Sultanpur (UP): The cross-examination of a witness was conducted before a special MP/MLA Court on Monday in a defamation case filed by a BJP leader against the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. BJP leader Vijay Mishra’s counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey presented witness Anil Mishra, a resident of Pitambarpur Kala under Kotwali Dehat…
Jammu: Congress general secretary Gulam Ahmed Mir on Monday strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, denouncing it as inhumane and barbaric, and said the party supports the government’s initiatives aimed at safeguarding the country and restoring peace and normalcy. Mir, the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Jammu and Kashmir, highlighted the countrywide…
Jammu: The unprecedented and spontaneous public outrage in Jammu and Kashmir over the Pahalgam terror attack has offered a glimmer of hope that terrorism may see its end soon with people’s help, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday. While assuring that his government would work to strengthen people’s crusade against the menace of terrorism,…
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…
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…
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…
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday assured that all possible help would be extended to the kin of the three men from Thane district who lost their lives in the horrific Pahalgam terror attack. Shinde, who also heads the Shiv Sena, visited the bereaved families of Sanjay Lele, Hemant Joshi, and Atul…
