Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the central government wants a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem by taking its people into confidence, and is moving ahead in that direction. “We want a permanent solution to the Kashmir problem and we will do that by taking Kashmiri people into confidence,” Singh said while […]
The NIA on Saturday said it has seized over Rs 1 crore during nearly two dozen raids conducted in Srinagar, Delhi, and Haryana in connection with terror funding by Pakistan-based groups in the Kashmir Valley. The raids are on at more than 14 places in Srinagar, eight in Delhi, and one in Haryana, including areas […]
After keeping the state on tenterhooks for 48 hours, Maharashtra farmers called off their ‘strike’ early on Saturday following ‘satisfactory’ talks with the state government. The development came after around five hours marathon negotiations between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the leaders of Kisan Kranti core committee, which ended here early today. “We are open […]
Indian and Pakistani troops on Saturday traded heavy fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence officer said. The Pakistani troops initiated the ongoing firing exchange in Poonch district’s Krishna Ghati sector since 9.20 a.m., Defence Ministry spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel, Manish Mehta told IANS. In another incident, Pakistani troops violated […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday said it has arrested Lt Col Ranganathan Suvramani Moni and middlemen Gaurav Kohli in an Army transfer racket. The arrests were made from the Army Headquarters here on Friday, a CBI official told IANS. The probe agency said it has busted a transfer racket operating in the army […]
The Kerala cabinet on Friday asked Governor P. Sathasivam to convene a special session of the state assembly on June 8 chiefly to discuss and debate the new rules by the Centre on cattle trade for slaughter that infringes on the states’ rights. The decision on the daylong assembly session was taken by the Pinarayi […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s niece-in-law Krishna Bose on Friday said India must face the “truth” of the revolutionary’s death in the 1945 air crash and the national focus should henceforth shift to his life and ideals. Bose was referring to the Union Home Ministry’s statements on Tuesday in reply to a query under the Right […]
New Delhi Welcoming the diverse assessments of three years of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the significance of constructive criticism in strengthening democracy and assured the people that mistakes and shortcomings would be rectified. Delivering his first “Mann Ki Baat” after completion of three years in, Modi also took on the critics of […]
By Quaid Najmi Nashik (Maharashtra) Maharashtra’s well-known businessman-politician Pankaj Parakh called ‘The Man With The Golden Shirt’ by his friends – has earned a place in the Guinness World Records (GWR). The GWR certificate issued cites Parakh, 47, as the man with “the most expensive gold shirt in the world costing Rs.98,35,099 ($161,354/GBP 95,856)” as on […]
The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) here on Thursday raided at least three places in the national capital to probe an alleged medical scam involving Rs 300 crore, on the complaint of sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra. ACB chief M.K. Meena ordered the probe after Mishra complained against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar […]