NEW DELHI: Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday said PM Narendra Modi should pay heed to the ‘advice’ of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and visit Manipur which has seen violence for over a year now, a day after Bhagwat said the situation in the strife-torn state must be considered a priority.While Congress general secretary…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports of more violent imagery depicting the assassination of former PM Indira Gandhi in Canada, Canadian high commissioner Cameron MacKay asserted promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada.A float depicting the assassination was part of a parade marking the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar in Brampton. “The govt of Canada is…
RAIPUR: In a massive violent protest, thousands of Scheduled Caste Satnami community members set fire a portion of the collectorate building in Baloda Bazar district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, vandalizing vehicles and clashing with police, protesting the desecration of their religious site on the night of May 15-16.The demonstrators also torched two of the seven…
NEW DELHI: Incidents of violence were reported during the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls across nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal. Clashes erupted between workers of TMC, ISF, and BJP in various areas of the violence-prone Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour constituencies.The poll panel claimed that voting has been peaceful so far, but…
Bengal witnessed polling at a brisker pace till 5pm on Saturday in the penultimate phase, compared to the earlier ones, but it was marred by the poll-eve murder of a Trinamool Congress worker in East Midnapore‘s Mahisadal and a near fatal attack on another in Moyna in the same district. Despite sporadic incidents of violence,…
NEW DELHI: Eight polling stations across the Arunachal Pradesh have been marked for repolling after the Election Commission of India declared the initial polling void. The EC has taken decisive action in response to reports of EVM damage and violence during polling in the state.Deputy chief electoral officer Liken Koyu announced that fresh polling will…
NEW DELHI: Phase one of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls ended on Friday, with 62.37 per cent being the total voter turnout. The voters turned up to exercise their franchise in sweltering heat in 21 states and Union territories, including the big ones like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu.The election, which kicked…
GUWAHATI: Incidents of firing, booth capturing attempts, and destruction of EVMs have been reported from several polling stations in Manipur, disrupting the polling process. There are unconfirmed reports of people getting injured in these incidents.Armed men fired several rounds at a polling station in Thamanpokpi, located within the Moirang assembly segment.Additionally, vandalism inside a polling…
NEW DELHI: Twelve people lost their lives in southern Syria‘s Daraa province following an explosion that tragically killed a group of children. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, was reported by a war monitor. Daraa, known for its role in the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, came under government control in 2018 through a…
RUDRAPUR: In a shocking act of violence, Baba Tarsem Singh, the Dera Kar Seva Pramukh of Nanakmatta Gurdwara in Udham Singh Nagar district, was gunned down early in the morning. Nanakmatta is a prominent Sikh pilgrimage spot.According to eyewitnesses, at approximately 6 am, two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle entered the Dera’s open gates and…
