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NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies have issued a security alert for Delhi and Uttarakhand following an alleged threat indicating that Khalistani terrorists could target key locations in the coming days, ANI reported, citing sources.According to the report, the alert warns of possible attacks on temples in Delhi and Uttarakhand. Government establishments, railway stations and police installations…
US sanctions 2 Indian nationals over ‘role’ in Iran war NEW DELHI: An Indian national and a Chhattisgarh-based explosives manufacturer are among eight individuals and entities sanctioned by the United States for their alleged involvement in procurement and recruitment networks that Washington says have fuelled Sudan’s civil war.The US department of the treasury’s office of…
Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Following the postponement of an examination due to suspected paper leak in BJP-led Maharashtra, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the saffron party of “sparing neither the exams nor the temples.“The former Delhi chief minister appeared to allude to the recent NEET-UG paper leak controversy and the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday invoked the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and accused the BJP of “betraying Hindus of the country.”He also vowed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) would lead protests to ensure a “BJP-mukt Ram.”“Real Hindutva teaches…
In a Facebook post, Thackeray said a police officer’s loyalty should remain solely with the duties and responsibilities of the force NEW DELHI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday criticised senior IPS officer Vishwas Nangare Patil over his speech at a Hindu Sakal Samaj event, saying the officer should resign from the police service and…
Rahul Gandhi writes to Congress functionaries NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday wrote to party functionaries, urging them to turn the student campaign launched by the party’s youth and student wings – Indian Youth Congress and NSUI – into a “countrywide movement.”The letter was addressed to Congress general secretaries, state in-charges, and heads…
Digvijaya Singh cautioned that Mohan Yadav could ultimately be held accountable even if wrongdoing was committed by officials. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Saturday warned incumbent chief minister Mohan Yadav that retaining 12 ministerial portfolios was a “big mistake”, saying the concentration of responsibilities could leave…
Opposition tears into BJP over Maharashtra TET ‘paper leak’ NEW DELHI: Opposition parties, including the Congress and NCP (SP), on Saturday criticised the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra over the alleged Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question paper leak and the cancellation of the examination a day before it was scheduled.They accused the government of failing…
Uddhav Thackeray; Arvind Kejriwal Shiv Sena minister Gulabrao Patil said Operation Tiger 3.0 had begun and that 14 Shiv Sena (UBT) MLAs would soon join deputy chief minister the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP of “sparing neither the exams nor the temples” after a teachers entrance exam in BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary on Saturday refuted charges of taking a subsidy of nearly Rs 1 crore from his own ministry and said that he had “hidden nothing” and had applied for the subsidy years before becoming a minister.Speaking to news agency ANI, Choudhary claimed that he has been…