NEW DELHI — Reacting sharply to hate speeches allegedly made at a ‘Dharma Sansad’ held recently in Haridwar, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday demanded the strictest action against those who incite violence, saying such acts violate the Constitution and the law. Hitting out at the remarks made at the Haridwar conclave, Priyanka Gandhi […]
JAISALMER — A MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer in the evening during a training exercise killing onboard pilot Wing Commander Harshit Sinha. IAF in a tweet confirmed the death of the pilot expressing sorrow over the tragic incident. “With deep sorrow, IAF conveys the sad demise […]
NEW DELHI — The Uttarakhand Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi, formerly known as Waseem Rizvi, and others for allegedly giving a “provocative speech” against “a particular religion” at a Dharma Sansad in Haridwar on December 17-19, ANI reported. Wasim Rizvi was former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh […]
NEW DELHI — Intelligence agencies warned of more terror attacks in Punjab before elections and asked state police to intensify the safety of sensitive installations and close watch on social media, ANI reported. A senior officer said that several security advisories were already issued to the state police anticipating terror activity. Keeping a close watch […]
LUCKNOW — The Allahabad High Court on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission (EC) to look for ways to “postpone” the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh by a couple of months and ban all political rallies in other poll-bound states amid rising cases of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 […]
SRINAGAR — Prominent members of India’s defence community have joined a growing chorus of people across the country in demanding legal action against organisers of a Hindu religious event held last week, after several speakers there reportedly issued calls for killing Muslims. Admiral (retired) Arun Prakash, former chief of the Indian Navy, and General (retired) […]
LUDHIANA — Two people have died in a blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab. Four people have also been reported to have suffered serious injuries in the explosion. The blast is reported to have taken place around 12:22 pm in a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The intensity of […]
HYDERABAD — A 21-year-old college student was arrested for sexual assault three days after a schoolgirl died by suicide in Chennai, leaving a letter that claimed, “a girl is safe only in the mother’s womb or the grave.” The mother of the Class 11 student saw her hanging in their home on the outskirts of […]
NEW DELHI — 20 YouTube channels and two websites on Monday were taken down by India after the Union government, for the first time, invoked the emergency powers under the intermediary guidelines and digital media ethics code in the IT Act that was notified recently, according to a report. The YouTube channels and the websites […]
KOHIMA — Nagaland Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre to repeal the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, (AFSPA), 1958 from the state and rest of the Northeast “to strengthen the ongoing efforts to find a peaceful political settlement to the Naga political issue.” The Assembly also called for an apology […]