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London: The UK has stripped China’s state-owned TV channel of its broadcasting licence in the country, after an investigation found the licence holder lacked editorial control and had links to China’s ruling Communist Party. The communications regulator, Ofcom, said Thursday it revoked the UK licence for China Global Television Network, or CGTN, an international English […]
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New Delhi: A total of 7,139 Indian prisoners, including undertrials, are lodged in various jails around the world, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday Saudi Arabia has the highest number of 1,599 Indian prisoners, followed by the United Arab Emirates with 898 and Nepal having 886 inmates, according to information provided by Minister […]
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Jammu: An Army soldier was killed on Wednesday evening in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a defence spokesperson said. Sepoy Laxman, a resident of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, was the fourth soldier killed this year in ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC. “The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked […]
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New Delhi: The NIA on Thursday conducted searches in Punjab’s Amritsar and Gurdaspur in connection with a narco-terror case of Pakistan-based terror group Hizbul Mujahideen and recovered Rs 20 lakh and 130 bullets from a Hawala operator, an official said. The searches were conducted at the premises of suspect Manpreet Singh of Amritsar, a close […]
Added on February 4, 2021
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Srinagar: Most parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, resulting in significant improvement in the minimum temperature across the valley and providing huge relief to residents, officials said. Meanwhile, the fresh downpour resulted in flight disruptions at the Srinagar airport. The snowfall began during the night and continued at many places during the day, […]
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New Delhi: The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been fully integrated into the mainstream of the nation after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told Parliament on Wednesday. He told Rajya Sabha that as many as 613 […]
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday asked the government to bring a bill in Rajya Sabha proposing restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking during the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Azad said, “I appeal to you, if Jammu and Kashmir has […]
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New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Jammu and Kashmir administration, the Ministry of Tourism and other stakeholders must try to remove “negative publicity” in the press of the region and use social media to “promote” a more positive image of it. The 280th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and […]
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Bengaluru: India is vigilant in the face of attempts to change status quo at its border and prepared to defeat any misadventures to defend territorial integrity, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, amid continued military standoff with China. “We have long witnessed unfortunate attempts to employ force to change the status quo at our […]
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Asks govt not to treat agitating farmers as 'enemies'
New Delhi: Several opposition parties including the Congress and the DMK on Wednesday asked the government to withdraw the three contentious farm laws without making it a prestige issue and not to treat the agitating farmers as “enemies”. Participating in the discussion on the Motion on Thanks to President’s Address to the joint sitting of […]
