NEW DELHI: A violent clash broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah after a group of people opposed construction work on private land near Dargah, claiming it to be Waqf property.The incident took place on Sunday evening in Jalesar town and left several people injured.The clash occurred when individuals, allegedly led by accused Rafiq, attempted to…
NEW DELHI: A protest against a ropeway project near the Vaishno Devi shrine turned violent on Monday after protesters including pony and palanquin owners clashed with police at the Katra base camp in J&K’s Reasi district, leaving one police official injured.The protesters decided to extend their initial 72-hour strike by an additional 24 hours on…
Dr S Jaishankar speaking at the 10th MED Mediterranean Dialogue in Rome (Photo credit: X/DrSJaishankar) External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday condemned the terrorism and hostage-taking by Hamas during its conflict with Israel and reiterated India’s call for restraint and dialogue. Speaking at the 10th MED Mediterranean Dialogue in Rome, Jaishankar talked about the…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP MP Giriraj Singh on Monday blamed the opposition for the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, calling it a “pre-planned strategy” akin to the Godhra incident. Clashes during a court-mandated survey at the Mughal-era Jama Masjid on Sunday left three dead and over 20 police personnel injured. A fourth injured…
NEW DELHI: Telangana government on Monday refused to accept Rs 100 crore funding from the Adani Group for the Young India Skills University. State’s special chief secretary Jayesh Ranjan in a letter wrote that he has been instructed by the chief minister Revanth Reddy no to seek transfer of funds in view of recent controversies…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed plea challenging inclusion of words “socialist“, “secular” and “integrity” to the Preamble of the Constitution in the 42nd Amendment passed in 1976.A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said amendment power of the Parliament extends to the Preamble as well and the fact that…
NEW DELHI: The winter session of Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Monday moments after the leader of opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge, and chairman Jagdeep Dhankar found themselves in a stand-off over ‘Gautam Adani issue’ as latter raised it in the upper house despite former’s objections. “Sir, the discussion on Rule 267 is very important. If you…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targetted the BJP-led UP government on Monday, holding it accountable for the violent clashes in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, whilst accusing the party of creating rift between communities.In a post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that the administration’s unresponsive actions worsened the situation in the…
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Monday took a jibe at nephew Rohit after he won he retained his constituency from the opposition alliance as a part of the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction.As the uncle-nephew crossed paths during their visit to death anniversary memorial of first Maharashtra CM YB Chavan, Ajit said, “Come,…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard on Monday busted a fishing boat carrying five tonnes of drugs in the Bay of Bengal near Andaman and Nicobar Islands.According to officials, this is the biggest ever drug haul by the Indian Coast Guard ever.(This is a developing story) Source link
