NEW DELHI — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the BJP for calling their former spokespersons fringe for using derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Citing examples of past statements of some top BJP leaders, Rahul Gandhi said that “Fringe is BJP’s core”. Rahul Gandhi’s remarks came in the wake of a major […]
Mudasir Maqbool SHOPIAN — National Youth Party (NYP) organises workers meet at South Kashmir’s Shopian district in the premises Circuit house on Tuesday. The event was joined by hundreds of workers from different areas of district who joined Party fold in presence of National President. The whole dignitaries were set a stage at Shopian like, […]
NEW DELHI — Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged on Monday that the BJP’s “shameful bigotry” has not only isolated India, but has also damaged its global standing. “Divided internally, India becomes weak externally. BJP’s shameful bigotry has not only isolated us, but also damaged India’s standing globally,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter. His remarks came […]
SRINAGAR — NC vice-president Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the BJP “suddenly waking up” to denounce the insult of any religious personality has nothing to do with having “offended” the sentiments of Muslims in the country but is aimed at an international audience. The National Conference leader’s remarks came after the BJP, seeking to defuse […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal for their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, as it sought to defuse the row over the issue. Amid protests by Muslim groups over the remarks, the party also issued a statement aimed […]
SRINAGAR — Is the Centre too fragile to withstand a peaceful protest by mainstream political parties in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti asked on Sunday. Her remarks came after reports that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally against the Centre in the national capital over killings in Kashmir. Mufti said it is […]
JAMMU — AICC Incharge JK affairs Smt Rajni Patil termed the kashmir situation worrisome due to continued targetted killings of innocents leading to an atmosphere of insecurity and situation of migration of minorities and Other vulnerable sections from kashmir like 1990s. Addressing a press Conference here today alongwith PCC President Shri G A Mir and […]
MUMBAI — Reacting sharply over the recent incidents of killings by militants in Kashmir, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for fetching votes in the name of ‘Hindutva’ while doing nothing to improve people’s lives in the valley. Raut said that an identical situation that was in the […]
NEW DELHI — Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps to restore peace in Kashmir, saying innocent people are being killed in the valley and Kashmiri Pandits are fleeing. “Bank manager, teacher and many innocent people are getting killed every day, Kashmiri Pandits are fleeing. Those […]
SRINAGAR — Targeted killings of civilians and the pervasive fear among the people in Kashmir belie the government’s claims of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, NC president Farooq Abdullah said Thursday, alleging the administration has its head in sand. “This ostrich approach will push the situation to a point of no return,” said the former […]
