Bengaluru: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists staged protests in several parts of the state on Thursday against the Congress election manifesto which proposed banning of the latter in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka. At some places, “Hanuman Chalisa” were also chanted. The protestors are slated to chant…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) founder Bhim Singh’s son has been removed from a blacklist and issued an emergency visa to attend his mother’s funeral after he apologised to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for participating in an anti-government protest in London last year. Ankit Love (39), who is based in London, was…
New Delhi: Union Minister and BJP leader Meenakashi Lekhi on Thursday said the credibility of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar eroded after “discredited” politicians joined it. Wrestlers, have levelled sexual harassment charges against Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Saran Singh and sat on a protest at Jantar Mantar in…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday expressed annoyance over opposition, from some quarters, to the headcount of castes being conducted by his government in the state. Kumar, the state’s longest-serving CM, was replying to questions from journalists on a petition in the Patna High Court challenging the caste survey, on which arguments from…
Gorakhpur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, following the mantra of ‘pehle matdaan, phir jalpaan’ (vote first, breakfast later), became the first voter of his booth at Gorakhnath Kanya Prathmik Vidyalaya casting his vote at 7.01 am. “It is not only our right but also our duty and responsibility, as we can…
Jammu: An Army helicopter crashed in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. The pilot and co-pilot were rescued in an injured condition. The crash took place in the hill district’s Marwah area, the officials said. Officials had earlier said there were three people on board.
Imphal: The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. So far, 4,000 people were rescued by the forces from the violence-hit areas, and given shelter, he said, adding that more people are being shifted to safer…
Incheon: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exuded confidence that the incoming World Bank President Ajay Banga will utilise his corporate world experience in pursuing the goals of the multilateral lending agency. Banga, 63, will take over as the President of the World Bank on June 2. He will succeed President David Malpass. “Hearty congratulations Ajay…
New Delhi: The ongoing protest by the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar took an ugly turn when some scuffle reportedly broke out between the agitators and Delhi Police, reasons unknown. As a result, the Delhi police has put in place adequate security measures around Jantar Mantar. According to sources, heavy police force has been deployed at…
Benaulim (Goa): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to hold separate bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov at a beach resort in Goa on Thursday on the sidelines of a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) amid rapidly evolving regional security situation. In the talks with Qin,…
