NEW DELHI — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi-led Central government, saying that “the India of Mahatma Gandhi is gradually turning into the India of Nathuram Godse.” The remarks were a reference to the conventional symbolism that’s traditionally used to […]
NEW DELHI — Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) Vice President Saket Moon demanded the reconstruction of Babri Masjid during a protest. However, a JNUSU functionary distanced himself from Moon’s remarks. A protest march was carried out by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) inside the campus demanding reconstruction of the demolished Babri Masjid […]
KOHIMA — Special forces of the Army not only shot dead civilians in a case of mistaken identity in Nagaland’s Mon on Saturday, they also tried to hide the bodies under tarpaulin, a report by the state’s Director General of Police T John Longkumer and Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor revealed. A parallel first information report filed […]
BHOPAL — Violence gripped Madhya Pradesh school when workers of the right-wing group Bajrang Dal, along with hundreds of locals, were seen barging into a school in Madhya Pradesh and throwing stones at the building on Monday, claiming religious conversion of students by the Christian Missionary institution, NDTV reported. The violence took place while the […]
MUZAFFARNAGAR — In a horrible incident reported from Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, at least 17 girl students of Class 10 were allegedly drugged and then molested by two school managers on the pretext of conducting a medical examination. The two managers have now been booked by police. The shocking incident took place in Purkazi […]
KOHIMA — The cabinet of Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Tuesday decided to call off the ongoing Hornbill Festival in protest against the killing of 14 civilians by security forces, official sources said. The state government has also decided to write to the Centre demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, […]
NEW DELHI — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and Nagaland government over the killing of civilians by armed forces in the state. According to an official statement, the NHRC has taken suo-motu cognizance of the case and sought a detailed report from the respondents within six […]
NEW DELHI — Expressing regret over the Nagaland firing incident, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will be completed within a month and asserted that all agencies must ensure such happenings do not recur while taking action against insurgents. In his statement in Lok Sabha, […]
NEW DELHI — Following the killing of over two dozen civilians by government forces Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio called for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958, saying the “law has blackened the image of the country” “We are asking the central government to remove Afspa from Nagaland,” Neiphiu Rio was […]
LUCKNOW — Waseem Rizvi, the former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board, renounced Islam and converted to Hinduism Monday, taking the name Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi. It was Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the controversial chief priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi temple, who officiated the conversion. In a statement, Rizvi also said that when […]