• India
  • December 21, 2024
Rahul Gandhi Is Incorrigible, Not Going To Improve: Kiren Rijiju Attacks LoP For Parliament Ruckus

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday accused the Congress and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for being incorrigible and creating the ruckus outside the House. Rijiju expressed doubt about Rahul Gandhi’s willingness to change his outlook, stating that he doesn’t think that the LoP is capable of improvement. “I have asked for an apology from the Congress party and Rahul…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
Himachal Woman Dies In Mohali Building Collapse, Rescue Effort On, Building Owners Booked

Chandigarh: A 20-year-old woman, hailing from Himachal Pradesh, died after she was pulled out of the debris of a four-storey building that collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab’s Mohali district on Saturday, officials said. Drishti Verma, a native of Theog, was rescued from the rubble in critical condition and was rushed to Sohana Hospital, Viraj S Tidke, officiating deputy commissioner, said. Verma,…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
No Proposal to Increase VAT on Pashmina Shawls, Says Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said there was no proposal or discussion in the GST council to increase tax on Pashmina shawls, and the speculation over it was “ill-informed commentary.”  “Contrary to media speculation & some ill-informed commentary there was no proposal or discussion to increase VAT on Pashmina shawls to 28%. We had gone to Jaisalmer fully…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
‘Congress Erased Baba Ambedkar’s Legacy…’: Kiren Rijiju Accused Congress For Insulting Baba Saheb | Exclusive

New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in an exclusive conversation with Republic Media Network, accused the Congress party of deliberately erasing the legacy of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of India’s Constitution. Union Minister Rijiju claimed that during Congress’s long tenure in power, the party removed facts about Ambedkar’s contributions from the public domain, leaving many people unaware of his…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
UP: Class 12th Student Gangraped By Two Men In Sultanpur

Sultanpur: In Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, a 12th-grade student was raped by two men from her village while she was alone at home. The two accused, not only gangraped the victim, but also assaulted and threatened her. According to the allegations, the two men, aged 19 and 35 years, forced their way inside the victim’s house and committed the crime. They even recorded an…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
Stepbrother Arrested For Murder Of Two Minor Boys: Assam Police

Guwahati: The stepbrother of two minor boys, whose bodies were found in Assam’s Udalguri district on Saturday after being missing for a day, has been arrested on murder charges, police said. Bodoland Territorial Region IGP Vivek Raj Singh said Neeraj Sharma (18) has been arrested for the double murder, with the murder weapon and a motorbike used in the crime seized. “The two…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
Jaunpur Police Tighten Security After Rumours of Shivling Found Near Graveyard

Jaunpur: Security has been beefed up here following rumours that a Shivling was found near a graveyard in the Jaunpur Nagar Kotwali police station area, a police officer said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police (City) Arvind Kumar Verma, however, asserted the claim being made on social media about the Shivling being found is “completely wrong”. There is already a temple there where people…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
Students Behind Bomb Threat To 3 Schools In Delhi: Police

New Delhi: Delhi Police has discovered at least three schools hit by bomb threat emails have turned out to be a victim of their own students. One of the several schools that received bomb threats was Venkateshwar Global School, which received a threatening email a day after a mysterious blast occurred at the Rohini Prashant Vihar PVR Multiplex on November 28. A police…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
India Condemns Attack on German Christmas Market, Indians Among Injured

New Delhi: India on Saturday condemned the “horrific and senseless” attack on a Christmas market in eastern German city of Magdeburg that left at least five people, including a nine-year-old, dead and nearly 200 injured. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Indian mission in Germany is in contact with the Indians injured in the attack and is rendering all possible assistance.…

  • India
  • December 21, 2024
PM Modi Attend Opening Ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait

Kuwait City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the opening ceremony of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup as the chief guest at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium here, on his two-day visit to the Gulf nation, the first for any Indian prime minister in 43 years. Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait  Modi is visiting Kuwait at the invitation of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh…