Reports have emerged from Kabul–assailants belonging to ISIS Khursan–having entered Gurdwara Karte Parwan, in the capital of Afghanistan on Saturday morning.Afghanistan-origin Sikhs living in the national capital, said they have received calls from Gurnam Singh, president, Gurdwara Karte Parwan, informing them about the attack. Manjinder Singh Sirsa of the BJP said he has spoken to […]
Violent protests over the Central Government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in armed forces continued across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on Friday. In Bihar, agitators disrupted rail and road traffic and set the Bhagalpur-New Delhi Vikramshila Express and Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express trains on fire. Several organisations have given a 72-hour ultimatum to the Modi Government to […]
The Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its report submitted to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu today, recommended allowing religious rituals at sites declared as “protected monuments” by the Archeologiocal Survey of India (ASI).The committee headed by BJP RS member TG Venkatesh felt several historical monuments across the country held immense religious significance […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will have to appear at the ED office again on Friday as the questioning in connection with the National Herald case will continue. On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi appeared before the investigative agency for the third consecutive day for questioning. Congress workers have been staging protests over Rahul Gandhi’s questioning in the […]
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs on Tuesday introduced the short-term defence recruitment policy called Agnipath at a press conference. “The Cabinet Committee on Security has taken a historic decision today to approve the transformative scheme of ‘Agnipath’. Under this, Indian youth would be granted an opportunity to get inducted into […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reviewed the status of human resources across all government departments and ministries, thereby instructing that the recruitment of ten lakh people be carried out in the next 18 months, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted. The prime minister’s review meeting comes more than two months after he suggested the secretaries […]
Delhi police barricaded entry points to Congress party headquarters and also clamped prohibitory orders in the area as party leaders gathered in support of Rahul Gandhi who will appear before the Enforcement Directorate to answer summons in a money laundering case. Leaders are expected to stage a March in solidarity with Rahul with detentions likely. […]
Delhi witnessed another fire incident on Sunday as a massive blaze broke out in the Gaffar market in Karol Bagh area. As many as 39 fire tenders were rushed to the spot after a call regarding the incident was received by the Delhi Fire Service, reported news agency ANI citing officials. Delhi Police personnel also […]
A disqualified vote of a Shiv Sena lawmaker was among the key factors that led to a spectacular victory of all three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, leading to the defeat of the Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Pawar. The counting of votes, which started past midnight after being stalled […]