GUWAHATI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the Army has “minimal role in internal security” and it wants AFSPA withdrawn from J&K, but the situation must become conducive for removing emergency powers granted to troops in the Union territory hit by decades of separatism and terrorism. “AFSPA is in force because of the … Read more
JAMMU: Two Kashmir residents were nabbed in connection with the Sunjwan encounter in which two suicide attackers of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed here, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Additional director general of police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh said the force is looking for two more conspirators involved in the planning and transportation of … Read more
India wants to be strong friends with the “liberal world” but it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, following criticism about refusal to outright condemn Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. India is the world’s top buyer of Russian weapons, which it uses to deter aggression from neighbors Pakistan … Read more
JAGDISHPUR (BIHAR): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday was a proud witness to more than 75,000 people simultaneously waving the Indian national flag at this semi-urban town in Bihar, where the BJP sought to make history by breaking Pakistan’s record set 18 years ago. The occasion was the 163rd birth anniversary of Veer Kunwar … Read more
NEW DELHI: The CBSE has dropped chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts and the industrial revolution from the history and political science syllabi of classes 11 and 12. Similarly, in the class 10 syllabus, the topic “impact of globalisation … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to television coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Delhi riots, the government on Saturday issued a strong advisory to news channels asking them to abide by the programme code laid down by the relevant laws. The government cited specific instances of “hyberbolic” statements by news anchors and “scandalous headlines/taglines” while … Read more
JAMMU: Security has been beefed-up ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir’s Palli village scheduled for Sunday. One security personnel and two terrorists were killed in an encounter near an Army camp in Jammu after gunmen targeted a CISF bus early Friday. Nine security personnel were also injured in the attack. … Read more
A senior US diplomat again warned China of sanctions if it offers “material support” for Russian President Putin’s war in Ukraine, while also pledging to help India end its dependence on Russian weapons. China wasn’t helping the situation in Ukraine by doing things like amplifying Russian disinformation campaigns, US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman … Read more
Half of India’s 3.5-million-tonne plastic waste goes to landfi lls every year in the absence of segregation, collection and adequate processing capacity. Uncollected waste pollutes soil, water and air, besides being a loss of resources. The ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items from July 1 is expected to deal with its environmental aspect to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday slammed the opposition ruled state governments for not reducing value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel while the Centre has reduced the excise duty when required. Puri alleged that such states are “making a killing” and they should reduce their VAT by 50% to give … Read more