New Delhi: The government on Sunday declared pro-Pakistan separatist amalgam Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Jammu and Kashmir a banned organisation for fomenting terrorism and spreading anti-India propaganda in the Union territory. Announcing the decision, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the group was found spreading anti-India propaganda and continuing terror activities to fuel secessionism in Jammu and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country is imbued with the spirit of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and self-reliance, and asserted that this spirit and momentum has to be maintained in 2024 as well. In the 108th episode of Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Prime Minister Modi also emphasised on physical and mental…
Mathura: The Uniform Civil Code will soon be implemented in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Saturday. The bill will be tabled in the Vidhan Sabha soon for its approval, Dhami said at the Shasthi Purti Mahotsav organised in Vatsalya Gram, Vrindavan to celebrate 60 years of Sadhvi Ritambhara’s ‘sanyas’. UCC is a…
Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday warned the cadres of his party, the BJP, that they should not stop working thinking that victory in the Lok Sabha elections is certain. Speaking at a meeting of the party’s state executive attended by office-bearers and district unit chiefs, he said they should connect with…
Chitradurga: The skeletal remains of five members of a family were recovered from a house in Chitradurga district in Karnataka, police said on Friday, December 29. The skeletal remains are suspected to be those of retired government executive engineer Jagannath Reddy (85), his wife Prema (80), daughter Triveni (62), and sons Krishna (60) and Narendra…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package including housing facilities and loans for MSMEs and Self-Help Groups for the rain-ravaged districts in the state. Following up on his assessment of the damage caused due to rain in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts on December 21, the…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday released 12 reference books related to the recently enacted criminal justice laws and said the books have lucidly brought out changes made in the laws in a concise and simple manner. Hailing the publishers for the reference books on the three laws, Shah said the books…
Beijing: In a major purge of the Chinese military, nine senior generals of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including senior officials of the country’s Rocket Force, have been dismissed from China’s Parliament, official media reported here on Saturday. Those dismissed from the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s Parliament, include five past or current top…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday hailed the central government for taking the “monumental initiative” of signing a peace accord with a key faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). The ULFA’s pro-talks faction on Friday signed the accord with the central and the Assam governments in New Delhi in the…
Patna: Former JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ on Saturday vowed to sue media outfits carrying reports that he had plotted a rebellion against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in favour of the latter’s deputy and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Lalan issued a statement to the effect a day after he stepped down from the…
