Terror suspects open fire at brick kiln workers in J&K’s Kulgam NEW DELHI: Two non-local labourers were injured after suspected terrorists opened fire at a brick kiln in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday evening, PTI reported citing officials said.This is a breaking story Source link
The Board’s spokesperson, Dr SQR Ilyas, said that making Vande Mataram legally mandatory for all communities was incompatible with both constitutional principles and Islamic belief. NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday strongly criticised Parliament’s passage of a Bill that makes alleged disrespect to Vande Mataram a punishable offence, calling…
The conversation came as tensions between Iran and the United States intensified, with Tehran claiming fresh strikes on American military facilities in Kuwait (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in West Asia, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and urging…
The MEA criticized Pakistan’s harsh crackdown on protesters in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI images) NEW DELHI: India on Friday slammed Pakistan of making an open admission of state-sponsored terrorism after a senior aide to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif acknowledged that Islamabad had trained and armed Mujahideen who have now turned against the Pakistani state….
Two more deaths in Sivasagar pushed Assam’s flood toll to 80 on Friday, even as more than 2.12 lakh people across eight districts continued to grapple with the deluge.The latest figures mark an improvement from the previous day’s situation, when the flood toll stood at 78, over 3 lakh people across seven districts were affected,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held his first telephone conversation with newly elected UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, congratulating him on assuming office as the two leaders agreed to deepen cooperation in technology, artificial intelligence, defence, trade and security while also discussing the situation in the Middle East, including efforts to reopen…
Varanasi Urban Ropeway is India’s first ropeway designed primarily as an urban mass transit system rather than a tourist attraction For centuries, getting around Varanasi has been part of the city’s experience.Its narrow lanes, bustling bazaars, temples and ghats are integral to the spiritual capital’s identity. But as one of India’s oldest continuously inhabited cities…
IMD predicts 94% rainfall across India for August NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast below-normal rainfall in August across India, at 94 per cent of the long-period average. It also issued weather alerts across several parts of the country, including Kerala, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and other northeastern states, warning of heavy…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has summoned Meta’s global team to explain the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, with government officials set to question the social media giant on alleged algorithmic bias, the functioning of its content moderation systems and its role in maintaining public order, PTI reported citing sources.According to the…
CBI arrests two in Chandranath Rath murder probe NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested two brothers, Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar, in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, in Kolkata. The arrests were made as part of the agency’s…