Stating that there is no “tolerance” in the country today, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak out against violence and end the prevailing “tension (tanav)” and “anxiety (chinta)”. Gehlot was speaking at the All India Legal Services Authorities Meet organized by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), … Read more
A group of at least 15 assailants allegedly hacked a 15-year-old boy to death in the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana on Thursday night. According to an FIR, the incident took place in the presence of doctors, nurses and patients when the assailants, armed with swords and axes, attacked Savan Kumar from … Read more
Karachi-based Nusrat Mirza, who writes columns in Nawa-e-Waqt and Jang newspapers and now hosts a show on TV, is known as a “name dropper” and “self-projector” in Pakistan’s media fraternity. On Wednesday, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia targeted Ansari and cited “television reports and social media” to claim that Mirza had said that Ansari had invited … Read more
More than Rs 1.74 crore for food and catering, including Rs 35 lakh for bananas; Daily allowance Rs 49.5 lakh; The Covid lockdown cost Rs 11 crore; Non-payment of dues to players; Clever selection policy. Then extortion and death threats. The Uttarakhand Cricket Association (CAU) is in the midst of allegations ranging from financial inconsistencies … Read more
China is keen to improve its relations with India as it will ensure “Asia free from outside interference”.The subtle message, The Indian Express has learned, was that Liu Jianchao, a senior leader of China’s ruling Communist Party, made the remarks during a meeting with Nepal’s Foreign Minister Narayan Khadkar on Sunday evening. Liu, who heads … Read more
In June 2019, Mahua Maitra’s enthusiastic speech about the “Seven Early Signs of Fascism” created a stir. Although the Treasury bench MPs tried to shout at him, the Trinamool Congress MP, with his first speech, lasted for about 10 minutes, finally ending with a shake-up from the opposition bench and members of his own party. … Read more
Both leaders said they would resign but no one took that step until late tonight. Both are missing and there is no political advantage or legitimacy to call for peace and tranquility even from the security of their hiding places, Colombo is now effectively without a government. Late at night, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abevardhan said … Read more
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has sought the Centre’s permission to confer the honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) Degree on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, “in recognition of his exemplary service and contribution to global affairs.” The Indian Express has learned that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) received the first AMU proposal … Read more
Foreign Minister S Jayashankar met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Bali on Friday on the sidelines of the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Conference in the Indonesian city. Talks with Lavrov included discussions on global issues, including the crisis in Ukraine and the situation in Afghanistan, while talks … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) – The joint opposition nominee for the governed West Bengal presidential election is unlikely to show up on the itinerary of Yashwant Sinha, who plans to travel to Chandigarh, Jharkhand and other places in Bihar before the July 18 elections. . Although there was no official comment from the TMC on Sinha’s … Read more
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