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MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to raise a formal protest against Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after he reportedly took the Asia Cup trophy with him following India’s refusal to accept it in Dubai on Sunday.Speaking to TOI, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said, “We had decided…
NEW DELHI: At least 1 person was killed and several injured after Pakistan’s security forces on Monday opened fire on protestors in PoK after people took to street over long-standing, unresolved issues.According to a report by Samaa TV, all markets, shops, and business centres were closed across the region as the Kashmiri population halted all…
SRINAGAR: Amid curfew and a ban on mobile internet, two of the four people killed on Sept 24 in the violent protest over the demand for statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh were cremated Sunday.A small group of relatives of Jigmat Dorjee (25) and Stanzin Namgyal (24) attended the cremation under heavy security, while…
NEW DELHI: Police on Saturday detained Tauqeer Raza Khan, chief of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, after his call for a protest in support of the ‘I love Muhammad’ campaign triggered a violent clash between demonstrators and police following Friday prayers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, officials said.“Tauqeer Raza has been taken into custody, and further legal proceedings…
NEW DELHI: An image of Jesus Christ inside a ‘Vatican City-themed’ Durga Puja pandal in Ranchi was replaced on Friday with that of Lord Krishna.The development came following objections raised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The VHP alleged that the marquee, organised by R R Sporting Club at Ratu Road, was made to “hurt…
Muhammad Yunus (AP photo) Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus faced protests in New York on Friday as he addressed the fourth day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Demonstrators gathered outside the UN headquarters, raising slogans like “Yunus is Pakistani. Go back to Pakistan,” accusing the Nobel laureate of bias and poor…
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.On Thursday, Union home ministry cancelled his NGO’s licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, over alleged violations. The MHA…
Sonam Wangchuk (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs cancelled the FCRA- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act certificate of Sonam Wangchuk-led Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh after the Central Bureau of Investigation had initiated an inquiry, as per PTI.According to official findings, SECMOL received and deposited foreign contributions in contravention of…
NEW DELHI: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre should hold talks with the people of Ladakh to address their aspirations, and expressed concerns over the future of children. While talking with reporters, Abdullah warned that if a void is left in the border state, someone else (China) will try to fill…
LEH: Protests rocked Leh region of Ladakh Union Territory on Wednesday as agitators pelted stones at the BJP office and clashed with police.A police van was set ablaze during the chaos, marking a sharp escalation in the agitation that has been gaining momentum over the past weeks.The protest call was given by the youth wing…
