Army had started patrolling at Demchok after informing Chinese army, in line with the arrangements finalised by both sides, defence sources had earlier said NEW DELHI: Indian govt officially confirmed Saturday that ‘verification patrolling’ has commenced in Demchok and Depsang areas along the LAC, the two friction points in India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh,…
Representative Image (IANS Photo) GUWAHATI: Manipur‘s Thadou community rejected the colonial-era classification & post-independence bureaucratic nomenclature designating it as a constituent of Kuki group, asserting that this label was arbitrarily imposed without its explicit consent.“Thadou is a distinct ethnic group, with our own distinct language, culture, traditions, and history. Thadou is not Kuki, or underneath…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Centre of taking away the right of reservation of the teachers in central universities and alleged that the Modi govt’s slogan ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas‘ “mocks the fight for social justice by snubbing it!”“Those who are taking away the right of…
SERAIKELA: At 68, former Jharkhand CM and ex-JMM stalwart Champai Soren has chosen to go against his political guru Shibu Soren, whom he had rubbed shoulders with during the movement for Jharkhand statehood. He will now fight to stay relevant and save his legacy in the state’s political arena, especially in Kolhan region.Known as “Kolhan…
NAGPUR: Political namesakes contesting from a single constituency often confuse voters. This time, NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) has fielded Anil Deshmukh from Katol who is in no way linked to Maharashtra’s former home minister and NCP(SCP) neta Anil Deshmukh, who has represented the constituency five times – four of which were on the ‘clock’ symbol.The…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC has directed a TV news channel to take down a YouTube video of a debate in which BJP spokesperson Sanju Verma used derogatory words against Congress‘s Shama Mohamed.HC said in its recent order that freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution was “subject to reasonable restrictions in interest of public…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge New Delhi: In a fresh salvo aimed at Congress amid a war of words over election promises, BJP on Saturday emphasised the credibility of commitments made under PM Modi, contrasting it with what they described as Congress’s “crisis of credibility”.Party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said BJP had progressively expanded the scope of…
NEW DELHI: Union environment ministry has initiated an independent inquiry into the death of 10 jumbos in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, and said preventive measures are being taken by officials to avoid such incidents in the future. Referring to preliminary information shared by state govt, the ministry Saturday said the death may be because of poisoning,…
KEONJHAR: Tension prevailed in Champua PS area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district after vandals destroyed a nearly 200-year-old place of worship in Jharkhand‘s Jayantigarh village Friday evening, reports Naresh Chandra Pattanayak. Jayantigarh is located on the banks of Baitarani river which borders Odisha and Jharkhand. The incident triggered road blockades and market closures in both the…
Aditya Sharma’s X-ray shows some of the 65 items found in his stomach AGRA: A 14-year-old boy from Hathras in UP died hours after doctors at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital — in a complex and gruelling surgery that lasted almost five hours — removed about 65 objects, including batteries, chains, razor blade fragments and screws, from…
