Kashmir, 14/6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of several terror incidents there, including an attack on a bus ferrying pilgrims, sources said. He also called a high-level meeting on June 16, to be attended by NSA Ajit Doval, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu…
New Delhi, 14/6: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010. The FIR against Roy and former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain…
Bari (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership including in areas of defence, nuclear and space, and exchanged views on key global and regional issues. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit here in the southern resort…
New Delhi, 13/6: As he embarks on a visit to Italy to attend an Outreach session at the G7 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said its focus would be on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean. Modi said this in a departure statement before leaving for the European nation in his first…
Dubai,12/6: Several Indians were among 41 people killed on Wednesday in a major fire at a building in Kuwait housing workers, according to local officials and reports emanating from the Gulf nation. The fire started in a kitchen in the six-storey building in Mangaf area in Kuwait’s southern Ahmadi Governorate in the early hours of…
Bhubaneswar, 12/6: In a big political development, Senior BJP leader Mohan Majhi was sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Majhi is now the first BJP chief minister of Odisha. The new Cabinet comprises 16 Ministers, including the CM and two deputy CMs. As per the list shared…
Bhubaneswar , 11/6: In a major development, Chief Minister designate Shri Mohan Charan Majhi accompanied by Union Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Shri Bhupender Yadav, Shri Ashwini Baishnab, and State BJP President Shri Manmohan Samal, Deputy CMs designate Shri K V Singh Deo and Pravati Parida met Hon’ble Governor Shri Raghubar Das in…
Bhubaneswar, 11/6: Mohan Charan Majhi will take over as Odisha’s new chief minister after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party meeting on Tuesday. Majhi will take oath at the swearing-in ceremony on June 12, which will also be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prabhati Parida and KV…
Ranchi, 11/6: Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam, who is in jail in connection with a money laundering case, has resigned from the state cabinet and also as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), an official said on Tuesday. In a letter to Chief Minister Champai Soren from Birsa Munda Central Jail, Ranchi, Alam tendered…
Jammu, 10/6: Three shadow groups associated with the banned terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed initially claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack on pilgrims in Jammu. However, following widespread condemnation and outrage over the deaths of nine individuals, including a two-year-old, in the assault, the groups quickly retracted their statements
