26th anniversary: Ayodhya residents recall the horrors of 1992 tragedy
Ayodhya, Dec 5 : Mohammed Azim, an auto-driver in Ayodhya, still recalls the frightening night of December 6, 1992 when he along with a group of other Muslim residents of the temple town had taken shelter in the farm fields fearing for their lives. Azim, who was just 20 then, said, “An army of ‘karsewaks’, in […]
Villagers question 4 names in FIR on cow slaughter, 11 & 12 yr old among those named
Bulandshahr (UP), Dec 5 : Villagers have questioned the inclusion of at least four out of seven names in an FIR over alleged cow slaughter, with a family claiming that two of their children, aged 11 and 12 years, were named in it. Other villagers also disputed the names of two men in the FIR, saying […]
In Modi-Yogi rule, police as well as common man under terror: Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 5 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that the killing of a policeman by a mob in Bulandshahr was shameful and wondered if police was in such a state in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s rule then how much terror the common man would be feeling. “Police […]
Rahul attacks PM over Joseph’s claim, says ‘chowkidar’ made a judge his ‘court-puppet’
New Delhi, Dec 4 : Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ex-Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph’s claim about alleged interference in administration of justice by the apex court, alleging that the ‘chowkidar’ had made a judge his “court-puppet”. Gandhi further said it was the bad luck of the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman), […]
Over 4,000 criminal cases pending against present and former MPs, MLAs: SC told
New Delhi, Dec 4 : The Supreme Court was Tuesday informed that there were 4,122 criminal cases pending, some for over three decades, against present and former members of Parliament and legislative assemblies. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will Tuesday take up the issue relating to the criminal cases against the present […]
Bulandshahr violence: 4 arrested, raids on, say police
Bulandshahr (UP), Dec 4: Four persons were arrested Tuesday after police lodged an FIR against over two dozen people for rioting and murder in connection with the violence here, officials said. As many as 27 people have been named in the FIR, registered around 3 am, while cases have been lodged against 50 to 60 […]
Bajrang Dal activists didn’t open fire, inspector killed by police bullet, says BJP MLA
Ballia (UP), Dec 4 : The police inspector who died during the Bulandshahr violence was killed in police firing, BJP MLA Surendra Singh claimed Tuesday, denying any role of Bajrang Dal members in the death. Terming the incident “unfortunate”, the Rohaniya legislator said police did not “murder” him deliberately. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who had […]
Bulandshahr violence due to UP govt’s irresponsible, wrong policies: Mayawati
Lucknow, Dec 4 : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the “irresponsible and wrong” policies of the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for the mob violence in Bulandshahr district in which a police officer was among the two persons killed. “Killing of (an) inspector and one other person in Bulandshahr violence is due […]
Modi making two ‘Hindustans’, one for Anil Ambani, another for farmers: Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 3 : Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of agrarian distress, saying he was making “two Hindustans” — one for Anil Ambani and the other for farmers. He cited a media report which claimed that for 750 kg of onion, a farmer was given Rs […]
SC to hear in January Zakia’s plea against clean chit to Modi in Guj riots
New Delhi, Dec 3: The Supreme Court Monday deferred till the third week of January the hearing on a plea filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, […]
