SRINAGAR: president of the National Conference Farooq Abdullah appeared before the direction of execution on Wednesday, for the second time this week, for questioning in connection with a money laundering investigation in an alleged multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The 82-year-old former Chief Minister of …
Read More »States most affected by Covid see fewer infections; active cases below 7.5 lakh | India News
NEW DELHI: Except for West Bengal, where cases increased slightly, all other states in the top 10 category contributing to the country’s number of cases showed a decline in new cases on Monday compared to the day before, including when Chhattisgarh replaced UP among high burden states reporting new cases. …
Read More »Narendra Modi: Why Prime Minister Modi Is Still So Popular Even When India Fails To Fight Coronavirus | India News
NEW DELHI: India is battling one of the world’s highest coronavirus cases, its worst economic recession, factories closed, farmer protests and the deadliest border fight with China in decades. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to remain as popular as ever. Opinion polls in Bihar, where he faces his first …
Read More »Bihar Elections: Tejashwi Campaigns Promising Jobs and Change
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Patna | Updated: October 21, 2020 7:37:44 am In a sign that the Tejashwi rallies are having an effect on the rival camp of the JDU, the party’s hard-working chairman Ashok Choudhary recently posted photos of a rally Nitish Kumar held in Bhore in Gopalganj, …
Read More »Baghel govt-guv fights for House sitting on farm laws | India News
RAIPUR: A fight seems to have broken out between Governor Anasuiya Uikey and the government of Bhupesh Baghel for a special assembly session wants to convene to enact legislation to “protect the state” from the Center’s policy agricultural reforms. The Chhattisgarh government had informed the governor two days ago that …
Read More »Talk about ‘reinventing Dalit militancy’: Elgar witness | India News
MUMBAI: A witness in the Elgar Parishad case has said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that in a meeting, activist and academic Anand Teltumbde had made a statement about “reinventing Dalit militancy” as well as a “revolutionary resurgence” under Maoist leadership. The witness statement is part of the supplementary charge …
Read More »Hathras gangrape: AMU doctor who questioned FSL report said to leave
Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: October 21, 2020 7:25:48 am Aligarh Muslim University Jawaharlal Nehru College of Medicine To a doctor from the Jawaharlal Nehru School of Medicine of the Muslim University of Aligarh, who earlier this month told The Indian Express that the FSL report …
Read More »Hyderabad, affected by floods, prepares for heavy rains | India News
HYDERABAD: IMD authorities and independent forecasting agency Skymet They have put flood-stricken Hyderabad on alert, saying the worst is yet to come and heavy rains are expected on Wednesday and Thursday. “Heavy rains will hit many parts of Hyderabad, especially during the afternoon and evening due to a low pressure …
Read More »India Responds to Major UN Human Rights Criticisms of “Misuse” of FCRA | India News
NEW DELHI: On Tuesday the government brushed aside the comments of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the alleged misuse of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), saying that India was a democratic political organization based on the rule of law and an independent judiciary. The …
Read More »UP Police Brings CBI to Investigate ‘TRP Scam’ | India News
LUCKNOW / MUMBAI: Even when Mumbai police arrested two more people on Tuesday, bringing the total to eight, as part of their investigation into allegations that Republic TV and two Marathi channels manipulated ratings, the CBI took over a case within three days of filing an FIR with the UP …
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