Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress for playing ‘religion card’, says Rahul Gandhi engaging in communal politics

Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress for playing ‘religion card’, says Rahul Gandhi engaging in communal politics

Union Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday launched a scathing attack against the Congress party and its president Rahul Gandhi for “engaging in communal politics” ahead of the 2019 General Elections. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Sitharaman said, “Rahul said that the Congress is a Muslim party. He must come clean […]

Mehbooba’s proximity with separatists exposed: BJP

Mehbooba’s proximity with separatists exposed: BJP

New Delh  : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has exposed her proximity with separatists by warning that if her Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was split it would create more militants in the state. Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Mufti with her statement was “trying to give oxygen” to […]

BJP targeting Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity: Mamata

BJP targeting Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of targeting the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity and maligning it. Banerjee’s accusation of the BJP followed the arrests of a sister of the religious order and a woman staffer of Nirmal Hriday, a shelter home run by it, in Ranchi last week […]

Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it, SC tells government

Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it, SC tells government

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for not being able to protect the iconic Taj Mahal, issuing a warning it will “shut it down” and the authorities should “demolish or restore” the Mughal structure. The apex court was unhappy as the Uttar Pradesh […]

Congress demands settlement of border dispute with Myanmar

Congress demands settlement of border dispute with Myanmar

Imphal, July 9  The Congress is against fencing the India-Myanmar border before a final settlement is brought about, former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said on Monday. Village elders in Kwatha Khunnou have said that the border pillar No. 81 had been shifted within Manipur encroaching over three kilometres of land. Tengnoupal District Collector […]

BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal

BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday slammed the BJP government saying that people have termed it as the “lynch-pujari”. Sibal’s remarks come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress party was being called “bail gadi” because many of its senior leaders were out on bail. “Eight accused convicted for lynching are […]

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Srinagar: Residents of downtown woke up on Sunday morning to witness strict curfew and restriction, as JRL has given a shutdown call for today against the killings of three militants and a civilian who was crushed to death by a police vehicle during protests. With frequent shutdowns crippling life in Kashmir, Srinagar wore a deserted […]

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

State DGP SP Vaid said on Twitter that encounter concluded at Shopian, five bodies of terrorists recovered. There are fears that the fifth body is of assistant professor of university of Kashmir Dr Mohd Shafi. However DGP has said that identity of militants has not been yet ascertained. One critically injured boy of 17 years […]

Protests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital

Protests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: Soon after Badhigham encounter was over, protests and clashesProtests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital Soon after Badhigham encounter was over, protests and clashes have spread and multiplies across Kashmir especially in South Kashmir. According to our reporter from SMHS hospital of Srinagar, scores of youth have been admitted with bullet and pellet […]