Congress’ counter to BJP shouldn’t just be cultural assertion, but economic alternative too
Six years after it lost power in Delhi, the Congress is again at the crossroads. The continuing energy of the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah combine has made the older party largely a reactive force. It is unable to seize the initiative in the political arena despite the shock administered to the economy by the Covid-19 crisis. Farmers who may have welcomed a decent Minimum […]
‘Do You Want Floor Test?’: Rajasthan Governor Returns To Ashok Gehlot Revised Proposal On Assembly Session
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday returned to the Ashok Gehlot-led government a cabinet note seeking an assembly session and sought additional information. “Do you want to move Motion of Confidence? It’s not mentioned in the proposal but you’ve been speaking about it in media,” the Governor asked in his query. “It will be difficult […]
In China’s troop movements in Ladakh’s depth areas, a hint about its real plan
With the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deploying close to 50,000 troops in Aksai Chin, the Indian Army for the first time has deployed a squadron (12) T-90 missile firing tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and a full troop brigade (4,000 men) at Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) to prevent any Chinese aggression from the Shaksgam-Karakoram […]
Rupee advances 14 paise to 74.69 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated by 14 paise to 74.69 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking positive Asian peers. After opening on a strong note, the Indian currency went on to further strengthen its position and touched 74.69 against the US dollar, up 14 paise over its previous close. It had settled at […]
Residential house gutted in Sopore blaze
A residential house was completely damaged in Jalalabad area of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a massive fire broke out in the double storey residential house of Mushtaq Ahmad Pandith (Advocate), son of Late Habib Ullah Pandith this morning. However, a team of Fire […]
Making J&K a UT Was Humiliation, Won’t Contest Assembly Polls Till Statehood Restored: Omar Abdullah
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has vowed not to contest any Assembly elections till J&K remains a union territory as he hit out at the Narendra Modi government for the complete dilution of the “indispensable” Article 370 of the Constitution. “Having been a member of the most empowered […]
Kashmir Discussed By Pak, Bangladesh? Reports Raise Eyebrows In India
Kolkata: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s phone call to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and a press release from Islamabad saying Mr Khan shared his concerns about Jammu and Kashmir has raised buzz in view of the shifting dynamics in India’s neighbourhood and the clashes with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. As […]
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 14-lakh mark with record single-day spike of 49,931 cases
New Delhi: With a record single-day jump of 49,931 COVID-19 cases, India’s caseload climbed to 14,35,453 on Monday, while recoveries surged to 9,17,567, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country’s death toll rose to 32,771 with 708 fatalities being recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed. There are 4,85,114 active […]
One dead, another injured after vehicle plunges into gorge on Jammu-Srinagar highway
A man died while another suffered grievous injuries in a mishap on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, police said. An official said that a Srinagar-bound pick-up truck (bearing registration number JK14D 3673) carrying bovines went out of the driver’s control and plunged into a deep gorge near army […]
Another suicide among CRPF ranks in Kashmir, Officials say COVID has led to depression
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel committed suicide after shooting himself dead with his service riffle in Rambagh area of Srinagar. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), CRPF spokesman in Srinagar Pankaj Singh said that a CRPF man posted at Group Centre Rambagh identified as Pintoo Mondal of West Bengal, shot himself dead. […]
