Farooq also mentioned the Chittisinghpura massacre in which 36 Sikhs were killed in south Kashmir. SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday declared that Pakistan had “saved” Kashmiris by keeping the issue alive at international forums, while being careful to say that “otherwise their (Pakistan’s) intentions are not good”.His statement drew flak from…
Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan along with Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala NEW DELHI: The Congress high command has directed the Karnataka government to investigate alleged attempts to conduct sting operations targeting chief minister D K Shivakumar and his Keralam counterpart V D Satheesan, party sources told PTI on…
The victim’s family criticised CBI probe The parents of the RG Kar rape-and-murder victim on Saturday questioned the bail granted to former hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in a corruption case, while announcing renewed calls for accountability in the investigation into their daughter’s death.Meanwhile, two citizens’ groups, ‘Voice of Abhaya’ and ‘Voice of Women’, have announced…
Congress alleged that crores of voters across the country had been unfairly deprived of their voting rights due to large-scale deletions and discrepancies in electoral rolls. NEW DELHI: The Congress will hold marches, conduct door-to-door visits and organise awareness meetings to address alleged irregularities in electoral rolls. The party will also ensure all eligible citizens…
Iran’s ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali NEW DELHI: With US sanctions squeezing Indian firms trading in Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals, Tehran has a message for Indian businesses: “Both sides are determined to strengthen economic relations and to find practical ways to ensure the continuation of bilateral trade.“Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, told TOI that…
IUML expels member as BJP leader surrenders in probe into Rs 8-crore Doha KMCC office theft The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has expelled one of its members and removed him from its affiliated organisations amid an investigation into the theft of 31 lakh Qatari riyals, worth nearly Rs 8 crore, from the Kerala Muslim…
Delhi University women took to streets demanding safety after news report of a gangrape near a girls college. “Sir, let me say that I am not a feminist. I consider myself as a human being. As a human being we feel that it is our duty to help women, minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday upped the ante against Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of rubbing salt into the wounds of the Sikh community by holding an INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 1 – the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi following the…
NEW DELHI: The Chamber of Trade and Industry on Saturday urged Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi to postpone the INDIA bloc’s upcoming rally on November 1 at Ramlila Maidan, saying the demonstration could disrupt business worth Rs 10,000 crore during the peak Diwali shopping season.In a letter to Rahul, CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal…
QR code posters questioning the government found inside a Delhi Metro train; FIR registered NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against unidentified persons after two posters questioning the government’s performance were found pasted inside a train on the Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line, news agency PTI reported citing police sources.The posters, printed in black…
