New Delhi, 27/9: India strongly criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing Islamabad of spreading falsehoods and glorifying terrorism. Exercising India’s right of reply, Petal Gahlot, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, delivered a pointed rebuttal. She said, “This Assembly witnessed absurd theatrics from…
Leh, 27/9: Police arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory. Wangchuk was taken into custody by a police party led by Ladakh Police chief S D Singh Jamwal at 2:30 pm, officials said,…
Srinagar, 26/9: Ladakh’s most prominent activist, Sonam Wangchuk, was arrested on Friday under the National Security Act (NSA), two days after violent protests in Leh left four people dead and over 90 injured. The crackdown marks a sharp escalation in the Union Territory’s statehood agitation, which has been gathering steam since early September.
SUBARNAPUR, 26/9 — Subarnapur District Assistant Registrar Cooperative Society Office has become a hotbed of corruption. Starting from the head of the office to the lowest level employees, they are involved in corruption at various times. But now the government has changed. The Cooperative Department has adopted a zero tolerance policy against corruption. Panu Charan…
Dubai, 26/9: Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav has been found guilty by the International Cricket Council (ICC) of breaching its code of conduct for his comments about military skirmish between India and Pakistan, after their Asia Cup T20 opening tie against Pakistan on September 14. The Indian skipper has also been fined 30 per cent of…
Bhubaneswar, 26/9: In a major development Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Friday officially announced the results of the Odisha Civil Services Examination (OCS) examination, bringing joy to hundreds of aspirants across the state. Priyanshu Pal has emerged as the topper, claiming the first position with outstanding performance. Close behind, Ananya Mishra has secured the…
New Delhi, 26/9: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday cancelled the licence of Sonam Wangchuk-founded ‘Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh’ (SECMOL) to collect foreign donations with “immediate effect”, claiming violation of laws in handling Rs 9.81 lakh The action came a day after the MHA put the blame on Wangchuk, who…
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed a fresh round of punishing tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, saying the U.S. will impose 100% duties on branded drugs and 25% tariffs on heavy-duty trucks, among other import tariffs , starting next week. Tariffs have been a feature of Trump’s second term, with duties…
Dubai, 26/9: Pakistan’s bowling unit came to the party when it mattered the most as they defended a modest 135 with all its might against Bangladesh here on Thursday, winning the Super 4s match by 11 runs to set up a maiden Asia Cup title clash with arch-rival India.Bangladesh came close in the end though,…
New Delhi, 25/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is further strengthening its “time-tested” partnership with Russia and highlighted defence collaboration with Moscow for manufacturing of AK-203 rifles and BrahMos missiles. The remarks come weeks after the US imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, and 25 per cent penalty for New…
