Tirade against slain cop: BJP leader Pragya says he died for treating me badly
Bhopal: Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has said former Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she “cursed” him for torturing her. Addressing BJP workers here Thursday night, Pragya also claimed Karkare had made up his mind not to release […]
Taliban-Afghan talks derailed as peace takes a back seat
DOHA: Hopes for a breakthrough in a push to end Afghanistan’s gruelling conflict suffered a major setback Friday after a key summit between the Taliban and Afghan officials was indefinitely postponed The so-called intra-Afghan dialogue, due to take place in Doha this weekend, fell apart at the last minute in a row over the large […]
Rahul gives a war cry, says Cong will form next government
Raichur (Karna): Attacking the Prime Minister, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Friday alleged people of the country “have decided” to remove Narendra Modi and asserted his party would form the government after the Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a rally here in north Karnataka, Gandhi said Modi talks about security of the nation “but making crores of […]
Congress promoted casteism, dynasty politics: BJP
Jaipur: The BJP on Friday said the Congress gave casteism and dynasty politics to the country and it has become a cause of embarrassment to the party. “The Congress gave ‘Jatiwad aur Parivarwad’ (casteism and dynasty politics) to the county and today it is the cause of embarrassment and dishonour to the party itself,” BJP […]
After ban JeI gets notice from tribunal
Asks the organization why it can't be declared unlawful association
Srinagar: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, constituted by the Centre, has issued a show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir (JeI), which was banned by the government in February, asking it why the organisation cannot be declared as an unlawful association. “A notice is hereby given under sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Act […]
Cross LoC trade meets a dead end
New Delhi: India on Thursday suspended the trade across the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan from Friday after probe agencies found the route was being “misused” by elements from the neighbouring country to smuggle illegal weapons, drugs and fake currency, a government order said Thursday. It said a stricter regulatory and enforcement mechanism is […]
India drops down on World Press Freedom Index
London: India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Thursday, with the lead up to the ongoing Indian general elections flagged as a particularly dangerous time for journalists. The World Press Freedom Index 2019′, topped […]
Have limited militancy to few pockets in JK: Modi
Says Imran Khan made public pleas to us to pick up the phone
Amreli: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government managed to contain terrorism to only “two and a half” districts in Jammu and Kashmir and that no bomb blast took place elsewhere in the country in last five years. Addressing a poll rally at Amreli in Gujarat, Modi also said that what he learnt […]
