The exact circumstances and the nature of the altercation that led to the fatal firing at the site in Mashka village remained unclear. Senior CISF and J&K Police officers rushed to the spot, around 150km from Jammu city. JAMMU: Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including an assistant commandant, were killed on Tuesday after…
In a significant move, two officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs have been apprehended on corruption charges linked to FCRA registrations. NEW DELHI: Two officials of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) were arrested on Tuesday following a tipoff by the ministry that they had reached out to an association, seeking illegal gratification in…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat highlighted four pillars of Dharma as essential for national progress at an event in Maharashtra. Emphasising the foundational values governing human conduct, Bhagwat pointed out that Dharma transcends mere rituals or personal habits. “It is stated in our ancient texts that Dharma stands on four pillars: the first is Truth, the…
The first part of the textbook was released in June. NCERT’s new class nine social science textbook, released on Tuesday, mentions that many kings and princes received swords from goddesses such as Kali, Durga, and Bhavani to resist invasions since the seventh century.The chapter titled “Resistance and Resilience” in the book “Understanding Society India and…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday defended Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy for drawing a contrast between Lor Ram and Shiva, saying that the remarks were directed against Bharatiya Janata Party which is doing politics “in the name if Lor Ram.”Congress Telangana chief Mahesh Kumar Goud said that BJP is trying to own Lord Ram and…
Karnataka BJP leaders B Y Vijayendra criticised the Congress’ second Bharat Jodo foot march NEW DELHI: The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday criticised the Congress’ second ‘Bharat Jodo’ foot march, calling it “misleading” and alleging that public money was being used to benefit party workers.Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra alleged that the Congress government was…
Congress leader Surjewala questions ECINet over voter roll revision, alleges centralised control NEW DELHI: Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission’s centralised ECINet software was restricting the powers of ground-level election officials and could lead to the exclusion of eligible voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Surjewala…
Reddy’s remarks prompted a response from Union Minister Sanjay Kumar Bandi NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy called “Shiva is the God of the poor, Ram is the God of the rich” while taking a dig at the BJP. Attributing the saffron party’s success in polls across North India Reddy claimed that the BJP…
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma Delhi minister Parvesh Verma hit out at AAP chief Kejriwal for visiting the Tilak Nagar area Monday. “I want to tell Kejriwal that while you visit such sites, young girls are being beaten up in our Punjab.… so please say a word or two about them as well,” Verma said, adding…
H1N1 dominates flu cases in India, found in 3 of 4 positive samples: WHO NEW DELHI: H1N1 is the dominant flu strain detected in India, accounting for three out of every four influenza-positive samples reported in the latest surveillance data, according to World Health Organization (WHO).The finding is from WHO’s surveillance data for weeks 36…
