CALCUTTA: The National Investigative Agency (NIA), which arrested six al-Qaeda terrorists from the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, found that more people in the state are working for the terrorist team, an official from the investigative agency said. When questioning the six arrested in Murshidabad on Saturday, NIA detectives have …
Read More »Anti-CAA Roadblock Case: There Can Be No Universal Right to Protest Policy, Says Supreme Court India News
NEW DELHI: There can be no “universal policy” on the right to protest and possible restrictions, as it also needs to be balanced with acts such as roadblocks because the situation can “vary” from case to case. Supreme Court he said Monday. The higher court’s observation came while reserving the …
Read More »Ayodhya News: Land prices in Ayodhya double in a month | India News
AYODHYA: As reality bites into real estate in cities, property prices in Ayodhya They have defied the pandemic-induced slowdown to nearly double in the span of just over a month since the temple of Ram “bhoomi pujan” in August. This without counting the appreciation of 30-40% between The Supreme Courtverdict …
Read More »PM Narendra Modi: Need for 21st century farm bills, MSP will continue as before | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi on Monday he said that the two land reform bills passed by Parliament on Sunday were the “necessity of the 21st century” and also assured farmers that the Minimum Livelihood Price (MSP) will continue as before. “This change in the agricultural sector is the …
Read More »Defense Forces on Alert in Six ‘Contested’ Areas Across LAC in Arunachal Pradesh | India News
GUWAHATI: The Indian defense forces have raised the level of readiness and alertness to monitor Chinese activities in the “six disputed areas” and the “four sensitive areas” in the 1962 theater of war in Arunachal Pradesh. “Four of the disputed areas are in Asapila, Longzu, Bisa and Majha in Upper …
Read More »India’s Parliament Session May Be Interrupted As Covid-19 Cases Rise Among Lawmakers India News
NEW DELHI: India’s parliament session that started this week is likely to be interrupted after 30 lawmakers were found to be infected with the coronavirus, two senior parliament officials said, as the number of cases in the country rose to 5.3 million. The Indian parliament met for the first time …
Read More »CPM gives common tinge to Kerala’s gold box | India News
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The loaded questions asked by the CPM secretary of state, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, on Friday if Koran is a sacred text forbidden in India and if there is an order from the Modi government prohibiting the distribution of the holy book in the country, it gives a new dimension to …
Read More »NIA Removes Pak-Sponsored Al-Qaida Module; 9 terrorists arrested in West Bengal, Kerala | India News
NEW DELHI: The National Investigative Agency (NIA) said on Saturday that it had detained a Pakistani-sponsored al-Qaeda module that planned to attack vital facilities in India. Nine terrorists, including the module leader, were arrested early Saturday morning in simultaneous raids on Murshidabad in West Bengal and Ernakulam in Kerala. According …
Read More »Censoring television content prior to broadcasting can lead us down a slippery slope: SC | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said on Friday that it was a duty to intervene to protect the right to dignity of a community and stop a broadcast that attempted to defame the Muslim community as a whole, by hinting that the civil services were being infiltrated, it could not …
Read More »Pakistan Rejects India’s Demand That The Queen’s Lawyer Represent Kulbhushan Jadhav | India News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday rejected India’s demand that an Indian lawyer or Queen’s lawyer be appointed for the death row inmate Kulbhushan Jadhav to guarantee a free and fair trial in this country. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, responding to a question during a press conference, said India has …
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