NEW DELHI: Educationalist-turned-climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday called off his 15-day hunger strike after the demonstrations demanding statehood for Ladakh turned violent.“I am sad to inform you that there was vandalism in Leh during a protest. Many offices and police vehicles were vandalised and burned. A bandh was announced in Leh, but the youth…
Ladakh protest; CWC meeting Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday called off his hunger strike demanding statehood for Ladakh after protests in the Union Territory’s capital, Leh, turned violent. He appealed to the youth to remain calm and urged the government to engage in dialogue with them.The Congress held a meeting of its top decision-making body,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking the removal of graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail. The petitioners had argued that the graves could encourage glorification of terrorism.A bench of chief justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and justice Tushar Rao Gedela said there is no…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday said that no one guilty will be spared in the alleged paper leak of the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) exam question paper. His remarks came after Uttarakhand Police arrested Khalid Malik, the main accused in the alleged paper leak of the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection…
Election Commission of India (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI : The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the by-elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, and one seat in Punjab.Voting and counting for all five seats will be held on October 24. All four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and…
Imphal: An injured jawan of Assam Rifles being brought to a hospital after a group of armed men attacked a vehicle of the paramilitary force in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, in Imphal, on September 19. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manipur Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Singh on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the prime accused…
Ladakh violence; Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday called off his 15-day hunger strike demanding statehood for the Union Territory of Ladakh, following violent protests that broke out in the region’s capital, Leh, news agency PTI reported.“VERY SAD EVENTS IN LEH: My message of peaceful path failed today. I appeal to youth…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Monday rejected social media platform X Corp’s petition challenging the Centre’s directive mandating onboarding to the Sahyog portal — a platform used to communicate content-blocking orders with intermediaries.Justice Krishna S Dixit Nagaprasanna, while pronouncing the verdict, underlined the need for regulation of social media platforms, observing that “social…
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court is set to pronounce the order on framing charges in the IRCTC hotel corruption case on October 13. The court has directed all accused, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejaswi Yadav, former minister Prem Chand Gupta and others, to appear in person on…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party now considers Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar a “burden” ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Addressing a press conference after the Congress Working Committee in Patna, Kharge said that internal conflict within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was not out in in the…
