Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris, Oct 19 (AP) In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift to the Louvre, forced a window into the Galerie d’Apollon — while tourists pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in the corridors — smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. It was among the highest-profile museum […]
96 lakh ‘fake’ voters in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray; demands clean-up before local polls
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra’s electoral rolls and challenged the Election Commission, asking how it will hold the local body polls without cleaning up the voters’ list. Addressing booth-level agents of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Thackeray said if polls are held […]
Strict action initiated against those circulating fake videos against railways: Vaishnaw
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Strict action has been initiated against those people who circulate fake videos targeting railways on social media, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday after reviewing crowd management measures at Anand Vihar railway station in Delhi. While speaking to mediapersons, he also appealed to people not to circulate fake videos […]
Operation Sindoor was only a trailer: Rajnath Singh
Says every inch of Pak territory within BrahMos range Lucknow: Every inch of Pakistan’s territory lies within range of BrahMos and what happened during Operation Sindoor was just a trailer, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Saturday, in a stern warning to Pakistan. The operation proved that victory has become a habit for India, […]
Definitive mechanism needed to bring back all fugitives: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said a “ruthless approach” must be adopted to bring every fugitive before the Indian justice system in a time-bound manner. He also underlined that India cannot be truly secure until those residing abroad and harming the country’s economy, sovereignty, and security begin to fear the Indian […]
Right to speech, expression cannot be exercised at cost of others dignity and integrity: SC
New Delhi: The right to speech and expression cannot be exercised at the cost of others’ dignity and integrity, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it cautioned about the dangers of “unregulated” social media saying incidents like the recent hurling of shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai are nothing but “money-spinning […]
Some nations are openly violating global norms: Rajnath
New Delhi: Some nations are “openly violating” the international rules, while many others are wanting to create their own norms and dominate the next century, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. India, while advocating for the reform of “outdated” international structures, is standing “strong” in upholding the international rules-based order, he said. Though Singh, […]
Deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes leave dozens killed
Islamabad/Peshawar, Oct 12 (PTI) Pakistan seized 19 Afghan military posts and “terrorist hideouts” in response to what it termed “unprovoked” attacks by Afghan forces in the border areas, security sources said on Sunday, while Kabul claimed that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 others injured during the retaliatory operations. The Taliban-led government’s Defence Ministry […]
China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100% tariff threat
Beijing, Oct 12 (AP) China signalled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100 per cent tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the US to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats. “China’s stance is consistent,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online. “We do not want […]
Gift under Mohammedan Law does not require written document to be valid: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a gift (hiba) under Mohammedan Law does not require a written document to be valid. The court said there are three essential conditions for an oral gift — a clear manifestation of the wish to give on the part of the donor, an acceptance of the gift […]