The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)’s decision to demand a ban on Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency is as baffling as it is troubling. Labelling the movie as “anti-Sikh” appears to stem from its alleged reference to Indira Gandhi’s role in creating figures like Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a controversial figure who remains a polarizing chapter in…
India has reopened its embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. India has so far focused only on isolating the Taliban. However, beyond a point, this option will yield less benefit, as many other countries are now starting to engage with the Taliban, and India is a significant stakeholder in Afghanistan. The Taliban…
Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Friday found former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi guilty of corruption in the 190 million pounds al-Qadir Trust case and sentenced them to 14 and seven years in prison respectively. Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the anti-corruption court announced the verdict that had been deferred thrice…
New Delhi: State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday said it has achieved financial closure for its Bina refinery expansion cum petrochemical project with the signing of a loan agreement of Rs 31,802 crore with a consortium of six lenders led by the State Bank of India. The project, estimated to cost Rs 48,926…
Imphal: Manipur has the highest number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) business registrations in the northeastern region, Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said. Singh said that according to the 2018-19 Annual Report of the Ministry of MSME, the state registered 12,438 MSME businesses between 2015 and 2019. The chief minister said that…
Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP spokesperson, N.V. Subash, has strongly condemned the recent attack on actor Saif Ali Khan while calling out the Congress for making unwarranted allegations about Mumbai’s safety under the BJP-led government. “The attack on Saif Ali Khan is deeply unfortunate and condemnable. However, branding Mumbai as unsafe based on an isolated incident…
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP): The BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit leaders distributed copies of the Constitution among the sanitation workers at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Thursday. They said the religious congregation at Prayagraj is a great celebration of unity, something that the Constitution guarantees. The BJP, which has launched “Samvidhan Gaurav Abhiyan” — a…
New Delhi: Mandatory domestic cricket, restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and a bar on individual endorsements during series were among a slew of measures that the BCCI unveiled on Thursday in a 10-point policy to promote “discipline and unity” in the embattled national cricket team. Non-compliance would invite sanctions,…
Washington: Ahead of a looming ban on TikTok in the United States, US senators have alleged that the Chinese Communist Party-owned platform has interfered in the elections of various countries, including India. A group of lawmakers has called for extending the deadline to shut it down. Participating in a debate on TikTok, the lawmakers also…
Beijing: China has offered to invest USD 3.7 billion in Sri Lanka, stated to be the biggest-ever foreign investment in the island nation, to build a state-of-the-art oil refinery as the two countries signed a new plan to upgrade BRI cooperation during Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit here. On Thursday, Dissanayake met…
