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548 sedition related arrests since last six years: NCRB data
According to the data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 356 cases of sedition under Section 124A of the IPC were registered and 548 people were arrested between 2015 and 2020.…
- Kashmir
Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo wins Pulitzer award
Srinagar: Sanna Irshad Mattoo, a local freelance photojournalist has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award in feature photography category for 2022. Sanna has shared the award with the Reuters team, including late Danish…
- India
Rahul Dravid to participate in BJP event in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid will be participating in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha’s National Working Committee session in Dharamshala scheduled to be held from May 12 to May…
- India
BJP turning Ram into ‘warrior Rambo’, says Chhattisgarh CM Baghel
Surajpur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that in the past few years, Lord Ram has been portrayed as a “warrior Rambo”. During…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Thieves steal car, leave two-wheeler behind
Lucknow: Some thieves believe in ‘take some, leave some’. For the second time in a month, thieves have stolen a car but have left behind a two-wheeler on the spot. The latest incident…
- India
Rocket-like object causes blast in Punjab Intelligence headquarters
Chandigarh: A blast, caused by a rocket-like object, reportedly occurred in Punjab’s highly-guarded Intelligence Bureau headquarters in upscale Sector 77, Mohali, near here on Monday evening. However, no casualty was reported. It…
- India
Muslims should be set ablaze like Ravana, says Bihar BJP MLA
In the midst of rising anti-Muslim sentiment in India, Bihar Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul allegedly called for Muslims to be burned. Speaking to the media, Thakur launched a…
- India
Madhya Pradesh: Families of bride and groom clash over ‘sherwani’
Bhopal: A squabble over a groom wearing ‘sherwani’ instead of the traditional attire, took a violent turn with the families of the bride and groom clashing and pelting stones at each other in…
- India
MHA grants security clearance to Jet Airways 2.0; CEO calls it ’emotional moment’
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently gave security clearance to the new promoters of Jet Airways to resume commercial operations in the country. The Jalan-Kalrock consortium is currently the…
- India
UP: Girl & her boyfriend consume poison after gang-rape, 2 held
Bijnor: The police have arrested two boys for the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl who consumed poison along with her male friend. The girl and the boy were taken to a district…
- India
Rupee slumps 52 paise to all-time low of 77.42 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee extended its losses and touched an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the…
- India
Khargone violence: 3 main accused arrested; 182 held so far in 72 cases
Khargone: Police have arrested three of the main accused in the violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city during Ram Navami celebration last month, an official said. With this, 182 people have so far…
- India
‘Hanuman Chalisa vs Azaan’: Karnataka police on high alert
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police is on high alert after Hindu activists launched chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa against Azaan across the state on Monday. Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik inaugurated the programme at…
- India
Gyanvapi Masjid row: Mosque committee seeks removal of court-appointed commissioner
Varanasi: Following the court-appointed commissioner’s survey in Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee on Saturday filed an application seeking the removal of the office due to the alleged biassedness over…
- India
NEP 2020: Several initiatives undertaken to achieve equity, says PM
New Delhi: In the last two year, under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 several initiatives have been unrolled to achieve the objectives of access, equity, inclusivity and quality, observed Prime Minister Narendra…
