NEW DELHI — Delhi police arrested a man in connection with the August 8 event at Jantar Mantar where anti-Muslim slogans were raised. The man Sushil Tiwari is a head of an outfit called the Hindu Army, according to the Indian Express. Police said Tiwari, 40, lives in Lucknow and was apprehended from his house […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar on Saturday said security forces were alert and would handle all challenges, including that of the Taliban, in the Valley. He sought the cooperation of the people in maintaining peace in Jammu and Kashmir. “Speaking as a police officer whichever terrorist comes here, it is […]
KABUL — United States soldiers stationed at the airport at Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport are distributing pork-containing food packages to Afghans desperately waiting for a chance to flee the country. An Afghan woman, who is stuck at the airport with her daughter and husband, shared a picture of the package on her Instagram account. […]
GUWAHATI — Fourteen people have been arrested from 11 districts of Assam for allegedly putting up posts on social media and supporting the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and their return to power after 20 years, officials have said. “A total of 14 people have been arrested so far in 11 districts of Assam, which includes […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) minister Sajad Lone has questioned the justification of the presence of representatives from the region at a meeting of Opposition leaders on Friday if they could not convince them to talk about Constitution’s nullified Article 370. In a series of tweets on Saturday, he referred to the presence […]
KABUL — All Indians who were picked up by the Taliban from an area close to Hamid Karzai International Airport on Saturday morning have been released and are now being taken to the Kabul airport, according to a local media report. The Taliban abducted over 150 people, mostly Indian citizens, while they were on their way […]
KULGAM — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said that if New Delhi is really interested in ensuring peace in J&K and the sub-continent, it must restore article 370 and resolve Kashmir through dialogue. Addressing a gathering at southern district of Kulgam, Mehbooba said for the everlasting peace in Kashmir, Government of India […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested a man in an “extortion” case and recovered “one lakh rupees” from his possession. The man Ashiq Mir, according to Kashmir Age report, is one of the associates of Imran Ahmad Ganai (Shahid Imran), running a social media page –Kashmir Crown—in connection with the case of […]
JAMMU — Former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta, who described the transfer of state land under the controversial Roshni Act (now annulled) to private individuals as “land jihad” in the run-up to the District Development Council (DDC) elections last November, was himself an illegal occupant of state […]
The 27-year-old man, who had set himself on fire along with his friend outside the Supreme Court, succumbed to the burn injuries on Saturday morning, the Indian Express reported. The deceased, a Delhi University graduate, had come to Delhi with a 24-year-old rape victim on Monday morning. The two allegedly poured kerosene and set themselves […]