Millions of households waging battle against ‘extreme inflation’: Rahul slams LPG cylinder hike
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday slammed the government over the hike in price of domestic LPG cylinder with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying millions of Indian households are waging a difficult battle against “extreme inflation”, unemployment and “poor governance”. The Opposition party also said the central government should roll back the hike in […]
200 terrorists ready to be launched into J&K: Northern army commander
Ceasefire along Indo-Pak border is working 'well' since Feb 2021 but…
Udhampur: Northern army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that infiltration is drastically down, yet currently there are 200 terrorists staged across border ready to be launched into Jammu and Kashmir. The ceasefire along Indo-Pak border is working ‘well’ since February 2021 agreement, he asserted. He said that the number of trained terrorists […]
Police recover incriminating material after raids in Jammu, fresh case registered
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday conducted raids at the premises of two people accused of sedition and rioting in Jammu and recovered incriminating documents and material, officials said. The raids were conducted at the premises of Rayees Ahmed Malik and Mohd Sharif Sartaj in Dalpatia mohalla and Khatikan Talab here. They are […]
Recommendations of J&K Delimitation Commission unjustified, illogical: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Friday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission, saying the recommendations made by it are “unjustified” and “illogical”. The Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, which was formed in March 2020, on Thursday notified its final report giving six additional assembly seats to Jammu region and one to […]
Pakistani govt to scrutinise income, assets of ex-PM Imran Khan: report
Islamabad: The Pakistani government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to do a forensic examination of the statements of assets and income of ousted premier Imran Khan, according to a media report on Friday. The government has also decided to get the bank account details of four employees of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) […]
Nobody is tough, everybody is beatable: P V Sindhu
PANAJI: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu says she can’t pick her toughest opponent in the international circuit as all are of the same standard and one has to be always alert irrespective of the world ranking of the player. “I feel nobody is tough and at the same time, anybody is beatable,” she said during […]
BJP leader Bagga held by Punjab cops, brought back from Haryana by Delhi Police
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was arrested by Punjab Police from his home, stopped in Haryana while being taken to Punjab and brought back to the national capital by Delhi Police hours later, a Friday of dramatic developments that drew in the police of three states and led to a BJP-AAP […]
Cong slams govt over WHO Covid death figures, demands commission to analyse fatalities
New Delhi: Attacking the Centre over the WHO’s estimation that India had 4.7 million (47 lakh) Covid-related deaths, the Congress on Friday reiterated its demand that a commission be formed with members from all parties to ascertain the number of fatalities. It also said that Rs 4 lakh compensation be paid to families of all […]
India, Italy agree to cooperate in areas of green hydrogen, biofuels, energy storage
New Delhi: The situation in Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific figured prominently in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his visiting Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio on Friday even as the two sides agreed to explore partnerships in areas like gas transportation, green hydrogen, biofuels and energy storage. The two foreign ministers noted the […]
Govt identifies 1,537 projects worth Rs 6.5 lakh crore under Sagarmala programme
New Delhi: With focus on port-led development, more than 1,500 projects worth around Rs 6.5 lakh crore have been identified for implementation as part of the Sagarmala programme, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday. Sonowal further said that for holistic development of coastal districts, 567 projects have been identified under convergence mode with an […]
