Ladakh Police on Friday arrested activist Sonam Wangchuk, a day after the Union Home Ministry cancelled his NGO’s FCRA licence over alleged violations. The arrest comes in the backdrop of violent clashes during protests for statehood and Sixth Schedule status.In Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs rejected Nato chief Mark Rutte’s claim that Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: The ‘pujo’ politics heat up in West Bengal as TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday mocked Union home minister Amit Shah‘s ‘Sonar Bangla’ poll pitch with ‘where’s Sonar Gujarat and Bihar’ rhetoric, while accusing the BJP-led Centre of withholding Rs 2 lakh crore in dues and “insulting” the state’s cultural icons.Addressing…
Calcutta HC (PTI file photo) Calcutta High Court on Friday struck down Centre’s decision to deport two women and their families from Birbhum, West Bengal, to Bangladesh.The court said the deportation was illegal and ordered that all six people, including three children, be brought back to India within a month. The court also dismissed the…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Police resorted to a lathi charge on Muslim protesters who pelted stones after Friday prayers in Bareilly.The protestors had gathered outside Ala Hazrat Dargah & IMC chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s house, holding “I Love Muhammad” placards amid the heavy security at both spots.IG Ajay Sahni said the cops were conducting…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday hit out at Nato chief Mark Rutte over his recent remark claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Russian president Vladimir Putin after the US tariff move. In a strongly-worded reply, the MEA termed the remark “factually incorrect” and “entirely baseless”.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal clearly…
NEW DELHI: The Ladakh Police on Friday arrested activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after the Union Territory witnessed its worst violence in decades, as a protest over statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards spiralled into clashes.Wangchuk was taken into custody by the police party led Ladakh DGP S D Singh Jamwal at 2.30 pm, the officials…
NEW DELHI: Canada’s national security adviser Nathalie Drouin on Thursday said that New Delhi and Ottawa have found a “way” to address mutual concerns as both the countries agreed to work together to open a fresh chapter, placing particular emphasis on tackling terrorism and transnational crime.Days after meeting her counterpart Ajit Doval in India, Drouin…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde dismissed the alliance between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, calling it an attempt to safeguard the Thackeray family’s political control rather than serve the state.Speaking at an India Today Conclave, Shinde played down the impact of the two leaders…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has launched a fresh attack on the BJP-led government, this time accusing it of being a “paper chor” amid rising outrage over examination leaks in Uttarakhand. The remarks come weeks after he alleged large-scale electoral fraud, which he termed “vote chori,” during the 2024 Lok…
NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a revision petition filed by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, challenging an order by the MP/MLA Special Court in Varanasi.The case relates to remarks made by Rahul Gandhi about Sikhs during his visit to the United States in September 2024.In his petition, Rahul had contested the Special…
