Despite a warning issued to him by the Congress, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot sat on a daylong fast at the Shaheed Smarak here on Tuesday, demanding action in cases of alleged corruption related to the previous BJP government in the state led by Vasundhara Raje.Pilot reached the Shaheed Smarak, where his supporters […]
India has “disengaged” from trade talks with Britain after accusing it of failing to condemn the Sikh extremist group that attacked the Indian High Commission in London last month, The Times reported on Monday, citing British government sources.The incident occurred on March 19, when protesters with ‘Khalistan’ banners staged a demonstration at the High Commission […]
Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh’s close aide Papalpreet Singh has been arrested by Punjab Police from Hoshiarpur, said police sources. Papalpreet has been arrested from Hoshiarpur in an operation conducted by Punjab Police and its counter-intelligence unit. Punjab Police investigation had revealed that Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh and his aide Papalpreet Singh had been taking refuge […]
Those wanted by the law should submit to the process of law and the hard-earned peace in the state would not be allowed to be disturbed, Punjab Police chief Gaurav Yadav said Monday as Amritpal Singh continues to be on the run.Yadav visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar Monday. Speaking to reporters there, he said […]
The application window for CUET-UG reopened Sunday for three days following representation from students and there will be no change in the syllabus after rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, officials said.“Following requests from several students, we have decided to re-open the application portal for CUET-UG on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday and it will close at 11.59 […]
NCP chief Sharad Pawar may have broken ranks with other opposition parties on the Adani issue, but his friendship with Gautam Adani dates back to nearly two decades when the businessman was exploring expansion into the coal sector.In his Marathi autobiography ‘Lok Maze Saangati…’ published in 2015, Pawar has lavished praise on Adani describing him […]
Decreasing levels of immunity in our population may trigger new Covid waves and to tackle this, India needs a strong disease surveillance along with high vaccine coverage, WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has stressed.India is currently seeing a surge in Covid cases, to levels last seen during the Omicron wave in […]
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he is not completely opposed to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the charges against the Adani group, but a Supreme Court committee will be more useful and effective.Talking to reporters, Pawar said if a JPC has 21 members, 15 will be from the […]
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took her maiden sortie in a fighter aircraft at Tezpur air base in Assam.Group Captain Naveen Kumar Tiwari flew her in a Sukhoi-30 MKI that took off from the Indian Air Force base. Murmu, who is on a three-day trip to Assam, reached Tezpur from Guwahati. She was received at […]
