[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Highlighting incidents of threats, violence, and intimidation against Indian diplomats and missions in Canada, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar questioned whether the reaction would have been the same if a similar situation had occurred in any other country.He further emphasized that the situation in Ottawa should not be normalized.Addressing a press conference in…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BSP MP Danish Ali, who was targeted with derogatory remarks by Ramesh Bidhuri in Lok Sabha last week, on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking “suitable punishment” for the BJP MP. In the letter, the BSP MP also sought enhanced security for himself. The recent incident during the…
[ad_1] RAIPUR: The women’s reservation bill is a “jumla” (empty promise) as the BJP thinks people vote for it and forget the promises made by the party after some time, said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday. The bill won’t be implemented till 2034, he claimed.Addressing an event in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Kharge said the BJP…
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: The Manipur government extend Wednesday the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) in the state for another six months, beginning from October 1, reports Prabin Kalita.However, it will not be enforced in areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations, maintaining the same status as the previous term that lasted from April to…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Internet major Google will roll out an earthquake alert service in India that works using sensors in Android smartphones to detect and estimate the intensity of earthquakes, the company said on Wednesday.Google has introduced ‘Android Earthquake Alerts System‘ in India in consultation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Flagging a spike in urea and DAP (Di-ammonium Phosphate) consumption of 13 lakh and 10 lakh tonnes respectively during the current kharif crop season compared to last year, Union fertiliser secretary Rajat Kumar Mishra urged farmers and states to follow balanced use of the crop nutrients.Speaking at the conference on rabi campaign,…
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: A terrorist and eight terror associates, including two women, involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition were arrested in separate operations as security forces unearthed two terror modules in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Tuesday. The terrorist associates were involved in cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition at the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its concern over the delay in the appointment of judges in various High Courts.The apex court was hearing the petition against the Centre for keeping pending the Collegium-recommended names of judges for appointment in the various High Courts.A bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul remarked…
[ad_1] LUCKNOW: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in a moving car in Kushinagar district earlier this month. Police arrested three men, all neighbours of the family, based on a named complaint by the survivor’s father on Monday.Kushinagar SP Dhawal Jaiswal said the accused were booked under IPC section 376D (gang rape) and…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Khalistan supporters in Canada organized minor demonstrations outside India’s diplomatic mission on Monday. This followed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent statement suggesting a potential connection between New Delhi and the assassination of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.One week ago, Trudeau said in parliament that domestic intelligence agencies were actively…
