The high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered a ban on fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis on Dal Lake. The high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has prohibited the operation of fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis on Dal Lake until further orders.A division bench comprising chief justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati…
President accepted L Murugan’s resignation NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Union minister of state L Murugan from the Union Council of Ministers, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday.The resignation fuelled speculation about an imminent Union Cabinet reshuffle.Murugan had resigned as the minister of state for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary…
H D Kumaraswamy has voiced strong concerns about the Karnataka government allegedly targeting JD(S) members after a supposed sting operation. Union minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday accused the Karnataka government of targeting Janata Dal (Secular) workers in connection with an alleged sting operation involving political leaders and officials. He claimed that a party worker was…
The AI-generated clip recreates a scene from Big B’s film, in which Amitabh Bachchan’s character explains that his name was not deleted from the voter list because a corrupt official had not issued his death certificate. NEW DELHI: BJP general secretary Smriti Irani has taken a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, using an AI-generated…
CJP’s Abhijit Dipke questions ‘Leave India’ notice to Imran Khan NEW DELHI: CJP founder Abhijit Dipke on Thursday questioned the restrictions imposed on Bollywood actor Imran Khan after Mumbai Police issued him a ‘Leave India’ notice over his participation in protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Drawing a comparison with American singer…
SC seeks response on Jantar Mantar losing protest site status NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, Delhi government and Delhi Police on a plea challenging the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site.Earlier this week, the ministry of home affairs de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest…
Rahul, Kharge slam detention of Ankita Bhandari’s parents NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticised the detention of Ankita Bhandari’s parents, alleging they were taken into custody while peacefully protesting against Dushyant Gautam’s proposed appointment as Sikkim Governor.Rahul said the Congress would stand by the family until…
US police foil alleged Hindu temple shooting plot, arrest 19-year-old NEW DELHI: The Consulate General of India in Chicago on Wednesday welcomed the timely action taken by US law enforcement authorities after the arrest of 19-year-old man accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois.In a statement, the Indian Consulate said…
NEW DELHI: CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been sent to five days of judicial custody, while Ajinkya Shinde has been bound down, after 14 party members allegedly trespassed into Jantar Mantar, which is no longer a designated protest venue, and obstructed cops on duty. Bound down means an individual has to appear…
US teen arrested over alleged mass shooting plot targeting Hindu temple (representative image) Police in Palatine, Illinois, arrested a 19-year-old man following an investigation into threats of a potential mass shooting at a Hindu temple.The investigation began on October 11, when the Palatine Police Department received information from the Mount Prospect Police Department about concerning…
