NEW DELHI — A Delhi court has pulled up Delhi Police during the bail hearing of Pinky Chaudhary, president of the Hindu Raksha Dal being investigated in connection with anti-Muslim slogans raised at Jantar Mantar, for not questioning a YouTube news channel reporter “seen deliberately putting up leading questions” to “incite” people, the Indian Express […]
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Pulwama attack an attempt by external forces to bring India-Pakistan to war: Author Adrian Levy
MUMBAI — The Pulwama attack in 2019 was an attempt by stakeholders independent of India and Pakistan to create regional conflagration and bring the two countries to war, said journalist and author Adrian Levy. In a conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on ‘Off the Cuff’ Tuesday, Levy added that the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the militant organisation […]
Muslim MP booked for sedition for allegedly defending Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan
SAMBHAL (UP) — Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq has been booked for sedition following his recent remarks allegedly defending the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and equating it with India’s own freedom struggle, police said on Wednesday. He was charged under Indian Penal Code section 124A (sedition) following a complaint from BJP leader Rajesh Singhal […]
Domestic LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 25
NEW DELHI — The price of a domestic (14.2 kilogram) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG or cooking gas) cylinder was hiked by Rs 25 apiece on Tuesday. After the hike, a domestic cylinder would now cost Rs 859 apiece in the national capital. The price has been hiked in similar proportion across the country. This is […]
UP: Muslim man ‘beaten up’ for bid to hoist Tricolour
MEERUT (UP) — A Muslim man was allegedly beaten up by a group of persons who also issued death threats when he tried to hoist the Tricolour in Baghpat’s Ranchad village on Thursday, Independence Day, the Indian Express reported. “Pro-Pakistan” slogans were also allegedly raised by those who assaulted Babu Khan and the suspects also […]
Jantar Mantar Hate Speech: Delhi Police Finds Link Between BJP Organiser and Sloganeers
NEW DELHI — Delhi police has found that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay had connections with the men who raised anti-Muslim threats at a demonstration in Jantar Mantar on August 8. While Upadhyay and five others had been arrested two days after the crime took place, Upadhyay who has been a BJP spokesperson has […]
Modi pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid his tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ Samadhi in the national capital. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were also present at the memorial. […]
PM giving same speech for 7 years, no implementation on ground: Congress
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of only making announcements about schemes in his Independence Day speeches and not implementing them, even as it hit out at him for not withdrawing the three agri laws against which the farmers have been protesting. Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said for […]
Parliament is ‘temple of country’s democracy’ to debate and decide issues of people’s well-being: President Kovind
NEW DELHI — President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said Parliament is the “temple of the country’s democracy” which provides the highest forum to discuss, debate and decide issues for the well-being of people, remarks that came against the backdrop of the recent ruckus and continuous disruptions that led to the abrupt adjournment of the […]
24-year-old UP man arrested for hacking into ECI website, creating over 10,000 fake voter IDs
NEW DELHI — The Uttar Police Police has arrested a 24-year-old man from the state’s Saharanpur district for allegedly hacking into the Election Commission of India (ECI) website and creating over 10,000 fake voter IDs, officials said on Friday. Reacting to the developments, the poll panel said its database is “absolutely safe and secure”. The […]








