China launches military drills around Taiwan after Tsai’s visit to US
Beijing: China on Saturday began military exercises around Taiwan to test the capabilities of its forces to “seize control of the sea, air and information,” days after a meeting between the US House Speaker and the President of the self-ruled island in defiance of repeated threats by Beijing. China views Taiwan as a breakaway province. […]
Daily Covid cases cross 6000-mark in India, positivity rate at 3.39%
New Delhi: India has logged 6,050 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 203 days, while the active cases have increased to 28,303, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. On September 16 last year, 6,298 cases were recorded. The death toll has increased to 5,30,943 with 14 deaths — three reported from Maharashtra, […]
Azad’s comments on Pandit displacement is to ‘bail out’ real culprits, says BJP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Friday targeted Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Gulam Nabi Azad for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Kashmiri Pandits in his autobiography “Azaad”. It said reasons identified by Azad as being responsible for the displacement of the minority community members from the Valley is to “bail out the […]
Khari, Maho Mangat areas cut off from rest of Ramban as portion of road caves in
Banihal/Jammu: A portion of a road in Ramban district caved in on Thursday, cutting off around 40,000 people of Khari and Maho Mangat areas from the rest of the district, official sources said. The incident occurred on the Nachalana-Khari link road near 23 Rashtriya Rifles camp, they said. The road is maintained by IRCON International, […]
Opposition, government spar over IT Amendment Rules
New Delhi: Under attack over the fact-check provisions of the IT Amendment Rules, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday dismissed the criticism as “deliberate misinformation”. Chandrashekar’s remarks came in response to CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury describing the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules as “draconian”, […]
Democracy not in danger, dynasty politics is: Shah targets Rahul in UP
Kaushambi (UP): Attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks in the UK, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that it’s not democracy that is in danger, but “your family” and the idea of dynasty politics that is under threat. Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the Kaushambi Mahotsav, Shah accused the Congress […]
Rahul created powerful narrative via Bharat Jodo Yatra, BJP trying to ‘divert’ attention: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said Rahul Gandhi created a powerful new national narrative through the Bharat Jodo Yatra and alleged that a “rattled BJP” has been trying to “derail, distort, defame and divert”. In a tweet in Hindi, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said one of the three important issues raised during the […]
Don’t try to create panic ahead of Baisakhi: Akal Takht Jathedar to Punjab govt, again asks Amritpal to surrender
Bathinda: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday accused the Punjab government of trying to create panic by increasing security in Talwandi Sabo here and other parts of the district ahead of Baisakhi. The Jathedar again asked fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh to surrender. Giani Harpreet Singh called a special gathering at Takht Sri […]
Angry over Taiwan’s President Tsai’s US trip, China sanctions American, Asian organisations
Beijing: China on Friday sanctioned the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other US- and Asian-based organisations in retaliation to the US House Speaker meeting Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, a day after President Xi Jinping said it is “wishful” thinking to expect Beijing to compromise on its stand on the self-ruled island. Tsai’s meeting with Speaker […]
ECI’s proposed visit to J&K raises hopes of assembly elections
Srinagar: The proposed visit of the Election Commission of India to Jammu and Kashmir likely this month has raised hopes of political parties that assembly polls in the Union territory could be held this year. The last assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, five years before the erstwhile state was reorganized […]
