Hyderabad: The BJP today condemned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for allegedly misusing police forces to suppress a peaceful protest by BJP members in Belagavi and for his shocking public behavior that has drawn widespread outrage. Speaking to the media, BJP Chief Spokesperson and Media In-Charge, N.V. Subash, lambasted Siddaramaiah for resorting to authoritarian tactics like…
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan (AP) — At least seven people were killed and 16 wounded on Monday after a powerful bomb went off outside the office of a pro-government peace committee in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest, police said. The attack happened in Wana, a main city in the…
New Delhi: India on Monday signed a Rs 63,000 crore deal to buy 26 Rafale M fighter jets – i.e., the marine variants – from France to complete a record government-to-government deal. The signed purchase agreement is for 22 single-seater jets and four twin-seater trainers, with deliveries expected to be completed by 2031. The deal…
Dehradun: Riding a flower-bedecked palanquin, the idol of Lord Shiva left its winter abode in Ukhimath on Monday for the revered Kedarnath shrine in the Garhwal Himalayas, the portals of which are scheduled to reopen for devotees on May 2. It is a necessary ritual that precedes the reopening of the portals of the Kedarnath…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking a direction to take appropriate steps to prohibit streaming of sexually explicit content on OTT and social media platforms. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih said the petition raises an important concern,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday made a slew of announcements aimed at ensuring the welfare of state government employees and teachers, including announcing a manifold jump in the “marriage advance,” besides a 2 per cent DA hike. Announcing the state Assembly, the CM also proposed various benefits to pensioners. While…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly moved a resolution on Monday expressing shock and anguish over the barbaric terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people and resolved to fight resolutely in defeating the nefarious designs of disturbing communal harmony and hindering progress. The resolution was moved by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary during a…
Beijing: China has called for a “swift and fair investigation” into the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed support for its all-weather ally Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests amid Islamabad’s rising tensions with India. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister…
Jammu: Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire along the LoC by resorting to unprovoked firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Kupwara districts, army officials said on Monday. This was the fourth consecutive night that Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and came amid heightened tension between New Delhi…
New Delhi: Left candidates bagged three of the four central panel posts in the JNUSU election to maintain their foothold in the premier central university while the RSS-affiliated ABVP ended a nine-year phase out of office to win the post of joint secretary. According to the results announced by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union…
