A day after the Union cabinet approved the ‘One Nation One Election‘ initiative, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised the move and upped the ante, stating that polls should be done “every month”. AAP’s national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said the country needs “one nation one education, one nation one treatment”. “One nation one…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways averted a potentially major accident after a bid was apparently made to derail the Gujarat Mail between Bilaspur Road and Rudrapur City in Uttarakhand.According to officials, loco pilot of train number 12091 reported to station master of Rudrapur City about finding one 6-metre-long iron pole on the track between Bilaspur Road…
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday released India’s mutual evaluation report on combating terror financing and anti-money laundering regime, and placed the country in “regular follow-up” category.The report stated that India has achieved a high-level of technical compliance across the FATF Recommendations and has taken significant steps to implement measures to tackle illicit…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an attack on the Congress-National Conference (NC) alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, accusing it of aligning with Pakistan’s interests. PM Modi warned that a vote for Congress would lead to the reinstatement of Article 370, which he said would pave the way for violence to return…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been lodged against Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu for his alleged comments targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding his statements made in the US about the Sikh community‘s condition in India, police confirmed on Thursday. The complaint was filed by a Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee official.In his comments, Bittu said,…
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday reacted sharply to a US court summoning the Centre’s top officials following a civil lawsuit filed by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, leader of the banned pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice. India-designated terrorist Pannun has claimed that there was a conspiracy orchestrated by Indian officials to assassinate him, which he alleges was…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday refused to confirm or deny a potential meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the upcoming Quad summit.When questioned about the possibility of such a meeting during a press conference, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said, “there…
BENGALURU: Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises and labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, on Thursday said that the labour ministry has taken up a complaint relating to the death of a 26-year-old EY employee.The latest development was triggered by a lengthy letter written by the deceased Anna Sebastian Perayil’s mother, Anita…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released the party manifesto for Haryana Assembly elections scheduled to be held in a single phase on October 5. The “Sankalp Patra” promises minimum support price (MSP) on 24 crops along with financial aid of Rs 2,100 to all women in the state.The manifesto also promises guaranteed government…
NEW DELHI: JP Nadda on Thursday hit back at Congress, calling Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter to school BJP leaders over “violent language” used against Rahul Gandhi an effort to “polish and re-launch” their “failed product.” The BJP national president also accused the grand old party of hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over 110 times…
