Sambhal (UP): The district administration has ordered a probe into alleged financial irregularities related to a dargah here and encroachment of land, officials said on Saturday. Officials said the probe will focus not just on the financial irregularities but also whether the land on which the dargah stands was Waqf property as claimed. According to…
New Delhi: Citing US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard’s statement about evidence that electronic voting systems are vulnerable to hacking in her country, the Congress on Saturday demanded that the government and the Election Commission come clean on the EVM issue and urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the matter. “It is time…
Bijapur: Three Naxalites, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday morning, the police said. It was the first encounter in the state after Union Home Minister Amit Shah last week appealed to the Naxalites to lay down arms…
New Delhi: Though the world is on edge because of the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, the Indian economy remains self-reliant and will likely suffer minimal impact, the BJP said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam said that the Mudra Yojana has greatly benefited…
Jammu: Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing operation in a snow-bound area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, senior security officials said on Saturday, reaffirming their resolve to completely root out terrorism from the region. The killings raised the number of terrorists neutralized in the ongoing operations in the Chhatru belt of the hilly…
Raigad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday praised the valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, emphasising that Aurangzeb, who called himself Alamgir and fought against Marathas in Maharashtra throughout his life died as a defeated man and was buried in its soil. Shah paid tributes to Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad Fort on his 345th death…
Kolkata: Over 110 people were arrested in connection with the violence that broke out in the Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal during a protest over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, police said on Saturday. Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked as violence…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. In a post on X, he wished people happiness, prosperity and good health with Hanuman’s blessings. Mentioned in epic Ramayana as a devotee of Lord Ram and a warrior of supreme strength, Hanuman is a revered figure across the…
New Delhi: Germany’s incoming government has outlined plans to deepen its partnership with India, particularly in the areas of defence and skilled labour migration, German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann has said. Ackermann highlighted that the coalition treaty — agreed upon by the two parties forming the next German government — explicitly references India multiple…
Kolkata: Protests against the Waqf Act rocked parts of West Bengal on Friday, as agitators set ablaze vehicles, disrupted vehicular and rail movement, with a few policemen suffering injuries while trying to control the mob, officials said. The demonstrations took a violent turn in Suti in Murshidabad district when the protesters assembled despite prohibitory orders…
