‘Attempt to distort facts, weave lies and mislead people’: Gupkar Alliance on J&K govt’s assurance on new land laws
Srinagar: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Tuesday rejected the assurance by J&K government’s spokesman regarding new land laws allowed buying of the land in J&K by outsiders for the first time in decades, calling it a “bizarre attempt to, distort facts, weave lies and mislead people.” The government’s official spokesperson, Rohit Kansal had on […]
Rice Scam: Police Arrest Headmaster Evading Arrest From Last Month
SRINAGAR: A Government School Headmaster, one of the accused in a rice scandal who was evading arrest has been arrested by police in Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Pertinently, 61 bags of rice meant for mid-day meals at Middle School Sumbal were recovered from a Tata-Mobile vehicle by Sumbal police in the premises of […]
BJP Candidate Alleges ‘Fake Voting’ In UP Bypoll
BJP candidate Sangeeta Chauhan alleged that “fake voting” was going in the Naugaon Sadat assembly bypoll in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, demanding that those wearing the burqa should remove the face veil so that their identity could be matched. Chauhan demanded that this type of “fake voting” should be stopped as it was “very dangerous” […]
Gold inches lower as investors await US election outcome
Gold prices edged down on Tuesday, as cautious investors awaited the outcome of the US presidential election with President Donald Trump closely trailing Democrat Joe Biden in national opinion polls. Spot gold were down 0.1% at $1,892.52 per ounce by 0353 GMT. US gold futures were little changed at $1,892.00 per ounce. “Sentiment is hanging […]
Donald Trump Or Joe Biden, Times They Are a-Changin’
People are crazy and times are strange I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range I used to care, but things have changed American poet, singer and Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan wasn’t referring to the US elections when he sang those lines, but he just as easily could have. Ever since Donald Trump, riding on […]
Do Vote, So That New Government Of Your Choice Is Formed: Rahul Gandhi To Bihar Voters
As polling began for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly election, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to vote so that a new government of their choice can be formed. Taking to Twitter, the former Congress chief said he will be in Bihar’s Korha and Kishanganj on Tuesday and will talk about […]
Amid protests by Oppn, J&K says old land laws obsolete
Amid protests by opposition parties and many sections of the public in Jammu and Kashmir against the new land laws introduced by the Centre, the Union Territory administration’s spokesperson Rohit Kansal on Saturday defended the move, saying that many of these laws repealed or modified had become “outdated” and “obsolete’’ and were even “regressive’’ and […]
HC dismisses Omar Abdullah plea challenging its office order on final hearing of matters
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s plea challenging its circular of April mandating that both parties in a case have to agree for the final hearing to be taken up early via video conferencing mode. Omar had contended that his matrimonial appeal against a 2016 trial […]
DC skipper Iyer has faith in his fearless bunch of boys to go past Mumbai Indians
Delhi Capitals’ skipper Shreyas Iyer is quite “chuffed” about the way his team bounced back from four consecutive losses to make the IPL playoffs and insists that the “fearless” bunch had what it took to upstage defending champions Mumbai Indians up next. Delhi Capitals earned a top-two finish with an easy six-wicket win over Royal […]
Tens of thousands take part in BD rally, call for action against France
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis took to the streets of the capital on Monday to call for action against France, the latest protest by Muslims opposed to French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of the right to publish cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). France has been on edge since September when Charlie […]
