One IAF personnel killed, 4 injured in terror attack on security convoy in Poonch
Jammu: One soldier was killed and four were injured as terrorists ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, three weeks ahead of polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency. Poonch is part of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency which goes to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. Officials […]
Indian-American groups urge Rutgers University against allowing display of ‘separatist Kashmir flag’ on campus
Washington: Prominent Indian-American community organisations have urged the Chancellor of Rutgers University in New Jersey not to allow the display of a ‘separatist Kashmir flag’ on its campus, asserting it would send a wrong message amidst the current chaos at leading US educational institutions against Israel’s war in Gaza. Leading universities across the US are […]
Modi trying to create fear among Hindus to remain in power: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to create a fear psychosis among Hindus to stay in power and said he no longer talks about the issues of the common people that propelled him to the top post in 2014. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief […]
Shaken by surgical strikes, Pak leaders praying Cong ‘shehzada’ becomes India’s PM: Modi
Palamu (Jharkhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted his government’s surgical and air strikes had shaken Pakistan, and the neighbouring country’s leaders are now praying that the Congress “shehzada” becomes India’s PM. Modi, addressing a poll rally in Palamu, took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi without taking his name, and said Pakistan […]
PM Modi a ‘shahanshaah’, cut off from public: Priyanka Gandhi responds to ‘shehzada’ jibe for Rahul
Lakhani (Guj): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ‘shahanshaah’ (king of king) who lives in a palace but is cut off from the public, responding to the PM’s ‘shehzada’ jibe for her brother Rahul Gandhi. Addressing a public rally at Lakhani in Gujarat’s Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency to […]
Shah mocks Rahul for contesting from two LS seats, says he will lose Rae Bareli by huge margin
Bodeli (Gujarat): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for contesting from the Wayanad and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats, claiming that the Congress leader will lose from Rae Bareli by a huge margin. Addressing a gathering at Bodeli town in the tribal-dominated Chhotaudepur district, Shah accused the opposition […]
Govt lifts onion export ban; imposes minimum export price of USD 550/tonne
New Delhi: The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 550 per tonne, amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Last night, the government imposed a 40 per cent duty on export of onions. In August last year, India had imposed a 40 […]
NCLT registers 43% jump in debt resolution cases: IBBI
Kolkata: Amid several bottlenecks, the Insolvency Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) declared 2023-24 as a landmark year, with the National Company Law Tribunal achieving a significant 43 per cent increase in resolutions, jumping from 189 cases last year to 270 this year. The IBBI is expected to submit a report to the government over the […]
UN official warns that famine in northern Gaza is already ‘full-blown’
Washington: A top UN official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Cindy McCain, the American director of the UN World Food Programme, became the most prominent international official […]
SIA attaches property of ‘LeT terrorist’ in Rajouri
Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday attached the property of a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist in Rajouri district, officials said. The immovable property belonging to LeT terrorist Abdul Hameed Khan at the Panjgrain village in Manjakote tehsil was attached under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in compliance with a court order, they said. The […]
