Doda/Bhaderwah (J-K): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Doda in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, forcing people in parts of the union territory to rush out of their homes in panic and causing damage to some buildings, officials said. The tremors were felt across Delhi and other parts of north India, and in neighbouring Pakistan….
Kochi: Irked over the cases lodged against its senior leaders, including the KPCC president, the Congress in Kerala on Tuesday accused the ruling CPI(M) and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of trying to ‘divert attention’ from the various allegations against him and intimidate the opposition by such moves. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly V…
Chennai: Relationship between the AIADMK and the Tamil Nadu BJP appears to be on the rocks owing to BJP chief K Annamalai’s alleged remark on former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. An irate AIADMK general secretary K Palaniswami on Tuesday lashed out at Annamalai for the latter’s “irresponsible and immature” remark. The BJP state president had…
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on the Centre over the alleged data breach on CoWIN platform and accused it of not being able to protect the personal details of crores of people. Asserting that the CoWIN portal was completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy, the government has dismissed as “mischievous”…
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ‘Rozgar Mela’ events, saying this “entire tamasha” is giving the identity of “job destroyers” to the BJP which is now resorting to “desperate gimmicks” to manage the headlines. The Opposition party’s attack came after Modi addressed the newly-recruited government employees after distributing…
New Delhi: The BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya Tuesday came down heavily on former Twitter chief executive officer Jack Dorsey, saying the social media company was in violation of laws between 2020-2022 when he was at the helm of affairs. Malviya’s counteroffensive through a lengthy Twitter post after Dorsey claimed the Indian government threatened…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said when India, the most populous nation of the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, it tends to “undermine the moral legitimacy” of the global organisation. Addressing a gathering at a seminar held here to mark 75 years…
Imphal: Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness, claiming they were not consulted before including their name in the panel. Several Kuki organisations also raised objections to the inclusion of Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the 51-member…
Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday appeared before the Vigilance Bureau in Mohali in connection with a disproportionate assets matter. The bureau is inquiring into allegations against Channi of amassing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. Channi had earlier been summoned and grilled by the bureau in the matter in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at “dynastic” political parties for promoting “nepotism and corruption” in recruitment to government jobs, and said while such parties “looted” youth with their “rate cards” for various posts, his government is working to “safeguard” their bright future. Addressing the newly-recruited government employees after distributing appointment letters…
