India slammed Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for his nuclear sabre-rattling calling it Pakistan’s stock-in-trade, while also venting its disappointment in an official statement with the US where Munir was reported to have again raised the bogey of nuclear war with India.Accusing the Pakistan military of working in tandem with terrorist groups, the Ministry of…
(Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the detention of opposition MPs in New Delhi during their march to the Election Commission (EC), alleging that “the world has seen that democracy is being murdered in India.”Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Thackeray accused the BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: Two Bengal tiger cubs have died at the Delhi zoo in the past three days, officials said on Monday, just a week after the birth of six cubs, the largest litter in two decades. The cubs were born to a seven-year-old tigress, Aditi, on August 4. This was her first litter since arriving…
NEW DELHI: Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Monday shot and injured a Pakistani intruder, reports news agency PTI.The incident took place along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.The intruder was arrested in an injured condition after BSF troops opened fire upon spotting a group of people attempting to sneak into Indian…
NEW DELHI: Comedian Kapil Sharma’s security has been beefed up by the Mumbai Police after firing at his restaurant in Canada, PTI reported citing an official on Monday.His restaurant Kap’s Cafe, in Surrey, was targeted last week and the Lawrence Bishnoi gang took responsibility for the incident. The statement by a gang member said that…
Stray dog and Munir (File photos) The ministry of external affairs slammed Pakistan army chief Asim Munir‘s “nuclear” remarks made in the US, calling Pakistan “an irresponsible state with nuclear weapons” and saying “nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan’s stock in trade.” In Karnataka, Congress leader and cooperation minister KN Rajanna resigned after the party high command…
NEW DELHI: Jain monk Muni Nileshchandra Vijay has threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from August 13 to protest the closure of Dadar Kabutarkhana, where people traditionally feed pigeons. He declared that the Jain community would defy even court orders if they went against religious practices, according to news agency PTI.“The Jain community is…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI:Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday criticised the election commission (EC) for what he called an “attack” on leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying the poll panel should address serious concerns instead of insisting on formalities like an oath or an affidavit. Speaking during a protest march by opposition MPs…
Jairam Ramesh (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a dig at the election commission, remarking, “Chunav aayog (election commission) is chunav aayog, it cannot be ‘churao aayog’ (theft commission).“The senior Congress leader was reacting to the detention of Congress leaders on their way to the election commission’s office…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi has declined to sign a sworn declaration backing his “vote-theft” allegations against the Election Commission of India, despite repeated calls from the poll body.Reiterating that the documents he cited for his “vote theft” claims came from the Election Commission’s own data, the Congress leader called it a fight for “One Man,…