Woman in 20s burnt to death by lover, his family in Odisha
Rourkela: A woman in her early 20s died of burn injuries after she was allegedly set afire in front of her boyfriend’s house in Rourkela on Friday, police said. Locals found the woman engulfed in flames outside the house of her boyfriend, Amit Yadav, in Bondhamunda locality in Rourkela on Friday morning, police said. They shifted […]
Kerala floods: Death toll mounts to 324 as rains wreak havoc in God’s own country
Thiruvananthapuram: Savage monsoon continues to wreak havoc on Kerala claiming 324 lives over the last nine days, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Over 2 lakh people have been rendered homeless as Kerala faces its worst flood in 100 years. With the murderous monsoon claiming 106 lives on a single day on Thursday, the state plunged deeper into […]
Full military honours for Vajpayee as thousands bid adieu to India’s former PM
New Delhi: Thousands – from the Prime Minister to the common man – were by the side of India’s political titan Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday. Many paid tribute to the three-time prime minister in his home in the morning. And many more walked by his side when he was carried in a flower-decked gun carriage […]
New app to take care of travel plans, medical care of Hajj pilgrims
Mecca: Two million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam’s holiest sites. This year the hajj comes with the ultra-conservative kingdom witnessing an unprecedented pace of change, finally ending a ban on women driving while remaining firm […]
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Looked Beyond Politics To End Kashmir’s Problems
SRINAGAR: With his mantra of ‘Insaniyat, ‘Jamhooriyat‘ and ‘Kashmiriyat‘, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee endeared himself to the people of Kashmir who finally saw a leader willing to look beyond political calculations in his attempt to solve the vexed problem of the strife-torn valley. People of the valley vividly remember Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the […]
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister, dies at 93
New Delhi: Three-time prime minister and a towering politician admired by colleagues across party lines, Atal Bihari Vajpayee died in Delhi on Thursday. He was 93. Vajpayee’s health turned critical on Tuesday, and doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences subsequently put him on life support. He was admitted in AIIMS on June 11 […]
Kashmir problems can be solved by embracing people: PM Modi says
Srinagar:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday during his speech on Independence Day said that every problem in Jammu and Kashmir can be solved by embracing its people. According to a report published by Hindustan Times, PM Modi in a speech said that three should be an equal and balanced development in all three regions which include […]
We must ensure women have freedom to choose: Prez’s I-day message to nation
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday asserted that contentious issues and extraneous debates should not be allowed to distract us at a “pivotal moment” when the country is at the cusp of achieving many long-awaited goals. In his televised address to the nation on the eve of India’s 72nd Independence Day, Kovind recalled […]
Supreme Court to Hear Dilution of AFSPA Case On 20th August
New Delhi, : A petition was today filed before Supreme Court of India by 355 serving Army officials regarding protection in Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts (AFSPA) areas including Kashmir. The Supreme Court has listed the matter for 20th Aug 2018. Reports reaching Kashmir News Bureau, prominent lawyer Aishwarya Bhati Tuesday filed a petition on […]
Cong, Rahul responsible for triple talaq bill not being passed: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday held Congress president Rahul Gandhi responsible for the triple talaq bill not getting the parliamentary nod in the Monsoon Session, saying his party supported it in the Lok Sabha but not in the Rajya Sabha for its vote bank politics. Attacking Gandhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said the […]
