ROORKEE/DEHRADUN: Making a mockery of the law, two senior politicians in Uttarakhand – Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, former MLA from Khanpur and a BJP member, and the independent MLA from the same seat, Umesh Kumar – went at each other with loaded weapons, even as their supporters clashed, spreading fear and panic in the region…
LUCKNOW: UP STF arrested the mastermind of a ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud syndicate from IGI Airport in New Delhi Sunday. STF identified the suspect as Suresh Kumar Sain, 43, a school dropout hailing from Rajasthan. He fled to Cambodia after a series of scams across India, including ‘digital arrest’ frauds. Vishal Vikram Singh, additional SP,…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) Wishing the country on the 76th Republic Day, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the Constitution is under a serious assault under BJP govt, with institutions being degraded, opposition netas being targeted, minorities being assaulted and “secular” politicians being tarnished by propaganda. He said citizens should be ready for sacrifice to save…
NEW DELHI: With India and Indonesia working to finalise a proposed deal on the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a top Indonesian delegation Sunday was briefed on the capabilities of the conventional precision-strike weapon that has become one of the mainstays of the Indian armed forces.The Indonesian delegation led by Navy chief Muhammad Ali visited the…
NEW DELHI: The number of alive and active CPI (Maoist) politburo members, as per documents maintained by Chhattisgarh police, has depleted to barely four – general secretary Namballa Keshava Rao alias Basavraju, Mupalla Laxman Rao alias Ganpathy, Mallajulla Venugopal Rao alias Sonu, and Misir Besra – from 16 in 2004 on account of killings, arrests,…
The proposed $450 million deal for the export of BrahMos to Indonesia would make it the second Asean country after the Philippines to buy the air-breathing missile with a 290-km range NEW DELHI: With India and Indonesia working to finalize a proposed deal on the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, a top Indonesian delegation on Sunday…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during celebrations of the 76th Republic Day, in Kolkata. (PTI) NEW DELHI: A controversy arose at the West Bengal governor’s residence in Kolkata during Republic Day celebrations after chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that the Kolkata police musical band was initially not allowed entry to perform at the event…
NEW DELHI: A protest by pro-Khalistan supporters on Sunday outside the Indian High Commission in London during the Republic Day celebrations was met with a strong counter-protest by the Indian diaspora. The Khalistani demonstrators gathered to stage a protest against the Indian government, chanting slogans and carrying banners calling for the establishment of a separate…
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a holy dip in sacred Sangam on the occasion of Mahakumbh, the event which he said “should not be used as space for negative or divisive politics“.Uttar Pradesh’s former CM took a “pledge for people’s welfare“, saying that…
NEW DELHI: Chandrakant Sompura, the architect behind the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has expressed his deep gratitude after being awarded the Padma Shri, calling it a recognition of both his individual work and his family’s legacy in temple architecture.The 81-year-old architect, based in Ahmedabad, is one of eight people from Gujarat who were named for…
