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Rights group demands withdrawal of ban on PFI
Kolkata: India’s leading human rights group, Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR), on Wednesday, demanded the withdrawal of the ban for five years imposed on Popular Front of India (PFI) and…
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Indresh Kumar hits out after Congress MP demands ban on RSS
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar on Wednesday slammed comments by a Congress leader equating the RSS with the now banned Popular Front of India (PFI). The remarks of the…
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4 Palestinians killed, 44 injured in Israeli raid in Jenin
Jerusalem: Four Palestinians were shot dead by the Israeli army during a military raid it carried out in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on Wednesday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health…
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Lalu Prasad demands ban on RSS, BJP hits back
Patna: In wake of the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI), RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said that every organisation, including the RSS, which are responsible for creating communal hatred…
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Akash Ambani named to TIME100 NEXT list
New Delhi: Akash Ambani, Chairman, Jio has been named to the TIME100 NEXT — TIME’s list of the world’s rising stars. TIME100 Next highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future…
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Lt Gen Anil Chauhan appointed as new Chief of Defence Staff
New Delhi: Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) was on Wednesday appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff, more than nine months after the post fell vacant following the death of Gen…
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2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat HC grants bail to former DGP RB Sreekumar
RB Sreekumar, the former director general of the Gujarat Police, was granted bail on Wednesday by the Gujarat High Court after being detained by the Gujarat Police on suspicion of fabricating evidence…
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SDPI received contributions of over Rs 11 crore since 2018-19
New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India, perceived as the political arm of the now-banned Popular Front of India, received contributions of over Rs 11 crore since 2018-19, according to data…
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Campus Front of India to challenge Centre’s PFI ban in court
The student wing of the banned Islamic organisation the Popular Front of India, Campus Front of India (CFI) has announced it will legally challenge the Narendra Modi-led central government’s decision to ban…
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Digvijaya Singh to file nomination for Congress president
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has decided to file nomination for the post of the party president for which election is scheduled to be held on October 17. He is expected…
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Silence is better at times, says Prof whose palm was chopped off by PFI activists
Kochi: Professor TJ Joseph, whose hand was chopped off by the activists of Popular Front of India for alleged blasphemy 12 years ago, on Wednesday declined to respond to the Centre’s ban…
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Ban on PFI commendable, says Ajmer Dargah diwan
Jaipur: The Diwan of Ajmer Dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s move of banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates for five years and termed…
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Telangana govt announces bonus of Rs 368 crore to Singareni workers
Hyderabad: A bonus of Rs 368 crore, or 30% of the company’s profit share for 2021–2022, was announced by Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, much to the delight of the employees…
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Xi Jinping re-emerges in public, quashing unfounded ‘coup’ rumours
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made his first public appearance since returning from a trip to Uzbekistan where he attended the 22nd SCO Summit, quashing unfounded rumoUrs of a “coup” that…
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ED continues to question TRS MLA for 2nd day in FEMA case
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were questioning Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in connection with a case of an alleged violation…
