NEW DELHI: Amid reports of violence in Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong over a controversial social media post, India urged the interim govt in Dhaka to act against extremist elements and ensure the safety of Hindus.According to an agency report, a local Muslim youth uploaded a post on Facebook that sought a ban on ISKCON,…
This is a representational image SRINAGAR: The J&K assembly resembled a fight club Thursday as BJP MLAs clashed with marshals after speaker Abdul Rahim Rather ordered the eviction of opposition members who were protesting the passage of a resolution on restoring the former state’s special status — revoked in 2019 with the abrogation of Article…
SRINAGAR: An offshoot of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit, called the “Kashmir Tigers,” killed two Village Defence Guard (VDG) members, Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, both residents of Ohli Kuntwara in Kishtwar, on Thursday morning. An encounter also erupted in Sopore, in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir, following a search operation by security forces in…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday made strong statements about “anti-national forces” and said that the Sangh volunteers would “remove all obstacles coming in the way of the work of Sanatan and saints using sticks (danda).”Terming the present India a “resilient” one, Bhagwat said that the country “will continue to overcome all challenges….
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: India urged the Bangladesh government to take action against extremist elements and to ensure the safety of Hindus in the port city of Chittogong, where the cases of violence against the community erupted, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. India’s response came to a clash that erupted…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday launched a series of searches across India targeting certain vendors operating on major e-commerce platforms Amazon and Flipkart, according to PTI sources.The raids, part of an ongoing probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), spanned multiple locations, including Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.According to officials, the…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiren Rijiju on Thursday objected to remarks made by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming it “objectionable”.“I felt very hurt by words used by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge against PM Modi yesterday. It is objectionable,” Rijiju said in a press conference…
NEW DELHI: Former union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday criticised the Congress-led INDI Alliance’s recent move demanding the restoration of Article 370 and special status for Jammu and Kashmir, terming it “an affront to the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court’s stance.”At a press conference, Irani said, “Today, I stand as an…
NEW DELHI: Members of country’s erstwhile royal families have expressed strong opposition to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments in an editorial, accusing him of misrepresenting the contributions and legacy of India’s princely states.Rahul Gandhi in his opinion piece for the Indian Express, scrutinized India’s colonial history, with specific references to how the East India…
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that appointment criteria for public sector jobs cannot be altered during the process unless specifically permitted.The ruling was delivered by a five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who specified that recruitment begins with advertisement publication and concludes when positions are filled.“Eligibility criteria for being placed…
