Pritinanda Behera

‘Catastrophic consequences,’ says Biden after Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons

September 26, 2022

The rhetorical war between Russia and the United States over the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine heats up. The US has warned Moscow that the consequences will be "catastrophic." U.S. In an interview, Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed reports that the US had privately warned the Putin administration...

Minibus falls into gorge in Kullu, 7 dead

September 26, 2022

Seven tourists were killed late Sunday night when their Tempo Traveller crashed into a gorge near Ghiyagi village in Kullu district. The minibus was carrying 17 passengers when it was involved in an accident around 11 p.m. on Sunday, according to police. Visitors came from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and...

Angry locals set fire to a resort owned by a BJP leader’s son over a murder case

September 24, 2022

As the outpouring of rage over the alleged murder of a 19-year-old Uttarakhand woman by the son of a BJP leader raged on Saturday, locals vandalised and set fire to the accused's resort. A portion of the resort was previously demolished on the order of Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh...

Indian armed forces veterans felicitated at ‘Varishtha Yoddha’ event held in Canada

September 24, 2022

During an event held as part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a government-led campaign to celebrate 75 years of independence, the Consulate General of India in Vancouver honoured veterans of the Indian armed forces in the cosmopolitan city of Calgary in Canada's Alberta province. The 'Varishth Yoddha' event...

Barelvi Muslims call for a ban on Popular Front of India (PFI)

September 24, 2022

The Barelvi Ulema has demanded that the Popular Front of India (PFI) be banned for its alleged terror-related activities, which have resulted in nationwide raids by the NIA, ED, and state police on premises linked to its leaders. The president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi,...

CBI conducts nationwide raids against online child sexual abuse

September 24, 2022

According to people familiar with the development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a major operation codenamed "Operation Megh-Chakra" on Saturday against the circulation and sharing of child sexual abuse material online, conducting raids at around 56 locations in 20 states and union territories. They added that the operation...

Farmers in Haryana stage a massive protest after their demands were met

September 24, 2022

According to the farmers' body, a mega farmers' strike in Haryana was lifted on Saturday morning after the demonstrators' demands were met. The government is said to have agreed to buy the paddy in the mandis, and the yield ceiling per acre has been raised to 30 quintal. Traffic on...

SC likely to hear next month pleas related to Article 370

September 23, 2022

A Supreme Court constitution bench is expected to hear a slew of petitions related to Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) semi-autonomous status before it was repealed in August 2019. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Uday Umesh Lalit said on Friday that the petitions will...

Mumbai to be among the top 20 wealthiest cities globally by 2030

September 23, 2022

Mumbai, India's financial capital, is one of three cities that will enter the top 20 cities with the most millionaires by 2030, according to London-based Henley and Partners' Global Citizens Report for Q3 (July-September) 2022. The other two cities are Dubai, the most populous city in the UAE, and Shenzhen,...

After the assembly walkout, Akhilesh Yadav’s SP holds a march against the Yogi government

September 23, 2022

Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party marched against the Yogi Adityanath government in Lucknow on Friday, just days after a massive clash with police. According to the party, the protest was held because no answers were given in the assembly on a variety of issues, including women's safety, inflation, and farmer issues....

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