Biden condemns attack on Trump during Pennsylvania rally

CHICAGO: US President Joe Biden on Saturday condemned the life-threatening attack on his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump and said “there is no place for this kind of violence in America”.   Trump got injured during his election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania following an apparent series of gunshots. He was immediately escorted out of […]

Trump injured following apparent gunfire at Pennsylvania rally, campaign says ‘he is safe’

CHICAGO: Former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump got injured during his election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania following an apparent series of gunshots.   “He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility,” Steven Cheung, Trump spokesperson said in a statement amidst a report of possible gunshots at him […]

A bullet pierced upper part of my ear, says Trump after escaping assassination bid

CHICAGO: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday said he was shot at during his rally in Pennsylvania and a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear.   In his first statement issued on the social media platform Truth Social, 78-year-old Trump thanked the US Secret Service for saving […]

Asaduddin Owaisi slams Centre for ‘gifting’ more powers to Jammu and Kashmir L-G

  Hyderabad The Union Home Ministry’s notification on Jammu and Kashmir granting more powers to the Lieutenant Governor was issued by the Centre, anticipating that the BJP will not be able to form a government there if elections are held, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday. In a social media post, the Hyderabad Lok […]

“Modi Govt’s Betrayal Of J&K Continues Unabated”: Kharge After MHA Amends J&K Reorganization Act

    New Delhi: After the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) amended the rules of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, Congress President Mallikarjunj Kharge said on Saturday that Modi government’s betrayal of J-K continues unabated.   In a post on X, Kharge said that this step reflects another example of “Samvidhan Hatya Diwas” […]

Two Independent MLAs who joined BJP lose seats in bypolls, Congress defeated in Hamirpur

SHIMLA: Resigning and switching to the BJP has proved costly for two Independent legislators of Himachal Pradesh who lost to Congress candidates from their seats on Saturday in the assembly bypolls.   Congress candidate Kamlesh Thakur, the wife of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, defeated BJP’s Hoshiyar Singh for the Dehra seat by a margin […]

After nearly a year in jail, former Pak PM Imran Khan acquitted in illegal marriage case

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the un-Islamic marriage case, the only case keeping the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder behind bars.   On February 3 — days before the general elections on February 8 — an Islamabad court convicted the couple based […]

Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP over ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’; terms move ‘negative politics’

NEW DELHI: In a scathing attack on the BJP, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said it comes as no surprise that those who opposed the Constitution and called for its abolition would indulge in the “negative politics” of marking ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’.   Her remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit […]

J-K: Two dead, 25 injured as bus plunges into gorge in Doda

JAMMU: Two persons were killed and 25 injured when a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a 200-feet-deep gorge in hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.   The accident took place near Bhatyas at around 10.25 am when the private mini bus was on its way to Thathri […]

Himachal Pradesh CM’s wife Kamlesh Thakur wins Dehra assembly bypoll

SHIMLA: The Congress won the Dehra Assembly seat for the first time on Saturday with its candidate Kamlesh Thakur, the wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, defeating BJP candidate Hoshiyar Singh by a margin of 9,399 votes.   Thakur polled 32,737 votes in the bypoll against 23,338 votes polled by Singh. The […]

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