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History Of Freedom Struggle Was Confined To 1 Family Till Modi Became PM: Amit Shah

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the history of India's freedom struggle was confined to one family but Prime Minister Narendra Modi put an end to it by "immortalising" Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The Ram Temple issue was stuck "since the time of Babur", but just after the Supreme Court order, the prime minister did Bhumi Pujan in Ayodhya. Mr Shah said Lord Ram will be in his grand temple by next year's Ram Navami. Soon after landing at the Bhalla College helipad here, Mr Shah was faced with denunciatory slogans by Congress workers at Parashuram Chowk against over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as MP. Some of them showed black flags to the home minister and were detained by police. Addressing the 2nd Sanyas Diksha Mahotsav at Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth, Mr Shah said the prime minister immortalised Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel by erecting the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat in his memory. "India's freedom strug

Turkey Approves Finland's Bid To Join NATO

Turkey on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland's membership of the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Lawmakers unanimously backed the Nordic country's accession two weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly blessed the bid. "This evening, we are keeping the promises we made to Finland," ruling party lawmaker Akif Cagatay Kilic said moments before the vote. Turkey's approval leaves Finland -- which has a 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border with Russia -- with only a few technical steps before it becomes the 31st member of the world's most powerful military bloc. Officials expect the process to be completed as early as next week. Finland and its neighbour Sweden ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join NATO last May. Their applications were accepted at a June alliance summit that was designed to show the Western world's desire to stand up to Russia in the face of Europ

Tamil Nadu Woman Forced To Remove Hijab, 6 Arrested: Cops

Six persons who forced a woman to remove her hijab and videographed it when she was visiting the historic Vellore Fort here earlier this week were arrested by the North Police here on Thursday, a senior police official said. A 17-year old among the gang that coerced the unwilling woman to remove her hijab was sent to the government home, while the police arrested and remanded the others, Imran Basha, 22, Ashraf Basha, 20, Mohammed Faizal, 23, Santhosh, 23, Ibrahim Basha, 24, and Prasanth, 20. "The youths were mostly autorickshaw drivers and they had targeted at least three hijab-wearing women who were visiting the fort," the official said. Refusing to reveal further details, Vellore District Superintendent of Police S Rajesh Kannan said the motive behind the offence that took place on March 27 was being investigated. "The public are requested not to share the videos posted on social media," he said. In the video that went viral, the perpetrators are heard asking

Mould Problem Puts 9-Year-Old Permanently On Antibiotics, Mother Asks For Help

A young mother of five children in the UK has reported that a significant dumping issue in her home is the reason why her son is frequently becoming sick and using antibiotics. She said that for seven years, there was mould in each of the three bedrooms of her Whitstable home. According to KentLive , the 31-year-old has two sets of twins, aged three and nine, and another child who is 12. However, one of the nine-year-olds has an immunoglobulin A (IGA) deficiency. IGA is an antibody found in the inner lining of the nose, airways, and gut, which means a deficiency could make someone more susceptible to catching diseases and illnesses. "I have had a severe mould problem for seven years now, and the council is constantly doing pointless work that is not solving it," she said. Yet the council claimed that the first notice of mould in the house it received was in November of last year, and that it has plans in place to help address the problem. "Initial treatment work and

Sahara Investors To Get Back Money With Interest: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said 10 crore investors whose money was stuck in the four cooperative societies run by the Sahara group will get back their money with interest. The process to return their investments with interest will be initiated in three-four months, Mr Shah said. Making the announcement at an event organised by the Uttarakhand cooperative department at Rishikul ground here, Amit Shah said the Supreme Court has issued orders to return the money of investors who had invested in Sahara group cooperative societies. The Ministry of Cooperation had been pursuing the matter consistently, Amit Shah said. With the Supreme Court order in the favour of investors, those who had invested in the four cooperative societies of the Sahara group should send their claims to the central registrar of cooperative societies, he said. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/lZHIUi2 https://ift.tt/qnbtLWU March 30, 2023 at 11:26PM

Probe Agencies Have Brought All Corrupt People In One Party: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Wednesday that CBI-ED raids have brought all the corrupt people in "one political party" and when the BJP's rule at the Centre comes to an end, the country will become corruption-free. Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks made a day before that the ED and the CBI have brought all the corrupt people on one platform, Kejriwal took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying, "The ED and the CBI have brought all the corrupt people together not on one platform, but in the same party." Speaking on a confidence motion tabled by him in the Assembly, the chief minister alleged that the BJP withdrew its no-confidence motion after it failed to poach AAP MLAs, who he said will never succumb to any pressure. Alleging that the BJP only knows how to fight and abuse, he claimed that let alone the 2025 Assembly polls, the saffron party will not be able to win an election in Delhi even in 2050. Alleging the us

"Sanatan Doesn't Need Any Certificate": RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that the 'Sanatan' dharma doesn't need any "certificate" as it has been proven true to the test of time. "Today you are taking the resolve to enhance the prestige of the saffron colour by donning it. The one that is 'Sanatan' doesn't need any certificate. In English, they say, "time proven". It has proven to stand true to the test of time," RSS Chief said while addressing an event of 'Sanyas Diksha' in Uttarkhand's Haridwar. He further said that the Sanatan dharma, which started earlier, exists today and will also be there tomorrow. "Everything else changes. It started earlier, exists today and will be there tomorrow as well. We will have to explain 'Sanatan' to people through our conduct," Mr Bhagwat said. Mohan Bhagwat reached Rishigram and performed the Chaturveda Parayan Yagya on the eighth day of the Sannyas festival in Patanjali

Twitter Blocks Pakistan Government's Official Account In India

Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government's account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday. The company's guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order. The account, @GovtofPakistan, remained available for viewing and interaction from countries such as the United States and Canada, Reuters checks showed. Twitter as well as India and Pakistan's IT ministries did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/y0X5gL1 https://ift.tt/eF5LqJc March 30, 2023 at 01:05AM

Pope Francis Hospitalised In Rome For Respiratory Infection

Pope Francis, 86, was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Wednesday with a respiratory infection which will require a stay of a few days, the Vatican said. "In recent days Pope Francis has complained of some breathing difficulties," said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni in a statement. The pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital for medical checks, which revealed "a respiratory infection... that will require a few days of appropriate hospital medical treatment", Bruni said, adding that a Covid-19 infection had been excluded. Earlier in the afternoon, the Vatican had said Francis had been admitted "for some previously scheduled checks." The pope, who this month marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church, had earlier appeared in good spirits at his weekly audience at the Vatican, smiling as he greeted the faithful from his "popemobile". However, he was seen grimacing as he was helped getting into the vehicle and Italian media repor

"Sold Most Of My Cars": Virat Kohli Opens Up About His "Impulsive" Purchases

Calling the 'impulsive buys', Royal Challengers Bangalore (RBC) star player Virat Kohli on Wednesday said he sold most of the cars that he purchased over the years. "Most of the cars I used to own were impulsive buys, I ended up hardly driving or travelling in them as well. Beyond a point, I was like this is pointless, so I ended up selling most of them and now we only use what we absolutely need to, it's about being practical," said the Indian cricketer while speaking on RCB's YouTube channel during a recent photoshoot. Watch the video here: Behind the Scenes with Virat Kohli at RCB Team Photoshoot Current playlist, new tattoo, trump cards and more… Know more about the personal side of @imVKohli , on Bold Diaries. #PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/nCatZhgFAQ — Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 29, 2023 In the same interview, he also revealed his current playlist. "Surprisingly, I have gone a little back in time and I h

BJP Chief JP Nadda To Visit Telangana On Friday, Will Meet Party Activists

BJP president JP Nadda will inaugurate the party's office at Sangareddy town near here and also attend a meeting of state BJP's office-bearers and district presidents in Hyderabad during a visit to Telangana on March 31. JP Nadda will arrive at the Hyderabad airport on Friday afternoon. He will go to Sangareddy, about 60 kms from Hyderabad, and inaugurate the BJP office in the town. Mr Nadda will also attend a meeting of BJP activists at Sangareddy. From Sangareddy, Mr Nadda will virtually open BJP's district unit offices in Bhupalpally, Warangal, Jangaon, Mahabubabad in Telangana and Anantapur and Chittoor in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Telangana BJP general secretary G Premender Reddy said in a release on Wednesday. The BJP president would attend a meeting of BJP Telangana state office-bearers, district presidents and district incharges at Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the evening, the release added. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://if

Pak Government Tables Bill In Parliament To Curtail Chief Justice's Powers

Pakistan's Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday tabled the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 aimed to limit the discretionary powers to take suo motu notice by the chief justice of Pakistan, Geo News reported. The house has sent the proposed bill to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Law and Justice for further approval which will meet on Wednesday morning under the chair of Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk. The committee will send it back to the lower house. After the NA passes the bill, it will be sent to the Senate for approval. The decision of Pakistan's government comes a day after two Supreme Court judges -- Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail raised questions over the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The two judges said the apex court "cannot be dependent on the solitary decision of one man, the Chief Justice." The court must be regulated through a rule-based system approved by all judges of

Delhi Court Says Sharjeel Imam's Speech At Jamia University In 2019 Was "Provocative"

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that the speech of Sharjeel Imam at Jamia on December 13 in 2019 was "provocative" and shows that he was also a part of the mob which was instigating and provoking. The High Court said on Tuesday in judgement against the order of the trial court order discharging him and ten others. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that his speech at Jamia University which was provocative shows that he was also part of the mob which was instigating and provoking which he also admitted on January 16 in 2020 in his speech at Aligarh Muslim University. The bench noted that during the investigation, the second supplementary chargesheet clearly mentions that the accused Sharjeel Imam had on December 13 in 2019 given a provocative speech at Jamia University. The court said that his speech indicates that Sharjeel Imam had stated that they were distributing the pamphlets regarding the protest, and he himself talked about 'destruction' and also said th

Protests At Jamia Millia Islamia In 2019 Was An Unlawful Assembly: Court

 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the December 2019 protests organised at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia was an unlawful assembly and the mob gathered at the spot with the intention to violate the law. "The common object of the assembly was to march to the Parliament for registration of their protest against the Government policies of NRC and CAB where a curfew was imposed by the authorities," the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said, adding that making efforts to reach that area and carry out protest there was an "unlawful" object itself. The Delhi High Court held the view while setting aside the order of the trial court discharging Sharjeel Imam and 10 others. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that as per the prosecution, section 144 Cr.P.C. was already imposed in the area near Parliament. "Therefore, making efforts to reach to a curfew imposed area and carry out protest therein was an unlawful object itself," justice Sharma held in the judgem

64 Sabarimala Pilgrims Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Kerala

As many as 64 people were injured, some seriously, as a bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims from Tamil Nadu fell into a gorge in Pathanamthitta district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred when the bus carrying pilgrims was returning after darshan at Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, they said. A total of 64 people including nine children and two staff were on board when the bus veered off the road and fell into the gorge in Elavunkal near Kanamala Naranamthodu at around 1.30 PM. The injured pilgrims were shifted to the hospitals by the police, fire and rescue officials and locals. The Pathanamthitta District Public Relations Department said the pilgrims are from Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu. In a Facebook post, State Health Minister Veena George, who coordinated the rescue operations with various departments said 11 pilgrims have been shifted to Government Medical College Hospital, Kottayam. Police said 48 pilgrims were brought to the General Hospital, Pathanamt

Rapper Jay Z's Net Worth Touches $2.5 Billion, Warren Buffett's Old Comments On Him Resurface

Billionaire Warren Buffett predicted that young people would soon turn to Jay-Z for financial guidance during an old interview with the rapper. Interestingly, the artist's net worth is now $2.5 billion, according to the latest Forbes estimates. Jay-Z was also the first billionaire rapper in the world. Since then, his fortune has increased as a result of a number of wise business decisions and ventures, creating what Forbes refers to as "a sprawling and diversified empire." According to its Real-Time Billionaires ranking, he is the 1,205th richest person in the world.  Amid this, an old Forbes interview of Jay-Z with the legendary investor is going viral. In the interview, he compared his approach to his music career with the Oracle of Omaha's strategy of investing only in businesses he knows rather than what is most popular.  "Music is like stocks. There's the hot thing of the moment. People tend to make emotional decisions based on that. They don't sti

US School Shooting: Attacker Believed To Be Ex-Student, Say Police

The female shooter who killed three children and three adults Monday at a private school in Nashville is believed to have once been a student at the facility, city police said. "My initial findings is that at one point she was a student at that school, but it's unsure what year," Nashville Chief of Police John Drake told reporters. from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/rOYdUMz https://ift.tt/3MJ1hDA March 28, 2023 at 01:35AM

BRS Slams BJP As Its Lawmakers Share Stage With Bilkis Bano Case Convict

The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana has strongly denounced the BJP after a convict in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case shared stage with lawmakers of the party at a government event in Gujarat. In a tweet, BRS MLC Kavitha said, "Bilkis Bano Rapist openly shares stage with BJP's MPs and MLAs. What have we become as a community that perpetrators of heinous crimes against women are being celebrated and given a platform while the victims plead for justice. India is watching!" Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao, brother of Kavitha, also attacked the BJP. "Welcome to #AmritKaal. Balatkaar Justification Party and it's Brazen embrace of these rapists is a true reflection of their mindset," Rama Rao tweeted. One of the men convicted for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members, freed last year under an outdated remission policy of Gujarat, shared the stage with BJP MP Jaswant Bhabhor and his MLA brother Shailesh Bhabhor at a go

Scientists Discover Supermassive Black Hole That Now Faces Earth, Here's What It Means

Scientists Discover Supermassive Black Hole That Now Faces Earth, Here's What It Means https://ift.tt/3kZLEDA Zee News While this discovery has left many scientists excited about the new possibilities it presents for studying black holes, there is also some concern about the impact it could have on Earth. https://ift.tt/3MJ1hDA March 27, 2023 at 12:56PM Zee News :World https://ift.tt/Xyi3s7W

After Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Fires Defence Minister, Massive Protests Erupt

After Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Fires Defence Minister, Massive Protests Erupt https://ift.tt/7YkrAMP Zee News The dismissal of the Defence Minister signalled that the prime minister and his allies will press ahead with the overhaul of the judiciary this week, as per international media reports. https://ift.tt/3MJ1hDA March 27, 2023 at 12:14PM Zee News :World https://ift.tt/Xyi3s7W

Air India Launches Direct Flight Between Amritsar-UK

Air India on Monday launched a direct flight from Amritsar to Gatwick in the UK, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying the new international connectivity will work as a catalyst for the development of the region. "Equipped with 18 business class seats featuring fully-flat beds and 238 economy class seats, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will be operating three flights a week on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday from Amritsar," the airline said in a release. Air India will operate 9 other weekly flights scheduled from Ahmedabad, Goa, and Kochi -- making it a total of 12 weekly flights to Gatwick. "In total, the airline now operates 49 flights in the UK per week -- 43 flights to London (Heathrow and Gatwick) and six flights to Birmingham. Air India also operates 31 weekly flights to Heathrow, London, from Delhi and Mumbai," the release said. Gatwick airport is the second largest airport in the UK. The Air India flight from Amritsar to Gatwick was inau

UK PM Rishi Sunak To Unveil New Measures Against Anti-Social Behaviour

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will unveil new measures on Monday to crack down on antisocial behaviour by focusing on policing in several areas of England and Wales, as he works to win over voters in the run-up to an election expected next year. Rishi Sunak, who has seen a small tick up in his approval ratings since last month and received a boost when he curtailed a rebellion in his party over Brexit, is increasingly setting out his policy agenda to try to close a double-digit lead in the opinion polls for the opposition Labour Party. He will say the new measures, including "hotspot" policing and a ban on nitrous oxide or laughing gas, underscores his zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour which will see offenders receiving swift and visible punishments. "Anti-social behaviour undermines the basic right of people to feel safe in the place they call home," Rishi Sunak said in a statement. "The public have rightly had enough - which is why I a

200 Barrels Of Oil Leaks Into Water At Southern England's Poole Harbour

Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England. Perenco UK said the spill was being contained and an investigation will be launched. "Any spill is an extremely serious matter and a full investigation will be launched to ascertain what happened in Poole Harbour," Perenco UK's Wytch Farm General Manager Franck Dy said in a statement. BBC reported that a major incident was declared after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water at Poole Harbour. Perenco UK produces about 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, of which about 14,000 barrels is from Wytch Farm. Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) has activated an oil spill plan and the pipeline had been shut down, with booms placed on either side of the leak, BBC said. PHC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a comment. Last year, the company's parent company declared for

2 Madhya Pradesh Discom Staffers Suspended Over Viral Video Showing This

Two staffers of a power distribution company were suspended after a video surfaced on social media of them forcibly removing the belongings of an elderly woman even as she ran after them in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, an official said on Sunday. As per an official release, Sagar collector Dipak Arya has suspended two line attendants (Category II) of East Power Distribution Company stationed in Deori for demonstrating disrespectful and inappropriate behaviour and not following the rule book. Apart from this, two other outsourced contractual workers with the Discom have been sacked, it said. One of the contractual workers was arrested after an FIR was registered against him, the release stated. A video of the incident, which took place on Saturday shows the elderly woman, in a half-naked state, running after Discom staffers, who were forcibly removing her belongings from her shanty and loading it in a vehicle. Slamming the BJP-led state government, the Madhya Pradesh Congre

"I Feel Hurt": Army Veteran KJS Dhillon Over Piracy Of His Book

Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon (Retired) spent over a year penning ' Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye' , a book based on his 40 years of Army service. However, in a shocking turn of events, the book was "unethically and unlawfully" pirated and has left the army veteran extremely hurt. He took to Twitter and posted an emotional video asking others to reject piracy. "I wrote a book spending 8760 hours, 236 people worked on printing more than 1,10,00,000 pages (numbers increased since recording). It's being unethically & unlawfully pirated affecting the lives of 10,000 people, including salespersons across stores. I feel hurt. Say NO to piracy. Jai Hind," he said. #KGAKGG I wrote a book spending 8760 hrs, 236 ppl worked on printing more than 1,10,00,000 pages (numbers increased since recording) It's being unethically & unlawfully pirated affecting lives of 10k ppl incl salespersons across stores I feel hurt Say NO to

Bansuri Swaraj Appointed Co-Convener Of Delhi BJP's Legal Cell

Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of late Sushma Swaraj, has been appointed as co-convener of the legal cell of Delhi BJP, paving her entry into active politics. Ms Swaraj practices law in the Supreme Court. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, in his first appointment in the state unit, after taking over as full-time state president of the party, appointed Ms Swaraj as co-convener of the legal cell. In a letter issued on Friday, Mr Sachdeva said that Ms Swaraj's appointment would come into force with immediate effect and hoped that she would strengthen the BJP. Ms Swaraj said she was a qualified lawyer and had been helping the party in legal matters earlier as well. "It is just that I have been formally given an opportunity to serve the party more actively in the capacity as a legal department co-convener of the Delhi BJP," she told from NDTV News Search Records Found 1000 https://ift.tt/Kzxo9VF https://ift.tt/HeEuBxv March 26, 2023 at 11:42PM

Aviation Body Asks Nepal For Details Of Air India, Nepal Airlines Incident

Aviation regulator DGCA has sought details from the Nepal authorities regarding the incident of an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft coming close to a mid-air collision, according to a senior official. On Friday morning, a Nepal Airlines plane coming to Kathmandu from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and an Air India plane coming to Kathmandu from New Delhi almost collided. Authorities on Sunday said warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster. A senior DGCA official on Sunday said details are being obtained from the Nepal authorities on the airprox incident. Air India has submitted a report about the incident to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Nepal authorities do not have jurisdiction over Indian pilots. Pending further details, the crew of Air India involved in the incident was being off-rostered, the official added. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has written a letter to DGCA to conduct an investigation into the ma

Ex Pak PM Imran Khan Kickstarts Minar-e-Pakistan Rally Despite "Threats"

Former premier Imran Khan has been leading the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's rally at Lahore's monumental Minar-e-Pakistan ground despite the interim Punjab government's "threat alert" that terrorists might target political events in the provincial capital. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has arrived at the venue and will address the crowd, but from a bulletproof container, which has been placed at the jalsa ground to ensure his security, Geo news reported. The provincial government alerted that the 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, who was ousted as the prime minister in April last year and is embroiled in 143 cases, could be targeted by terrorists. The government in its alert announced the terrorists carrying explosive material had reached Lahore and will either target political rallies or law enforcers deployed for the security of those events. As the party prepared to hold the gathering, the government placed containers on the way leading to Minar-e-Pakistan,

Whoever Tries To Disturb Peace In Punjab Won't Be Spared: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab will not hesitate in taking tough decisions to maintain law and order as he asserted that those who were trying to spoil the atmosphere in the state are on the run. Arvind Kejriwal's remarks come in the wake of Punjab police action against radical preacher Amritpal Singh and elements of an outfit, headed by him, named 'Waris Punjab De.' AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was in Jalandhar, where the crackdown on the Khalistan sympathiser began on Saturday, to lay the foundation stone of Sri Guru Ravidas Bani Adhyan Centre at Dera Sachkhand Ballan here. Addressing the gathering, Arvind Kejriwal said whoever tries to disturb peace in Punjab will not be spared. "In the past few days, you saw how some people tried to disturb peace in Punjab," he said. "We do not have to allow the atmosphere to be spoiled at any cost," he sai

Leh-Manali Highway Reopens For Traffic In A Record Time Of 138 Days

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened the Leh-Manali Highway (NH3) for traffic, in a record time of 138 days, on Saturday. The 427-km strategic Leh-Manali Highway (NH3) connects Ladakh to the rest of India via Manali. The highway is strategic as it facilitates the movement of the armed forces and their supplies and wares to forward areas in the Ladakh region, bordering both China and Pakistan, as well as connecting Ladakh to the rest of India. The highway is an alternate axis to the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh Highway. NH-1D, 422 km was opened by the BRO on March 16, 2023, and traffic has commenced on this axis. With the onset of winter and snow accumulation, the highway remains closed from November-end till it is opened to traffic by the BRO. The entire snow clearance operations were executed by the BRO, under 'Project Himank' in Ladakh and 'Project Deepak' in Himachal Pradesh. The challenging snow-clearing operation commenced from two extremities and were carried ou

"Those Who Can't Treat Own Workers With Respect": PM Jabs Siddaramaiah

Invoking an incident in which former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah allegedly slapped a Congress supporter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that someone who cannot respect party workers can never respect people. A video from Friday's incident, in which Siddaramaiah is seen purportedly slapping a supporter who had come to meet him at his Bengaluru residence, was shared widely across social media platforms. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnakata on Saturday, PM Modi, without naming the former Karnakata CM, said, "I came across a video on social media where a prominent leader of a political party is seen slapping his own party worker in full public view. Can those, who can't treat their own party workers with respect, be respectful of the people? In the BJP, no one is big or small." Further, taking the attack to the police, PM Modi said Karnataka has seen opportunistic and selfish governments for a long time and it is time for the state to ha

AAP Minister Harjot Singh Bains Marries Senior Police Officer Jyoti Yadav In Punjab

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Harjot Singh Bains got married to IPS officer Jyoti Yadav on Saturday. Harjot Singh Bains is currently serving as Punjab's education minister in Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government. IPS Jyoti Yadav of the Punjab cadre is posted as superintendent of police in Mansa district. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raghav Chadha (@raghavchadha88) AAP MLA Naresh Balyan tweeted a photo of the newlyweds where they are seen in traditional wedding outfits at a gurdwara. Congratulating Harjot Singh Bains, Mr Balyan wrote, “Youngest and hard working minister in Punjab government”. He further gave best wishes to the minister for “entering a new chapter in life”. “May God bless you both always,” he added. पंजाब सरकार में सबसे युवा और कर्मठ मंत्री @harjotbains जी को जीवन के एक नए अध्याय में प्रवेश करने की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। ईश्वर आप दोनो को सदैव अपना आशीर्वाद दे। pic.twitter.com/mvxVnVhIRE — Naresh B

Kerala Man Gets Death Sentence For Murdering Elderly Couple In 2013

A local court on Friday awarded death sentence to a man for murdering an elderly couple related to him in 2013. The additional sessions court sentenced Arun Sasi to death for killing his relative Thankamma (68) and her husband, Bhaskaran Nair (71), with an intention to rob them. The court, while awarding the death sentence, noted that the convict, who was supposed to protect the elderly couple as the latter's daughters were abroad, committed a brutal murder which cannot be justified. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the convict. It also sentenced him to seven and five years of rigorous imprisonment for using a deadly weapon for robbing and house trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with death, respectively. The incident took place on September 28, 2013. Additional prosecutor K Jitheesh said the convict reached the house of the couple and brutally attacked Nair and his wife using a hammer. He said Sasi was nabbed in a theft case following which his ro

Pakistan In "Critically Water Insecure" Category: UN Report

A report published in the United Nations Institute of Water, Environment, and Health has placed Pakistan and 22 other countries in the "critically water insecure" category, Dawn reported. The UN University on Thursday released the Global Water Security 2023 Assessment, which stated that 33 countries from three different geographic regions have high levels of water security. Nevertheless, all regions also featured countries with low levels of water security. In a press release announcing the report, it was stated that the most recent assessment of the world's water resources, conducted by United Nations water experts, revealed that access to managed drinking water and sanitation was "still a pipe dream for more than half of the global population, as more than 70 per cent, or 5.5 billion people, do not have safe water access, with Africa having the lowest levels of access, at only 15 per cent of the region's population." The press release said, "Three

Despite India's Request, Pak Continues To Levy Fees On Kartarpur Pilgrims

Minister of State External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that despite the Government of India's insistence, Pakistan continues to levy fees on the pilgrims who visit Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur through Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. "Representations have been received to make the visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur through Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor passport-free. However, the Bilateral Agreement signed between India and Pakistan on October 24, 2019 mandates that pilgrims shall travel on a valid passport," said MoS External Affairs V Muraleedharan. The MoS made the above remarks in his response to a query by Lok Sabha MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal who inquired if the government had any plans to make the visit to Kartarpur Sahib passport-free for Sikh pilgrims who wanted to visit the holy site from across the globe. The MoS MEA also highlighted several steps taken to facilitate the visit of pilgrims stating, "The Agreement, inter alia, provides for

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