Kapil Sibal on Wednesday filed the nomination for Rajya Sabha with the support of the Samajwadi Party in the presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav at the party headquarters in Uttar Pradesh. The former MHRD minister said he had resigned from the Congress on May 16 and is an independent voice. Both Akhilesh Yadav and […]
A fresh plea has been in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act 1991, saying that it violated the principles of secularism and the rule of law. The plea has been filed by religious leader Swami Jeetendranand Saraswati, news agency ANI reported. The plea […]
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta on Wednesday said he has tied the knot with longtime partner Safeena Husain in an intimate ceremony in San Francisco, US.The 54-year-old filmmaker, known for films such as ‘Shahid’, ‘Aligarh’, ‘Omerta’ (2018) and series ‘Scam 1992’, shared the news of his marriage on his social media handles. “So after 17 years, two […]
A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Wednesday is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment awarded to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was convicted in a terror funding case a few days ago.On May 19, Special Judge Praveen Singh posted the matter for May 25 to hear the arguments regarding the quantum […]
A teenage gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest bout of gun-fueled mass murder in the United States and the nation’s worst school shooting in nearly a decade. The 18-year-old suspect, who was killed apparently by police, also had shot his own […]
A gritty Japan handed the defending champions India their first loss of the Hero Asia Cup on Tuesday.With Japan trouncing India 5-2 in their Pool A clash, India will now need to beat hosts Indonesia by a big margin and expect a favourable result in the Pakistan-Japan game on Thursday to stay in contention for […]
Tensions are building in Pakistan once again with ousted prime minister Imran Khan seemingly on a collision course with the country’s government after he called his followers to defy a ban on a protest march to Islamabad today to demand fresh elections. Visuals Tuesday from the capital city’s Red Zone – home to key government […]
A Jammu and Kashmir policeman was shot at and his daughter injured in an attack in Soura (Anchar) area, J&K Police tweeted Tuesday evening. The policeman has been identified as Saifullah Qadri, son of Mohammed Syed Qadri. Shortly after news of the attack J&K Police tweeted to say the policeman had died of his injuries. […]
The Department of National Service Scheme, Chitkara University, Punjab, under the guidance and support from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and NSS Regional Directorate, Chandigarh is organising a week long National Integration Camp at its campus. The camp is going to be a congregation of 200 volunteers who come to our […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday sacked Health Minister Vijay Singla over corruption charges.The Chief Minister said the health minister was involved in corruption cases and they had proof of that. He was allegedly asking for kickbacks in a tender. Singla was allegedly taking one per cent commission on all tenders floated by Health […]