JAMMU: A committee of experts constituted by the University of Jammu to review the syllabus of MA Political Science course has recommended the dropping of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Mohammad Iqbal from the chapter on ‘Modern Indian Political Thought-Minorities and the Nation’.J&K minister Jal for Shakti, Javed Ahmed Rana, and a…
SRINAGAR: Ladakhi delegates have said environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk should be included in the next round of talks with the Centre.Addressing a gathering LAB had organised to welcome Wangchuk in Leh on Sunday, its co-chairman Tsering Dorjay Lakrook said any future dialogue should include the environmentalist, given his prominent role…
SRINAGAR: Police on Monday registered an FIR against a hotel in J&K’s Pahalgam for allegedly concealing the stay of foreign guests, most of them British nationals.The case was filed against Hotel Misty Mountains Laddi after police found during a routine check that 23 foreign nationals, among them 19 British citizens, had checked into the hotel…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government on completing four years in office, lauding its efforts in driving development, ensuring good governance, and promoting public welfare across the state.Responding to the Prime Minister’s message, Dhami expressed gratitude and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to development. In a post…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming he is “compromised” and cannot participate in a parliamentary debate, while criticising his recent speech on the West Asia conflict.Speaking at the Adivasi Adhikar Samvidhan Sammelan in Vadodara, Rahul Gandhialleged that the Prime…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia and its impact on energy supplies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned of possible attempts by “certain elements” to exploit the situation to endanger India’s internal security. He, however, assured that the security and law-and-order agencies were already in a state of high alert to…
The Election Commission blamed clerical errors for a letter by the EC being circulated with a BJP seal. Issuing an official clarification, the EC said that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) submitted a document bearing the party seal as part of a clarification requested regarding the 2019 guidelines on the publication of criminal antecedents of…
Chennai, Veteran Indian sports journalist S Thyagarajan, who carved a niche for himself with his extensive coverage of hockey, died here on Monday after battling age-related ailments. He was 85. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. His cremation took place in Chennai on Monday. Thyagarajan, who covered six Olympics and nine Asian…
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance on Monday finalised its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, allocating 27 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party, 18 to Pattali Makkal Katchi and 11 to Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam for the April 23 polls.Under the agreement, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which leads…
A court in Tamil Nadu on Monday found all nine accused policemen guilty in the 2020 custodial torture and deaths of a father and son in Sathankulam.The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai delivered its judgment in the case related to the deaths of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks, who died…