NEW DELHI: Election Commission and the Centre Thursday told Supreme Court that SC’s 2013 mandate to provide the option of NOTA to voters had turned out to be a “failed idea” and that it was preposterous for a PIL to insist on conducting polls even in the rare instance of there being only a single…
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Pakistan unleashed a barrage of counter-retaliatory measures against India Thursday, declaring any move to disrupt water flows under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) an act of war, suspending the 1972 Simla Agreement, and severing all trade, travel and diplomatic ties – including closure of airspace for Indian flights.Pakistan said it will respond to…
Kanpur: Shubham Dwivedi‘s sky-blue shirt wrapped his wife Aishanya in an embrace of love and memories Thursday as she stood in front of his coffin with a faraway look. The shirt has been Aishanya’s second skin since Shubham, 31, fell to terrorist bullets in Pahalgam Tuesday. It wasn’t until the Kanpur native’s funeral procession left…
KOLKATA/SURAT: Pahalgam tragedy survivors said on Thursday the terrorists recorded the massacre on their bodycams while they went about killing the tourists one after another.Sohini (37), the widow of Florida-based techie Bitan Adhikary (40), is yet to come to terms with her husband’s death. “I can’t wipe those nightmarish moments from my memory. The gunman…
Baisaran valley, Pahalgam KOZHIKODE: What began as a joyful afternoon zip-lining through scenic Baisaran soon turned into a scene of horror for Nihal and his family, residents of Kerala’s Kozhikode. While filming a family member enjoying the ride, they inadvertently captured chilling footage of terrorists gunning down innocent people.Nihal, his cousins and the mother of…
SURAT: “Government deducts taxes from our salaries even before we receive them. We pay taxes while shopping, we pay tolls to use roads. VIPs enjoy every facility, including security convoys and helicopters. But when my husband needed protection, he got none. It seems only your (netas) lives matter, and not the common man’s!”This emotional outburst…
President Droupadi Murmu will visit Vatican City on April 25-26 to attend the state funeral of Pope Francis and offer condolences on behalf of the govt and people of India.On April 25, the President will pay homage to Pope Francis by laying a wreath at Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City. The following day,…
PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed his JDU colleague and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh – also known as Lalan Singh – for his party’s brief exit in 2022 from BJP-led NDA. Nitish was sharing stage with Narendra Modi at an event in Madhubani and reassured the PM that JDU remained firmly aligned…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has moved SC challenging summons issued to him by a trial court in UP in the VD Savarkar defamation case filed against him.A bench headed by Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan is likely to hear Rahul’s plea against summons issued to him. Rahul, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha,…
AMRITSAR: After India decided to suspend passenger movement through Integrated Check Post, BSF chose not to open the Indo-Pak border gates at Attari or engage in the customary handshake with their counterparts from Pakistan Rangers during the daily Beating Retreat ceremony.Atul Fulzele, IG, BSF, Punjab Frontier, said Thursday BSF will continue to conduct daily flag-lowering…
