New Delhi: In a bid to counter ‘anti-India propaganda’ unleashed by Pakistan through its radio penetration, India today launched an FM station for the border belt near Amritsar that could be heard 50 km into the Pakistani territory. A 20kW FM transmitter of the All India Radio (AIR) located at Gharinda close to the international […]
New Delhi: Senior NIA officer G P Singh, probing militant funding cases in Jammu and Kashmir and in Northeastern region, was Monday given two years extension, according to an official order. Singh, a 1991 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is working as Inspector General (Intelligence) in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Appointments Committee […]
NEW DELHI: Escalating its attack on the Congress, the BJP Monday drew a parallel between the opposition party and Pakistani leaders, saying both want Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed from Indian politics. Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra read out tweets attacking Modi posted by Pakistani leaders, including its Prime Minister Imran Khan and present […]
AMETHI: Firing fresh salvo at the Prime Minister on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday charged country’s “chowkidar” Narendra Modi with snatching away money from the poor and handing it over to industrialist Anil Ambani. He asked the prime minister for answers on why Rafale price was not disclosed and how Ambani got […]
PATNA: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha Monday drew flak from a fellow party parliamentarian who accused him of siding with opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Lalu Prasad by questioning Narendra Modi government on the Rafale deal. Sharing a screenshot of the Patna Sahib MP remarks quoted in the media here a day ago that there […]
Mumbai: A former municipal councillor, a city-based NGO and an advocate have jointly approached the Bombay High Court challenging provisions of an ordinance that makes the practice of instant triple talaq a punishable offence. President Ram Nath Kovind had last Wednesday signed the ordinance, according to which giving instant triple talaq has been made illegal […]
JAIPUR: GoI Minister Prakash Javadekar Monday termed Rahul Gandhi as a “directionless leader” and said the Congress chief and his party have no hope to return to power therefore they were trying to create a campaign on the basis of lies and speculations against the BJP government. The senior BJP leader said Gandhi has no […]
New Delhi: The biggest worries plaguing the youth of the country are unemployment and lack of education although most of them believed that their political leaders care about their needs, a new study has said. About 55 per cent youth in the country also believed that they are knowledgeable about politics and government, and about […]
New Delhi: Police stations in the country will soon have special kits to collect blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate investigation into sexual assault cases, officials said Sunday. The Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK) or ‘rape investigation kits’ are designed to carry out immediate medico-legal investigation and aid in […]
NEW DELHI: Rejecting allegations of a scam in the Rafale fighter plane deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Sunday said that whether the planes are bought at a higher rate or not is a matter for the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine. He asserted, irrespective of the allegations, the Rafale deal will not […]