NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party leader Harbilas Singh Rajjumajra succumbed to his injuries after he was shot at on Friday, police informed. The attacker has not been identified yet.The leader was traveling in his car with two companions, Puneet and Gugal, when they came under attack. Puneet also suffered gunshot wounds during the incident.“BSP Haryana…
NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings on National Voter’s Day, Congress took the opportunity to criticise the “PM-HM duo” for compromising with “the professionalism and independence of the Election Commission”.“Sadly, over the past decade, the professionalism and independence of the Election Commission has been severely compromised by the PM-HM duo. Some…
NEW DELHI: US Supreme Court on Saturday approved the extradition of 2008 Mumbai-attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India.Rana’s lawyer had, earlier this month, argued that the Supreme Court should block his extradition based on the interpretation of “offense” in the US-India extradition treaty. “The (Supreme) Court should grant the writ. On the merits, it should…
NEW DELHI: Amid increasing military engagement between Bangladesh and Pakistan, India on Friday reaffirmed its vigilance over developments in the region that could impact national security. According to reports, a Pakistani delegation including ISI director general of analysis Maj Gen Shahid Amir Afsar, is currently visiting Dhaka after a Bangladeshi delegation toured Pakistan, where they…
JAMMU: Continuing its drive to eliminate terror networks in Kishtwar district, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of J&K Police Friday attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to 11 Pakistan-based commanders of terrorist organisations.“This operation is a crucial step in the fight against terrorism and attempts to revive insurgency in the Chenab Valley region,” a…
NEW DELHI: All 10 opposition members attending the JPC meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill – two opposition MPs were absent – were suspended for a day on Friday after they accused panel head Jagdambika Pal of arbitrarily changing meeting dates, and not heeding their plea to have the final sessions on Jan 30-31.The members…
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised by the US over irregular migration, India reiterated Friday that it would, as in the past, accept illegal migrants sent back from the US only after verifying their Indian origin and that any talk about the number of such undocumented people it was willing to take back was “premature”.The remarks…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday said it would appoint a retired high court judge as independent observer to ensure “free and fair election” to the mayor’s post in Chandigarh, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.The court rejected AAP leader and Chandigarh mayor Kuldeep Kumar’s plea for a full one-year term from Feb 20, 2024, when the SC…
While local officials await instructions from govt, chief minister Mohan Yadav was quite clear in replying to a reporter’s query about Kal Bhairav temple. “You may take the prasad to temple,” the CM said. INDORE/UJJAIN/MAHESHWAR/KHARGONE: Liquor ban at religious places in Madhya Pradesh has thrown up an interesting question-what of the famed Kal Bhairav Mandir…
Spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs Randhir Jaiswal (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over Khalistan supporters disrupting screenings of the movie ‘Emergency’ in the UK, MEA on Friday said freedom of speech cannot be applied selectively.“We consistently raise concerns with the UK government regarding incidents of violent protest and intimidation by anti-India…
