At JNU, Chidambaram pitches for mass movement if Muslims are sent to detention camps
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said there must be a “huge mass movement” if any Muslim was sent to detention camps in case the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Speaking at the JNU campus here, the former Union minister said the CAA was an outcome […]
Congress will bring govt to its knees over SC reservation, ‘decisive action’ in two days: Surjewala
Chandigarh: The Congress on Friday said it will bring the government to its knees for sabotaging job quotas for the SCs, STs and the OBCs, warning it of decisive action in the next two days. Against the backdrop of a recent Supreme Court judgement, Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Kumari Selja accused the BJP […]
JK to get its first H1N1 diagnostic lab by March 2020: Official
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir will soon get its first high-tech N1H1 laboratory for molecular diagnosis of Swine Flu and other diseases caused by viruses, an official said on Thursday. “The infrastructure for H1N1 Lab is being built by BioSafe Lab India private limited at an estimated cost of Rs 343.16 lakh”, Principal and Dean of […]
Everyone, including politicians, are free to visit newly-created UT: Amit Shah
Says BJP leaders shouldn't have uttered 'goli maro', 'Indo-Pak match'
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said statements like ‘goli maro’ and ‘Indo-Pak match’ should not have been made by BJP leaders while campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections and that such remarks may have cost the party dearly. He, however, said the BJP does not fight elections just for victory or […]
New SC bench to hear Friday plea challenging Omar Abdullah’s detention
New Delhi: A petition filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot, challenging the detention of her brother and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah under the J-K Public Safety Act, will be heard on Friday before a new bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The plea has been listed for Friday before the new […]
Plea challenging J&K Public Safety Act filed in SC
New Delhi: A plea challenging Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, under which several political leaders and activists have been detained since the abrogation of Article 370, was filed on Thursday. The petition filed by Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of J&K National Panthers Party and Executive Chairman of State Legal Aid Committee, termed the Act […]
China witnesses deadliest day as death toll in coronavirus outbreak surges to 1,367
Beijing/Wuhan: China on Thursday reported 254 fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak – the highest in a single day and double than the previous record high – taking the death toll to 1,367, as authorities adopted a new diagnosis method amid concerns that the crisis is nowhere near slowing down contrary to official projections. China’s central […]
Memorial to 40 CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack to be inaugurated on Friday
Srinagar: A memorial to the 40 CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack in February last year will be inaugurated at the Lethpora camp on Friday, a top official said. “It is a way to pay homage to the brave jawans who lost their lives in the attack,” Additional Director General of CRPF Zulfiquar Hasan […]
Trump visit: US senators raise HR abuse in Kashmir, religious freedom issues
Washington: Ahead of President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India, four influential US senators, who described themselves as “longtime friends of India”, have sought an assessment of the human rights situation in Kashmir and religious freedom in the country, saying hundreds of Kashmiris remain in “preventive detention”. The bipartisan group of senators, in their letter […]