Sitamgarhi (Bihar): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed opposition parties for objecting to the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, asserting that infiltrators have “no right to vote”. He also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was “indulging in politics over the SIR exercise” in the state. Addressing a public meeting…
New Delhi: Cases of attack on Hindus and vandalisation of temples have been noted in the UK, Canada, and the US, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written response to a query in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh also said that since last year, five cases of…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday mocked Rahul Gandhi’s disclosure to back his allegations of rigging in the Maharashtra assembly polls as a case of someone cutting the branch he is sitting on, and said the Congress and its allies won most of their seats where the number of voters had increased. Union Minister Bhupender…
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday demanded that the Telangana government hand over the probe into the alleged illegal phone tapping during the previous BRS regime to the CBI. Speaking to reporters before meeting the officers of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to record his statement as a witness…
New Delhi: With no political party approaching the Election Commission for inclusion or removal of names from Bihar’s draft voters’ list, sources in the poll panel on Friday questioned why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has not raised any objections now. Taking a dig at Gandhi, the sources said it seems the Congress leader will give…
Uttarakashi: Evacuation of stranded pilgrims from areas around the disaster-hit Dharali village continued on Friday, with authorities focusing on rescue and relief operations via air as the Gangotri National Highway and several rural motor roads are damaged at a number of points. So far, 80 people have been brought safely to the ITBP’s Matli helipad…
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that fanaticism creates anger and hatred, which lead to fights and wars. Speaking at a function during his visit to a Shiva temple in Nagpur city on Thursday, he said that the basic cause of all problems in the world lies in five or six…
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India later this year, confirmed National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday. His visit comes at a time when India is facing constant pressure from the United States (US) for buying Russian oil and has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian products, barring a few…
New Delhi: Asserting that a “paradigm shift” in warfare strategy is taking place in the contemporary theatre of war, a parliamentary panel on defence has recommended that “urgent and coordinated” efforts by all stakeholders may be made to achieve excellence in hybrid and modern war tactics. The Committee, in its report presented in Lok Sabha…
Srinagar: Three security force personnel were injured in a fresh gunfight on Thursday as the anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district entered the seventh day, the longest so far this year, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat visited the operation area to take stock of the situation. Army’s Northern Commander…
