Trinamool Congress leaders, including Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, were detained after staging a protest outside the office of junior minister for rural development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. The minister had agreed to meet only a five-member delegation, but the party insisted on a meeting with the entire group.
Read MoreThe White House has stated that the Canadian allegations regarding India’s involvement in the killing of a pro-Khalistan leader are “serious” and require a thorough investigation. The US has urged India to actively participate in the investigation and cooperate with Canada. The State Department also emphasized the need for Canada’s investigation to proceed and...
Read MoreThe opposition BJP in Bihar has alleged irregularities in the data collection process for the Bihar caste headcount, while its ally, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has called for a fresh survey. Leader of the opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha questioned why the government had not released the “report on the economic status of different...
Read MoreTrinamool Congress leaders, including Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, were detained after staging a protest outside the office of junior minister for rural development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. The minister had agreed to meet only a five-member delegation, but the party insisted on a meeting with the entire group.
Read MoreThe Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala has temporarily relieved a senior parish member of his duties as vicar for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in violation of rules preventing priests from associating with political parties. The church stated that this was a disciplinary measure and a commission will be formed to investigate the...
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) had approached him to join the NDA but was rejected, ahead of the state assembly polls. Modi also alleged that KCR wanted his son KT Rama Rao (KTR) to become the CM and retire himself. KCR’s party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS),...
Read MoreThe opposition BJP in Bihar has alleged irregularities in the data collection process for the Bihar caste headcount, while its ally, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has called for a fresh survey. Leader of the opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha questioned why the government had not released the “report on the economic status of different...
Read MoreThe Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam, a mining engineer, for suspected terror activities. He is skilled in creating IEDs using ordinary chemicals and has extensive knowledge of explosives. His associate, Arshad Warsi, is also highly educated and works as a physics teacher. The module members were in contact with a...
Read MoreThe editor-in-chief and human resources head of web portal NewsClick have been arrested by Delhi Police’s Special Cell after raids at approximately 100 locations. The portal is being investigated for allegedly receiving illegal funding from China and disseminating Chinese propaganda. The police have seized electronic devices and documents during the raids.
Read MoreThe British government is set to increase visa fees, making travel to the UK more expensive for people worldwide, including Indians. The price hike will affect visit visas under six months and student visas, with fees increasing by £15 and £127 respectively. The Home Office justifies the increase as necessary to fund public services...
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