Union minister and BJP veteran Nitin Gadkari has said that a politician once advised him to join the Congress, to which he replied that he would rather die by jumping into a well than becoming a member of that party.The Minister of Road Transport and Highways also claimed that the BJP government carried out twice […]
Tamil Nadu BJP leader SG Suryah was arrested by the police from Chennai late on Friday, with the party’s state unit chief K Annamalai slamming the move as an attempt to “curtail free speech”.Police sources said the action was based on a CPI(M) complaint against a social media post by the BJP state secretary. Suryah […]
Two civilians were injured as mobs clashed with security forces overnight in Imphal town and attempts were made to torch the houses of BJP leaders, officials said on Saturday.In separate incidents, automatic gunfire was reported from Kwakta in Bishnupur district of Manipur and Kangvai in Churachandpur district through the night. Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur […]
The renaming of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library as PMs’ Museum and Society triggered a massive war of words between the Congress and the BJP on Friday, with both parties rushing to accuse each other of pettiness. Moments after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questioned the move accusing the government of a “malicious attempt to erase […]
Avtar Singh Khanda, handler of arrested Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, has died in the UK, with top intelligence sources saying the cause of his death was blood cancer, according to an agency report.The UK-based head of Khalistan Liberation Force died at Birmingham City Hospital at around 12.45 am (IST) on Thursday, sources said. […]
The CBI on Wednesday registered an FIR against a candidate from Haryana and an exam centre in Punjab on the allegations of cheating in the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET), which was conducted on June 3, official sources said. The exam for the recruitment of Nursing Officer posts was conducted by the All […]
Nine villagers were killed and 25 others injured when suspected militants attacked Khamelock village in Imphal East district and fired indiscriminately, police said on Wednesday. Unofficial sources put the death toll at 11. A police official said heavily armed militants attacked Khamelock village on Tuesday night and fired on the villagers from automatic weapons killing […]
Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji broke down while being taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials for questioning in connection with an alleged money laundering case in the wee hours of Wednesday. The investigating agency took the DMK leader for questioning, after raiding his premises on Tuesday. Soon after this, the ED […]
Farmers blocked the national highway in Pipli in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district for a second day Tuesday over the MSP for sunflower seeds, with BKU leader Rakesh Tikait asking the state government to accept the demand or send farmers to jail. Farmer leaders at the protest site said that several rounds of talks have been held […]
Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Pande on Saturday asked IMA graduates to keep updating their skills to deal with the challenges of rapidly changing dynamics of combat.Addressing the Passing Out Parade at the conclusion of the IMA’s spring term course, Gen Pande said, “The dynamics of combat are rapidly changing with fast-paced development of […]