Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi; NC leader and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: The Congress will not contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections to four seats in Jammu and Kashmir from the “unsafe” fourth seat, the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit announced on Sunday.J&K…
NEW DELHI: The planned visit of Afghanistan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Agra on Sunday has been cancelled, official sources confirmed. Authorities did not specify a reason for the cancellation.Muttaqi was scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal, leaving Delhi around 8 am via the Yamuna Expressway and reaching Shilpgram near the monument’s eastern gate…
NEW DELHI: Police have added charges to the FIR registered in the alleged suicide case of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar following a plea by his wife to add the “relevant provisions” of the SC/ST Act. Among other things, senior IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, who is Puran Kumar’s wife, wrote to police earlier…
NEW DELHI: A 31-member committee formed in the Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s alleged suicide case suicide, on Sunday, gave the Chandigarh administration and Haryana government 48 hours to remove state police chief Shatrujeet Kapur. Kapur is among the officers named by Kumar’s wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, for allegedly abetting her husband’s…
(Photo shared by MEA on X) NEW DELHI: Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand landed in New Delhi on Sunday evening for a three-day visit aimed at boosting diplomatic and economic ties with India, as part of her broader tour of the Indo-Pacific region that includes Singapore and China.During her stay in the national capital, Anand…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: After facing backlash over her remarks on the Durgapur gang-rape case, West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee on Sunday said her comments were “distorted” by the media.Also Read – ‘Girls have to protect themselves’: Mamata’s shocker in MBBS student rape case; vows strict action against guilty “The media distorted my…
THANE: A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) functionary slapped a woman who allegedly abused her husband during a minor spat at a railway station of kalwa on Friday.A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, showing the MNS functionary — identified as Swara Kate — forcing the woman to apologise to the people…
NEW DELHI: Facing public ire over congestion on National Highways (NHs) at Delhi’s entry points, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has approached the Supreme Court seeking “forthwith” removal of nine MCD toll collection points at borders. The highways authority was reportedly left with no option but to approach the court as its repeated…
File photo: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will represent India at the ‘Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit’ in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city on Monday. The high-level meeting, hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and co-chaired by US…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday intensified its campaign across Punjab, demanding justice for Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar, a Dalit officer who recently died by suicide. AAP ministers and MLAs will lead candlelight marches across major districts of Punjab. Harbhajan Singh ETO will head the march in Amritsar, Mohinder Bhagat in Jalandhar,…
