NEW DELHI: The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday. During the meeting, senior officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) made a presentation before the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Several stakeholders, including the Zakat Foundation of India and the Telangana Waqf Board, […]
NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP strongman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday said that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joining the Congress has proved that the wrestlers’ protests against him was conspiracy hatched by the grand old party and that former Haryana chief minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda was the […]
NEW DELHI: Reacting to BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s conspiracy charge after wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s political plunge, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday said that while the BJP stands with those who do wrong, the Congress always stands with those who are […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir was a “massive booster dose” for the party and heralded a change in the country’s politics. “Today is the 2nd anniversary of the start of the truly transformational Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra. Over 200 […]
LONDON: The heads of the American and British foreign intelligence agencies said Saturday they are “working ceaselessly” for a cease-fire in Gaza, using a rare joint public statement to press for peace. CIA Director William Burns and MI6 Chief Richard Moore said their agencies had “exploited our intelligence channels to push hard for restraint and […]
WASHINGTON: Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed uncrewed in a New Mexico desert late on Friday, capping a three-month test mission hobbled by technical issues that forced the astronauts it had flown to the International Space Station to remain there until next year. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who became the first crew to fly […]
SRINAGAR: Humaira Ayub, a senior lecturer at DIET Kishtwar, has brought immense pride to her institution by having her research study recognized as one of the top five best submissions in the Jammu province. Out of a total of 25 research reports submitted to SCERT Jammu, only five were selected as the most outstanding. Humaira […]
WASHINGTON: NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, September 09, 2024, to provide an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that will study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could be hospitable to life. The teleconference will occur after a key decision point meeting earlier that day regarding next steps for the mission. […]
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that Article 370 has become “history” and will never make a comeback. Releasing the BJP’s manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls at a press conference here, Shah also questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his party’s alliance with the National Conference (NC), and urged […]
Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India is not in favour of talks with Pakistan until terrorism ceases, emphasizing that “talks and bombs cannot go together”. Shah made these remarks while releasing the BJP’s manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir, dismissing any possibility of dialogue with Pakistan amidst the ongoing terrorist activities. “We […]