Quote of the day by Martin Luther King Jr.: “True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is…” | World News

Some quotes sound important the moment you read them. Others take a little longer. This one from Martin Luther King Jr. tends to stay in people’s minds because it quietly challenges an idea many of us accept without thinking too much about it.Most people would probably describe peace as the absence of conflict. If nobody…

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NC’s rebel MP Mehdi says he will join Delhi protest for J&K statehood, Art 370; calls for broader movement | India News

SRINAGAR: A day after CM Omar Abdullah convened a meeting of NC legislators and MPs at Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar and announced a protest in New Delhi on the opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session for the restoration of statehood and “constitutional guarantees” to Jammu and Kashmir, the party’s rebel MP…

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Vickrum Digwa’s grandmother breaks silence on Henry Nowak’s murder, defends killer’s mother’s decision to hide weapon: ‘Any parent would have…’

The grandmother of convicted killer Vickrum Digwa has defended the actions of his mother, saying she “only did what any parent would’ve done” after helping conceal the weapon used in the murder of Henry Nowak.Speaking publicly for the first time since Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday, 75-year-old Bimla Kaur said the case…

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DoPT plans IAS mentorship meet at statue of unity on Ekta Diwas | India News

NEW DELHI: Following up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suggestion to organise structured interactions between senior and young IAS officers for mentorship and knowledge-sharing, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has asked all states and Union territories to nominate officers for the first such interaction at Statue of Unity, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on Ekta…

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UP CM Yogi orders inspection of hotels, commercial establishments after Delhi’s Malviya Nagar fire tragedy | India News

Taking cognisance of the Malviya Nagar restaurant fire in Delhi, which claimed 21 lives, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered special security inspection of hotels and commercial establishments in the state.The Chief Minister directed officials from all development authorities, police departments, Public Works Department (PWD), and fire departments, along with several other…

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India-Russia Relations: ‘Useless to try to pressurise PM Modi’: Putin says India-US ties won’t affect Russia ties, praises economic growth

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said India’s growing cooperation with the United States does not undermine its longstanding ties with Russia, while also asserting that attempts to pressure New Delhi over its relationship with Moscow would not succeed.Speaking to reporters in St. Petersburg, Putin said the United States was trying to exert pressure on…

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‘Don’t come to airport’: CJP founder’s new appeal to supporters – what prompted U-turn? | India News

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday urged supporters not to gather at Delhi airport when he arrives in India on June 6, saying the overwhelming response to his campaign had exceeded expectations and that a large crowd could cause inconvenience to the public and security personnel.He said after arriving at the…

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‘I slowly started believing’: Victim details alleged conversion push in TCS case chargesheet | India News

NEW DELHI: A victim at the centre of the alleged sexual harassment and forcible conversion case involving Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Nashik unit told police she was gradually convinced that accepting Islam would reduce her mental stress, according to a chargesheet filed in the case.“I was convinced that if I accepted the Islamic religion, my…

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