Rajouri/Jammu: Another overground worker of militant outfits has been detained under the Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said on Wednesday. Mohd Altaf is the fifth overground worker to be detained in the border district in the past two months under the stringent administrative law that allows detention without charge or […]
Poonch/Jammu: An Army patrol party found a deaf and mute man roaming near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. Prima facie, the man also appears to be mentally challenged. He was found in an injured condition near Batharpull in Gulpur sector and was handed over to […]
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the economic empowerment of women fuels growth and the most effective way to empower women is through a “women-led development approach.”. “When women prosper, the world prospers,” Modi said while virtually addressing the ‘Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment’ organised at the Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar […]
New Delhi: Reiterating his earlier claim, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the violence that broke out between two groups during a procession on Monday and has claimed 6 lives so far, was part of a larger conspiracy which will be the subject of the ongoing investigation. Of the victims of the July […]
New Delhi/Gurgaon: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the authorities to ensure that nobody indulges in hate speech or violence during rallies that the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad held in Delhi demonstrating against the Haryana violence. At least six people were killed in the communal flare-ups that first erupted in Haryana’s Nuh on […]
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Wednesday said it has launched a scheme to settle pending disputes relating to government contracts under the Vivad se Vishwas II scheme and contractors will have time till October 31 to submit their claims. The scheme will apply to all domestic contractual disputes where one of the parties is […]
New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the Delhi services ordinance, will not survive in the Rajya Sabha. All members of the opposition bloc INDIA will oppose the proposed legislation in the Upper House, he told […]
New Delhi: The marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of originally scheduled date October 15 as PCB has agreed with ICC and BCCI on proposed change of dates of two of its matches. (More Cricket News) Pakistan will also play Sri Lanka on October […]
Tarouba (Trinidad): Indian captain Hardik Pandya rued the lack of basic facilities during their stay here, saying “it’s time” for Cricket West Indies (CWI) to take note of and address the issues. Led by Hardik in the absence of Rohit Sharma, India thrashed the West Indies by 200 runs to clinch the three-match ODI series […]
Karachi: Muhammad Yasir, the young Pakistani javelin thrower, is ecstatic after receiving a phone call from Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic gold winner, congratulating him on winning a bronze medal in the Asian Athletics Championships. Yasir achieved the feat with a throw of 79.93 metre during the event in Bangkok last month. “It was a pleasant […]