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NEW DELHI: In a strong message to Pakistan, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reiterated his India will get back the control of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir without taking any aggressive steps, and added that PoK will itself say “Mein bhi Bharat hoon.“While interacting with the Indian community in Morocco, Rajnath Singh said that the people in…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs declared the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) along with all its factions, wings, and front organisations, as an unlawful association for five years. In a statement, the home ministry said that Khaplang was aligned with other unlawful associations like the ULFA(I), PREPAK, and PLA and also indulged…
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday has asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Mumbai Police to submit an Action Taken Report regarding a complaint against Netflix’s web series Ba***ds of Bollywood. The complaint concerns a scene in which actor Ranbir Kapoor is shown using a banned e-cigarette without…
India’s top IT services firms are bracing for a steep rise in costs after the US government sharply increased the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000, nearly ten times the earlier $7,500–10,000. According to estimates, leading players could each end up spending an additional $150–550 million in immigration fees based on their past visa sponsorship…
Usain Bolt, the eight-time Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, and global sporting icon will trade his running spikes for football boots in a one-of-a-kind spectacle in Mumbai on October 1 NEW DELHI: Usain Bolt, eight-time Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, and global sporting icon, will trade his running spikes for football boots in…
Former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid was taken into custody by police at Red Fort in New Delhi (2020) (Image Credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices on the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, and Shifa Ur Rehman in connection with the larger conspiracy…
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday ordered a complete ban on caste-based references in police records and at public places following an Allahabad High Court order to end caste-based discrimination.Chief secretary Deepak Kumar instructed all departments that caste will no longer be mentioned in First Information Reports (FIRs), arrest memos, or other police…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that India did not react immediately to the 50% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump because the nation is “broad-minded and big-hearted.”“We didn’t react…Those who are broad-minded and big-hearted do not react to anything immediately,” Rajnath Singh said while interacting with the Indian community in…
NEW DELHI: Air India Express has handed over eight passengers travelling in a group from Bengaluru to Varansi by IX 1086 on Monday after one of them punched in some numbers on the keypad of the cockpit door lock. Sources say one of the “young man” of this group went to the forward galley and…
At least 30 people were killed in an overnight Pakistani air strike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village, local reports said on Monday.However, the Associated Press, citing police, reported that the blast occurred in the region after a bomb-making material planted by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) exploded, killing 24, including militants. The police accused the militants of using…
