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MEA: Taliban meet focused on ensuring no anti-India terror
Two days after India’s envoy to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader in Doha, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that New Delhi’s immediate focus is to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities directed…
Sukhbir announces Tota Singh, his son as candidates from Moga, Dharamkot
SHIROMANI AKALI Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal announced a father-son duo as candidates from Moga and Dharamkot.
While SAD veteran jathedar Tota Singh was announced as candidate from Dharamkot, his son Barjinder Singh Brar alias Makhan…
Centre puts travellers from China, six more countries on caution list
No case of Mu variant in India but remains variant of interest for Caution
If ‘all is well’, why are BJP activists being killed in militancy violence: Farooq
Jammu, Sep 1 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday debunked the BJP claim about ‘all is well in Jammu and Kashmir', saying if so, how come even its activists are being killed in unfortunate…
Kashmiri Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies at 92
Srinagar, Sep 1 (UNI) Former Chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away here on Wednesday night after prolonged illness.
The 92-year-old separatist leader is survived by two sons, four daughters and…
Delhi High Court seeks Centre response on plea seeking LS Dy Speaker election
THE DELHI High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to respond to a petition which stated that the position of Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha has been vacant for more than two years.
“We are not issuing notice. Take instructions. We are…
‘Clean chit’ report: CBI detains Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer, arrests own SI
The CBI Wednesday detained the lawyer of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, questioned the NCP leader’s son-in-law and arrested a Sub-Inspector of the agency in connection with the alleged leak of an official report on its…
Coordination meet of RSS, allied organisations starts in Nagpur tomorrow
A COORDINATION meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and some of major allied organisations from the Sangh Parivar will be held in Nagpur on September 3 and 4.
“Every year, a larger meeting is held between RSS and allied…
Mehbooba Mufti‘: Delimitation is part of the agenda to further disempower people
More than two months since the Prime Minister’s all-party meeting, PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti says “nothing has really moved”. “It seems it was an exercise done to showcase this photo, where…
Punjab enters last month of monsoon with rain deficit, Haryana in surplus
As monsoon enters its last month this year, Punjab is heading for below normal rainfall with 68 per cent districts of the state being under deficit rain. Haryana, meanwhile, presents a much better picture with 63 per cent districts in the…
New Punjab Governor BL Purohit visits Golden Temple, Jalianwala Bagh and Durgiana Temple
NEWLY-APPOINTED Governor of Punjab Banwarilal Purohit paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) welcomed the Governor and honoured him with siropas and a miniature of…
Nikki Pradhan: ‘Motivation by PM Sir inspired team to perform well in Tokyo Olympics’
Ramgarh, Sep 1 (UNI) Member of Indian Women's Hockey Team which finished fourth in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics Nikki Pradhan said that before departing for the games the motivation
given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had…
Farmers protest illegal quarrying near Nandi Hills
Bengaluru, Sep 1 (UNI) Farmers at Tailagere village in Chikkaballapur district are up in arms, protesting against illegal quarrying taking place in the region.
They have also written letters to President Ramnath Kovind and Karnataka…
Kumaraswamy: BJP ministers, MPs has no guts to talk to central leaders
Mysuru, Sep 1 (UNI) Lashing out at BJP general secretary Arun Singh describing Janata Dal (Secular) as a ‘sinking ship’, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said BJP ministers and MPs have no guts to talk to their central…
Kerala: Five Kashmiri youths held for carrying guns with fake license
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (UNI) Five Kashmiri youths were taken into custody for carrying guns with fake license from Niramankara in this Capital City on Wednesday.
The Kashmiri youths are being interrogated by various investigation…
Delhi Rains: The Worst Affected Areas
elhi Rain: Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital, leaving several areas waterlogged and reeling under heavy traffic snarls. Heavy traffic congestion and vehicles were stuck on Delhi roads for hours. Gurgaon and Noida, too, were…
L-G Sinha: Polls after J&K delimitation, Centre committed to restore statehood
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the Assembly elections will be held once the delimitation exercise is over in the UT, and that the Centre is committed to restore the statehood of J&K.
“I have to talk about…
Yogi’s Directive: ‘Ban meat, liquor near holy sites in Mathura’
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said he will direct the Mathura administration to prepare a roadmap to impose a ban on meat and liquor in the vicinity of seven Hindu pilgrimage sites in the district.
He made the announcement in…
SC orders status quo on Patna HC order directing demolition of ‘proposed Waqf Bhawan’
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the Patna High Court’s order directing demolition of a “proposed Waqf Bhawan” building constructed “in close proximity…of the newly inaugurated Centenary Building” of the HC in “brazen…
P Chidambaram calls GDP numbers still below pre-pandemic level
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) Terming the Q1FY22 GDP numbers as 'very revealing', former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the April-June GDP of Rs 32,38,828 was still below the pre-pandemic level of…
