A Delhi court has refused to grant bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia, in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February. Considering that there are statements of witnesses highlighting the role of Tanha along with many others, Additional Session Judge Amitabh Rawat said, “I have […]
On the day Army chief General MM Naravane reached forward areas in eastern Ladakh to review operational preparedness, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat warned of the two-front threat from China and Pakistan, but said Indian armed forces were fully prepared to deal with it. Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) conclave Thursday, General Rawat said China […]
Days after the Congress wrote two letters to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accusing the social media giant’s India leadership of bias and showing favouritism to the BJP, Facebook has responded to the Congress. Replying to Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, who had sent two letters to Zuckerberg last month, Neil Potts, Facebook’s director of Public Policy who […]
New Delhi: Keeping up the pressure on the Modi government over the economic slump, the Congress on Thursday alleged that the country was being pushed towards a “financial emergency” and farmers, the middle class and youths were bearing the brunt of the bad policies of the government. Citing data, the party said, “40 crore Indians are […]
The 30-year-old wife of Dr Kafeel Khan who reached Jaipur on Wednesday after her husband was released from the jail said that the family is scared to return to home in Gorakpur fearing that Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government could frame her husband in another case or could be killed in a ‘fake encounter’. A […]
A postgraduate student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was allegedly assaulted on Wednesday by another group of students inside his hostel room. Vivek Pandey, an activist of All India Students’ Association (AISA), said the incident took place late Wednesday night when he was inside his room. He said he was attacked by student members of the ABVP […]
Facing criticism from several opposition political parties in India for its alleged bias favouring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Facebook has banned a BJP politician T. Raja Singh for for posting hateful content on the social media platform. “We have banned Raja Singh from Facebook for violating our policy prohibiting those that promote or engage in violence […]
The Indian Army has changed its posture from border management to securing the border on the 1,597 km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh after People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aggression in the Chushul sector followed by additional induction of troops and support elements, people familiar with the matter said. The PLA Air Force activity […]
Tensions flared in the sensitive sector after the Indian Army occupied key heights on the southern bank of Pangong Lake four days ago to stop PLA from grabbing Indian territory in a stealthy midnight move. “Some readjustments of military positions have been carried out as part of precautionary deployment on the lake’s northern bank and […]
Indian and Chinese brigade commanders met for the third consecutive day Wednesday after Indian troops, thwarting Chinese moves in the Chushul sector, occupied dominating heights on the south bank of Pangong Tso and Rechin La near Rezang La. Troops also moved to strengthen positions at Finger 3 on the Pangong north bank, occupying heights west of Finger 4 where […]