string of her pyjama were not adequate to charge an accused with the offence of rape or attempt to rape, Supreme Court Wednesday said the verdict showed “total” insensitivity, and stayed its…
