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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
School headmaster booked under POCSO Act, jailed
Coimbatore: The headmaster of a government elementary school at Kattampatty in Coimbatore district, was on Thursday arrested after being booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly misbehaving with girl students, police said. The parents of 11 students, studying in fourth and fifth standards, had complained about the 52-year-old headmaster for sexually harassing the girl students, […]
US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
Islamabad: The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a US peace envoy, demanding a reply on their offer of a seven-day reduction of violence in Afghanistan, or they would walk away from the negotiating table, two Taliban officials said Wednesday. The development comes as Washington said late Tuesday that […]
Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi CM in public ceremony at Ramlila Maidan on Feb 16: Sisodia
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi chief minister on February 16 at Ramlila Maidan in a grand ceremony that will be open to public, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. Addressing reporters, Sisodia said all cabinet ministers will also take oath along with Kejriwal at the event. The oath-taking ceremony […]
Chinese foreign minister to make first visit abroad since coronavirus outbreak
Beijing: Foreign Minister Wang Yi would be the first Chinese dignitary to travel abroad this week since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China to attend the Munich Security Conference, where he would highlight China’s efforts to contain the deadly disease. The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is scheduled to be held in the German […]
Pondy Assembly adopts resolution against CAA, NPR and NRC
Puducherry: The Puducherry Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution tabled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy registering strong protest against the controversial Citizenzhip Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens and National Population Register. All the members belonging to the opposition AINRC and AIADMK boycotted the session while the three nominated legislators belonging to the BJP […]
AAP sweeps Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal scripts extraordinary win to return as Delhi CM
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi’s man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the mighty Goliath for the second time in five years. The Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is poised to win 62 of Delhi’s 70 seats, leaving the BJP with seven and decimating the Congress, overcoming the BJP’s […]