JAMMU: After a night’s pause, a cordon-and-search operation launched in J&K’s Kishtwar district entered its second day Monday, as a joint team of security forces continued to extensively comb the dense forests to hunt and kill a group of terrorists holed up in the area.“The Army and J&K Police had launched the operation on Sunday…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar/Kolhapur/Mumbai: Amid MVA’s demands for agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate’s ouster over videos that showed him playing rummy in the legislative council last week, state NCP president Sunil Tatkare expressed strong disapproval of his conduct and said a decision on his resignation will be taken by party national president Ajit Pawar. “What happened was inappropriate….
NEW DELHI: Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday resigned as Vice President citing health reasons and said that he made the decision to “prioritise health care” and act on “medical advice.”The announcement came just hours after Dhankhar, who also served as Rajya Sabha chairman, addressed the House and raised several serious issues, including the impeachment motion against…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday stepped up its attacks on Shashi Tharoor as the party geared up to launch an all-out offensive on the Modi government in the monsoon session of Parliament. On the first day of the session, two senior Kerala leaders launched a broadside against the Thiruvananthapuram MP, urging him to quit…
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) (file photo) NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission on Monday issued a show cause notice to Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) (Deemed to be University) as to why “disciplinary or legal action should not be initiated against your institution,” which include “withdrawal of the status of institution deemed…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday condemned the Bombay high court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, calling it “very shocking” and stating the state government would challenge it in the Supreme Court.“The verdict of the Bombay high court is very shocking and we will challenge it…
India signs pact to undertake five projects in Nepal (Pic: Facebook/Embassy of India Kathmandu) KATHMANDU: India and Nepal on Monday signed an agreement to implement five “high-impact” development projects related to education and health in the Himalayan nation under an Indian grant assistance of Rs 390 million, according to an official statement. The Embassy of…
NEW DELHI: In a chilling incident from Haryana’s Nuh district, a 15-year-old boy has been apprehended for allegedly murdering a seven-year-old child using a pair of scissors, reportedly as revenge for being exposed for stealing a mobile phone.Stabbed 18-20 times, body dumped on expresswayAccording to Gurugram Police, the gruesome crime unfolded after the younger boy…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday raised serious concerns over a procedural lapse in a motion seeking the removal of a high court judge, after it was found that a member’s signature had appeared twice in the list of supporting MPs. Calling it a “serious and culpable” matter, Dhankhar said such transgressions…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has intensified its efforts to raise concerns over the status of government schools in Uttar Pradesh, with the issue now likely to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha. AAP MP Sanjay Singh has submitted a notice under Rule 267, requesting a discussion in the Upper House on the closure…