THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Narrating the situations in Lakshadweep, a native of the island has expressed concerns that apart from anti-people measures, administrator Praful K Patel is also implementing unscientific decisions as if he wanted to force people to leave the island. A contract worker, the youth preferred to maintain anonymity fearing vindictive measures from the administration […]
BUDGAM – In a tragic incident, three minors including two girls fell into a pit while playing on Tuesday evening in Narwara Beerwa area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Reports said locals swung into action and dragged all the three children out from the soak pit and took them to hospital. Block Medical Officer while […]
The new administrator of Muslim-majority Lakshadweep has been accused of moving to ban beef-eating and cattle transport, cracking down on protests and destroying the fishing infrastructure, with politicians alleging he wants to turn the Union Territory into “another Kashmir” and MPs writing to the President against him. Praful Khoda Patel, formerly Gujarat home minister under […]
NEW DELHI – At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last evening to select the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chief Justice of India NV Ramana reportedly emphasised a rule that eliminated at least two key candidates shortlisted by the government, sources say. After a 90-minute meeting, the high-powered […]
WASHINGTON – The security assistance to Pakistan that was suspended by the previous Trump administration remains to be the same, the Pentagon said on Monday as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met his Pakistani counterpart in Geneva. “At this time, […]
NEW DELHI – After two police teams descended on Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurgaon, the Congress on Monday alleged that the “cowardly raid” on the microblogging site’s offices by the Delhi Police “exposes lameduck attempts” to hide a “fraudulent toolkit” by BJP leaders. The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Monday sent a notice to […]
NEW DELHI – Twitter India’s offices in Delhi’s Lado Sarai and in Gurugram were raided by a special team of Delhi Police on Monday (May 24) evening, according to news agency ANI. Media reports say that the raid was related to an alleged toolkit prepared by the Indian National Congress to amplify the support given […]
NEW DELHI – The deadline to comply with the new legal rules meant for big social media platforms, which were issued by the government three months ago, is ending on Tuesday, threatening the operations of the likes of Twitter in India. According to top official sources, social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and others, […]
BEIJING – China on Monday again defended its USD 60 billion CPEC project with Pakistan, disregarding India’s protests as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying it is an economic initiative and has not affected its principled stand on the Kashmir issue. Leaders of China and Pakistan have praised the progress of the China-Pakistan […]
NEW DELHI – A total lunar eclipse will occur on May 26 but it will be visible in the country for a short span from northeastern India, some parts of West Bengal, coastal parts of Odisha and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the eclipse will be visible in the […]