83 pc Lok Sabha MPs are ‘crorepatis’, 33 pc have criminal cases: ADR report
New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI) At least 83 per cent of 521 sitting MPs are ‘crorepatis’ and 33 per cent of them have criminal cases against them, according to a report by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR, an NGO working in electoral reforms, has compiled the report after analysing self-sworn affidavits of […]
75-year-old woman raped, beaten up in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 28 (PTI) An elderly woman was allegedly raped by a 30-year-old man who also thrashed her when she opposed him in Kamruddin Nagar village here Thursday, police said. The 75-year-old woman had left home to relieve herself in the nearby fields when the accused, Rajiv, allegedly raped her and also beat her up […]
Syria calls Trump recognising Israel’s claim over Golan Heights a ‘dirty deal’
New Delhi (PTI) Syria on Thursday described US President Donald Trump’s proclamation recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights as a “dirty deal” between him and Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu which will “not change anything on the ground”. Syria’s Ambassador to India Riad Kamel Abbas also said his country would welcome if India wants to play […]
‘Al Badr militant arrested along with arms and ammunition in South Kashmir’
Srinagar, March 28: Police on Thursday said that it has arrested a militant of Al Badr outfit from Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.Reports said that a joint team of police and SOG arrested the militant namely Rameez Ahmad Dar from Bijbehara area.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range S. P Pani confirmed the […]
HC stays criminal proceedings against Amit Shah
Kolkata, Mar 28 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court Thursday stayed criminal proceedings against BJP president Amit Shah in connection with an FIR that accused him of provoking violence in his speech in January. Questioning how Shah’s claim that the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal would fall on the day of counting of votes of the […]
1 arrested with charas in Bandipora
Srinagar, Mar 28 (PTI) Police Thursday arrested a man following recovery of 300 grams of charas from him in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. “One person was arrested at a checkpoint at Papchan following an action targeting those involved in drug peddling in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district,” a police spokesman said. He said 300 […]
Article 35A constitutionally vulnerable, hampering development in J&K: Jaitley
New Delhi, (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said Article 35A, which restricts non-permanent residents to buy property in Jammu and Kashmir, is “constitutionally vulnerable” and also hampering economic development of the state. The statement comes amidst the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pressing for early elections to the state assembly in the state. The state is […]
NSUI writes anti-Modi slogans on main road outside college in Jammu
Jammu (PTI) Hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first election campaign rally here, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Congress, Thursday wrote anti-Modi slogans on the main road outside a college here. However, another student of the same college came out with a brush and white paint and erased […]
China asks US not to complicate Azhar’s listing by forcefully moving resolution directly in UNSC
Beijing (PTI) China on Thursday urged the US not to complicate the listing of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by “forcefully moving” a resolution directly in the UNSC, undermining the authority of the UN’s main anti-terrorism body. The US, supported by France and the UK, has moved a draft resolution in the […]
Bangladesh building fire kills 5; several still trapped
Dhaka, (PTI) At least five people were killed while several others still feared trapped in a huge fire that broke out in a 22-storey building in Dhaka’s Banani area on Thursday, in the latest blaze to hit the Bangladeshi capital. The incident happened on Thursday afternoon in the building that houses several garment shops and […]