Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri has used the recent Hijab controversy in Karnataka to target democracy in India, saying “we must stop being deceived by the mirage of the pagan Hindu democracy”. In a 8.43-minute video clip released by the terror outfit online, and verified by the American SITE Intelligence Group, Zawahiri also showered praises on […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the legality of rejection of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan through a controversial ruling by the deputy speaker of the National Assembly. The matter will be heard again on Thursday, the court said while seeking minutes of the National Security Council […]
India’s first case of the XE variant of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was reported from Mumbai on Wednesday. Results of the 11th genome sequencing declared by the city civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC,) found one sample positive for XE variant and another for Kappa variant.The individual who tested positive for the XE variant was […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed Bharatiya Janata Party workers on the occasion of the party’s foundation day. He said: “Discrimination and corruption were side effects of vote-bank politics practised by parties in power earlier, the BJP has challenged it.” The Prime Minister said for the BJP ‘rastraneeti’ and ‘rajneeti’ go hand-in-hand. However, there […]
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign from his post despite the countrywide protests calling for the leader to step down over his handling of the ongoing economic crisis, minister Johnston Fernando told the Parliament on Wednesday. “May I remind you that 6.9 million people voted for the president,” said the chief government whip […]
India is strongly against the conflict escalating in Ukraine, Union minister for external affairs, S Jaishankar said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday in reply to the debate over the ongoing war. Responding to the questions regarding India’s stand on Ukraine, Jaishankar said, “We are, first and foremost, strongly against the conflict. We believe that […]
The war between Russia and Ukraine entered the 42nd day on Wednesday and the United States and its allies were set to impose new sanctions on Moscow over the alleged civilian killings in northern Ukraine. The US also pushed the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council based on Ukraine’s […]
Two militants of proscribed terror outfits Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Pulwama district on Wednesday, police said. The two terrorists have been identified as Safat Muzaffar Sofi alias Muavia of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and LeT’s Umer Teli alias Talha, a police official said.He […]
Punjab Police have detained PTC TV MD Rabindra Narayan for questioning regarding an FIR lodged by a Miss Punjab contestant recently. She had alleged that she was locked up in a hotel room and the PTC staff misbehaved with her.PTC organises the beauty contest annually.Reacting to the development, a spokesperson for PTC Network said, “This […]