New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday dismissed the “so-called” local body elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a “complete farce”, saying such exercises cannot conceal the “reality” in the region. The MEA also condemned Pakistan’s alleged brutal crackdown on protesters in PoK, saying the international community should see through Islamabad’s “flimsy…
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday arrested for his alleged “double-meaning” remark alluding to popular actor Trisha and insulting her modesty, police said. Udhayanidhi was arrested and taken to Thanjavur in a police van. The DMK leader was arrested for his alleged remark at a protest meeting held at…
New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his party’s campaign against E20 fuel would continue and urged people to join the protest in large numbers if they wanted to stop its implementation. Addressing a press conference after leading a march towards the Prime Minister’s residence with petitions opposing E20 fuel, Kejriwal said…
Thanjavur/Chennai: The ruling TVK escalated its protest against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his allegedly offensive remarks directed at a film actor, filing complaints with both the local police and the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday. A police complaint was lodged at the Thanjavur East Police Station by S Bairavi, the TVK’s Central…
New Delhi: Social media giant Meta is learnt to have told a parliamentary committee on Monday that it is ready to apologise for the brief restriction on a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook, as a section of members demanded legal action and sought fixing of accountability. At a meeting of the department-related…
Bengaluru/Chennai: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said the state government will respond to neighbouring Tamil Nadu’s approach to the Supreme Court on the Cauvery issue, as per legal advice. The Tamil Nadu government on Monday moved the Supreme Court over the Cauvery dispute with Karnataka, saying the quantum allocated to it by the…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP over its poor performance in the recent by-polls, asserting that this marks the beginning of change. Calling it a combined result of the youth’s unity and outrage stemming from various other issues, he said, “Even the BJP’s safest and most traditional seats will no…
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Monday accepted the people’s mandate in three assembly bypolls, saying the party will conduct a “thorough introspection” of the election results in Bankipur and Datia seats in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh respectively and work tirelessly to further strengthen their trust with renewed energy. This came after the BJP…
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s proposed march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on August 4 to submit petitions against E20 fuel will not be allowed, police sources said on Monday. A police source said no permission has been granted for the march and security arrangements are being made to prevent any unauthorised…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s clarification on the withdrawal of FIRs against protesters, saying it expected the Centre and BJP/NDA-ruled states to immediately implement the assurances given to agitating students under the July 25 agreement. The Supreme Court clarified that the expression “criminal antecedents” in its earlier…
