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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…
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More than 12.3M Syrian children in need of help: UNICEF report
Damascus: More than 12.3 million Syrian children are in need of humanitarian assistance, a record number since 2011, the date of the outbreak of the Syrian revolution. United Nations International Children’s Emergency…
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Jamiat-e-Ulema gen. secy invites Babri accused to Eid Milan, draws flak
From going to international forums to defend the union government’s abrogation of Article 370 and the imposition of curfew in Kashmir to supporting NRC, Mahmood Madani, the general secretary of Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind,…
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Will behead those who touch cows: Speakers at Nuh Mahapanchayat
A Mahapanchayat was held in Nuh district in Mewat, Haryana, on Sunday where open threat calls were made to the sitting MLAs of Mewat district. Chaudhary Aftab Ahmed is the present MLA…
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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…
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Singapore to ban ‘The Kashmir Files’ film for its one-sided portrayal of Muslims
Singapore: The Kashmir Files’, a Bollywood movie on the exodus of Hindus from the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley, will be banned in multi-racial Singapore as the film has been assessed to be beyond…
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NDMC defends Jahangirpuri demolition drive, says allegation of targeting particular religion is ‘false’
New Delhi: The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the allegation which says the demolition drive in the Jahangirpuri area was selectively targeting a particular religion…
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Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid ongoing economic crisis
Colombo: Amid a nation-wide stir demanding his removal, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday quit from his post, media reports said. The development came in the wake of island-wide curfew…
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Will re-examine Sedition law: Centre tells SC
The central government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to re-examine and reconsider the provisions of section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, the sedition law, and requested…
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Telangana honour killing: BJP ticket for slain Dalit man’s widow?
Hyderabad: If sources from the BJP are to be believed, the party’s state leadership is reportedly trying to win over Syed Ashrin Sultana, alias Pallavi, so that at an appropriate time she…
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Islamophobic posts: SC issues notice to Centre, Twitter
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice to the Union Government of India and Twitter in connection with the posting of Islamic phobic posts. While hearing a Special Leave…
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Demolition drive: Bulldozer leaves Shaheen Bagh, shuttering manually removed
The Delhi municipal corporation arrived in Shaheen Bagh equipped with bulldozers and heavy police, and paramilitary forces to carry out an anti-encroachment drive. Here are a few points of the events that…
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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…
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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…
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SI, constable jobs in Telangana: Last date to apply for the vacancies is May 20
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Telangana assembly elections, the state government is gearing up to recruit thousands of job seekers in various departments. Recently, the Telangana state level police recruitment board has also…
