Deal with J&K terror with iron hand: PM

Deal with J&K terror with iron hand: PM

Friday, 14 June 2024 | Mohit Kandhari/PNS | Jammu/New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed officials to deploy a full spectrum of counter-terror measures in Jammu and Kashmir in a high-level meeting attended by National Security Advisor (NSA)Ajit Doval and other senior officials.  The review was held in the backdrop of four terror attacks in as many days...

Kuwait and Kerala singed

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | PNS/Agencies | New Delhi/ Dubai

A massive fire engulfed a multi-storey building in Kuwait housing foreign workers, mostly Indians, early on Wednesday, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 50 others, according to officials. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed shock and said the Indian Ambassador there has gone to the camp. Indians constitute...

Vandals smash Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Italy

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in Italy allegedly by Khalistani extremists on Wednesday just hours after its inauguration. The accused also wrote controversial slogans related to Khalisatni terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on the base of the bust.  The incident came days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...

INDIA BLED BY TERROR ON INDIAN SOIL

INDIA BLED BY TERROR ON INDIAN SOIL

Thursday, 13 June 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

As the mercury levels are peaking across the North Indian cities hordes of tourists are rushing to Kashmir to enjoy the cool climes. In contrast, the Jammu region has been bleeding for the last three days as terror revisited peaceful areas of the region in the run-up to the beginning...

SC puts Delhi in hot water over ‘tanker mafia’ rule

SC puts Delhi in hot water over ‘tanker mafia’ rule

Wednesday, 12 June 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Delhi Government over the prevalence of tanker mafia and water wastage in the city, and questioned what measures it has taken against them as people in the national Capital undergo a crippling water crisis amid a heatwave. Observing that false...

UGC nod to two admission cycles

Wednesday, 12 June 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Indian universities and higher education institutions will now be allowed to offer admissions twice a year on lines of foreign universities with the University Grants Commission giving a go ahead to the plan, UGC chief Jagadesh Kumar said. The two admission cycles will be July-August and January-February from the 2024-25 academic...

Frenzy builds up for Speaker’s election

Wednesday, 12 June 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

With the allocation of ministerial portfolios in the new BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government completed, the focus has now shifted to electing the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha. After a pro-tem or temporary Speaker administers the oath to newly-elected MPs during a Special Session, the Speaker will be...

Priyanka would have crushed Modi: Rahul

Priyanka would have crushed Modi: Rahul

Wednesday, 12 June 2024 | Preetam Srivastava | Raebareli

Rahul Gandhi, in a fiery address at a thanksgiving rally in Raebareli on Tuesday evening, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that Modi narrowly escaped defeat in Varanasi but his party was defeated in Ayodhya. Rahul said if his sister, Priyanka Gandhi, had contested from Varanasi, Modi would have lost...

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