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 […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Students Association condemned the attack on Kashmiri Youth who was brutally thrashed by a group of 12 goons at Sector 44 area of Gurgoan in Haryana State. In a Statement, Spokesperson Nasir Khuehami urged Home Minister Amit Shah, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and J&K LG Manoj Sinha for action against […]
KOLKATA — Facebook on the night of August 18 disabled the ‘No Vote to BJP’ group which had more than 33,000 members and which had campaigned against Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls earlier this year. The group is run by members of the platform, ‘Bengal against Fascist BJP-RSS’. Many political […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri youth was beaten by a group of six unidentified men on Thursday evening outside his office in Gurgaon area of Haryana. Tariq Bhat, a 22-year-old from north Kashmir’s Handwara town, who works in a corporate company in Gurgaon, was leaving for his home when the six men dressed in formal clothes […]
HYDERABAD — All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday hit out at the Modi government over its stance on the Afghanistan crisis and urged it to focus on minorities living in India, Times Now reported. Owaisi’s comments have come in view of India’s offer to provide refuge to Hindus and Sikhs of […]
Mathura (UP) — A Mathura court has dismissed the UP STF’s plea to interrogate Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan about alleged incriminating documents found in his Delhi residence. Additional District and Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Pandey rejected the Special Task Force plea, saying that the accused cannot be allowed to be interrogated again after the chargesheet […]
AGRA — The shahar mufti and his son were on Wednesday booked for raising objection over the flag hoisting ceremony organised on Jama Masjid premises in Agra on Independence Day. Organiser of the event, Haji Aslam Qureshi, chairman of Local Islamia Agency, lodged the case at the Mantola police station of Agra. “A complaint was […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed women candidates to appear for National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance exam scheduled on September 5, saying debarring them amounted to gender discrimination. In an interim order, a Bench led by Justice SK Kaul, however, clarified that the results will be subject to the final outcome of […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over the hike in prices of LPG cylinders, accusing it of being insensitive and distorting the budget of every household. The party also displayed empty LPG cylinders and ‘chulhas’ at a press conference here to highlight the issue of steep LPG prices. Congress […]