Modi must speak up on paper leak issue: Cong
New Delhi, Apr 1 :The Congress today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out on the CBSE paper leak issue and provide a solution to students who had been affected by it. Congress leader Pawan Khera said clarity was still missing in the paper leak case and this had led to chaos. Questioning the […]
V K Singh leaves for Iraq to bring back bodies of 39 Indians
New Delhi, Apr 1 : Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh today left for Iraq to bring back the mortal remains of the 39 Indians, killed in the war-torn country, officials said. The minister is expected to bring back the bodies by tomorrow. “The minister left around 1 PM from the Hindon […]
Par panel to discuss safety, security of Indians working abroad
New Delhi, April 1 : In wake of 39 Indian workers’ death in Iraq, a parliamentary panel has called a meeting tomorrow to deliberate upon “safety and security of Indian workers in conflict zones”. The parliamentary standing committee on external affairs headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will deliberate upon various issues related to Indian […]
ISRO loses contact with GSAT-6A, trying to establish link
Bengaluru, Apr 1 : Two days after India’s latest communication satellite with military applications GSAT-6A was launched, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said it had lost contact with it and was making efforts to establish link. The space agency lost communication with the satellite when it attempted to ignite the engine in a […]
‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ is a political slogan: RSS chief
Pune, Apr 1 : Underlining the RSS’s “inclusive” character, its chief Mohan Bhagwat today said slogans like ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ were mere political phrases and not part of the language of the Sangh. Top brass of the BJP, which considers the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as its ideological mentor, has often talked about a ‘Congress-free […]
India increases deployment of troops along border with China near Tibetan region
Kibithu, Mar 31 : India has deployed more troops and significantly increased patrolling in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the borders with China in the Tibetan region in Arunachal sector following the Doklam face-off, the most tense military confrontations between the two countries in decades. Military officials said India is also […]
Malala makes emotional visit to Swat Valley home in Pak
Peshawar, Mar 31 : Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today was in tears as she returned home in Pakistan’s Swat Valley where she survived a near-fatal attack by Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls’ education. Malala, 20, reached her ancestral home in Makan Bagh in Mingora on a day-long trip along with her […]
Ambedkar statue vandalised; Yogi asks DMs to ensure security
Siddhartnagar/Lucknow (UP)Mar 31: Unindentified persons vandalised the statue of B R Ambedkar in Gohaniya village, triggering protests by locals who demanded arrest of culprits. Taking a serious note of such incidents, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directives to district magistrates and SPs to take steps to ensure security of statues installed in their respective districts […]
‘Centre has failed to strengthen law on registration of political parties’
New Delhi, Mar 31 : A lawyer, who has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking that convicts be restrained from forming and holding posts in political parties during the period of their disqualification, has told the court that the Centre has failed to strengthen the law regarding registration and de-registration of the parties, […]
3 policemen killed in IED blast in Pak
Peshawar, Mar 30 : At least three police personnel were killed and two injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in northwest Pakistan today, police said. The incident occurred on Kolachi road in Dera Ismael Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering South Waziristan Agency when police personnel were on a routine […]
