7-Phase Lok Sabha Polls From April 19; Results On June 4
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the schedule for the 543 parliamentary constituencies for 18th Lok Sabha elections, the biggest democratic exercise in the world involving 96.8 crore voters, including 21.5 crore young voters between age 18 to 29 years old. The poll schedule for four state Assemblies – Andhra Pradesh, […]
Amit Shah appeals Gujarati industrialists to invest in Kashmir
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to industrialists in Gujarat to expand their businesses in the northern part of the country, and Kashmir in particular. “I would like to tell Gujarati industrialists, in case they want to expand towards the north, then please invest in Kashmir. By doing so, please support Prime Minister […]
Kharge to chair meeting with J&K leaders to discuss poll preparedness
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who is meeting the leaders of different states to discuss the poll preparations, will hold a meeting with the leaders from Jammu and Kashmir at the party headquarters to discuss the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. According to party leaders, Kharge, who held meetings — separately with the leaders of […]
Crowds gather for London pro-Palestinian rally as police brace for clashes
London: Protesters gathered in central London on Saturday ahead of a pro-Palestinian march expected to attract hundreds of thousands of people, with police launching a major operation due to fears of clashes on the day of remembrance for war veterans. The “National March for Palestine”, due to start after 1200 GMT, is the latest in […]
Delhi LG sanctions prosecution against Arundhati Roy, Sheikh Showkat Hussain in 2010 case
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, has granted sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain in a case relating to their speeches at a public function in 2010, an official statement by LG office said on Tuesday. “The FIR in the matter was registered vide orders dated November 27, […]
Gujarat court acquits two Kashmiris in 2006 terrorism case
Srinagar: A court in Gujarat has acquitted two clerics from Baramulla district in north Kashmir in a 2006 terrorism case. The duo was accused of spreading terrorism by receiving training under the Lashkar-e-Toiba to carry out terrorist attacks in Gujarat. Ahmedabad City Additional Sessions Court Judge Prashant Sheth ordered the acquittal of the two clerics […]
Tribal woman stripped naked, paraded in Rajasthan; 8, including husband, detained
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police have detained eight people, including the husband of a 20-year-old tribal woman, after she was allegedly stripped naked and paraded at a village in Pratapgarh district, officials said on Saturday. After the video of the shocking incident on August 31 went viral on social media Friday night, the police have said that […]
Delhi HC orders Omar Abdullah to pay ₹1.5 lakh monthly maintenance to estranged wife
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered former chief minister Omar Abdullah to pay ₹1.5 lakh per month as maintenance to estranged wife Payal Abdullah, the Bar and Bench reported. Justice Subramonium Prasad further directed Abdullah to pay ₹60,000 per month for the education of his son. The order was passed on a […]
Abrogation of Article 370 fraud on Constitution: Dave to SC
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the exercise of abrogating Article 370 suffers from “fraud” on the Constitution and was done “completely contrary” to the provisions of the Constitution. He emphasized that the exercise of the power by the President or Parliament has to be done under the […]
CPI(M) demands restoration of democracy, elections in Jammu & Kashmir
New Delhi: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has adopted a resolution urging the immediate restoration of democracy in Jammu & Kashmir and the prompt conduct of assembly elections in the region. This comes as the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and the dissolution of the state […]
