Mayawati attacks PM on his marriage
Lucknow, May 13 (PTI)In a bizarre statement and personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP president Mayawati Monday alleged that women in the BJP are scared of their husbands meeting the Prime Minister fearing they might also “abandon their wives”. “I have come to know that in BJP, women leaders get scared when they […]
SC dismisses plea to advance poll timing in Lok Sabha election
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to advance poll timings to 5:30 am from 7 am for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls in view of searing heat and the month of Ramzan. A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and […]
India’s “first extremist” was a Hindu, says Kamal Haasan
Aravakurichi (TN), May 13 (PTI) Stoking a controversy, actor and Makkal Needhi Maiyam founder Kamal Haasan has said free India’s first “extremist was a Hindu” — Nathuram Godse who killed Mahatma Gandhi. Haasan’s comments drew sharp reaction from the state BJP, which slammed him for indulging in “divisive politics”. However, the Congress and Dravidar Kazhagam, […]
Two suspected militants arrested
Banihal/Jammu, May 13 (PTI) Two suspected militants were arrested Monday in Ramban district of Jammu region, a senior police officer said. Shoukat Ahmad of Awantipora and Taufeeq Ahmad of Kulgam were arrested in Gool area around 3.30 am, the officer said. He said both of them are being interrogated, Further details are awaited.
Sumbal minor’s rape: Police summons school Principal over Issuance of DOB certificate
Srinagar, May 13: Police on Monday summoned Principal of a private school for allegedly issuing a fake Date of Birth (DOB) certificate in favour of a youth accused in rape of 3-year-old Sumbal girl. SSP Bandipora Rahul Malik said that the fake DOB has been issued by the Ali Mohammad Thakur, Principal High School Islamia […]
SC agrees to hear plea against Delhi HC verdict quashing cadre allocation of IAS, IPS officers
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on May 17 the Centre’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict which had quashed cadre allocation of IAS and IPS officers of 2018 batch. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna. Solicitor General […]
Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF, to get USD 6 bn over 3 yrs
Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday reached an agreement with the IMF on a bailout package under which the cash-strapped country will receive USD 6 billion over three years, according to a top official. The staff-level agreement now awaits a formal approval by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board of directors in Washington, Dawn news […]
Death toll rises to 13 in Lahore Sufi shrine suicide attack
Lahore, May 13 (PTI) The death toll in the suicide attack targeting one of Pakistan’s oldest and most revered Sufi shrines in Lahore has risen to 13 as another civilian succumbed to his injuries, a media report said Monday. Tahir Aslam, 18, was working at a shop near the shrine. He was among the critically injured […]
Social media blocked in Sri Lanka after unrest
Colombo, May 13 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government Monday blocked social media following rising tensions between the minority Muslims and majority Sinhalese in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings which killed nearly 260 people. The blockade comes a day after Sri Lankan police imposed curfew in the country’s western coastal town of Chilaw where a […]
5 held for peddling drugs, another for cultivating opium
Jammu, May 13 (PTI) Five alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with a man who was illegally cultivating opium on his farm in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The opium was being grown in an agricultural field in Thandapani-Panjgrian village of Manjakote in Rajouri district, a police spokesperson said. The opium field was […]