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Three J&K govt employees terminated over terror links

14 May 2022

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has sacked three government employees for their allegedly supporting terrorism. One of them is Altaf Hussain Pandit, a chemistry professor of Kashmir University. The two others are Mohd Maqbool Hajam, teacher in school education department, and Ghulam Rasool, a Jammu & Kashmir Police Constable. The...

J-K FORMS SIT TO PROBE KASHMIRI PANDIT’S KILLING AMID PROTESTS

14 May 2022

Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted an SIT to probe the murder of Kashmiri pandit Rahul Bhat, an employee of the Tehsil office in Budgam district's Chadoora, who was shot dead by terrorists on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced that the J-K administration will provide a...

WTO RULES NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE, WHO MUST BE REFORMED: PM MODI

13 May 2022

Underlining the need for a coordinated response to combat future health emergencies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the world must build a resilient global supply chain in the world order with a more flexible World Trade Organization (WTO). Delivering an address at the 2nd Global Covid Summit on...

COMPLETE GYANVAPI MOSQUE SURVEY BY 17 MAY, ORDERS COURT

13 May 2022

A district court in Varanasi on Thursday rejected the plea to change the court-appointed advocate commissioner for conducting a video survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex and appointed two additional advocate commissioners to assist him. The court also directed for completion of the survey by 17 May and submission of...

PM MODI’S NEPAL VISIT WILL BE A MESSAGE TO CHINA

13 May 2022

Apart from cementing bilateral ties between New Delhi and Kathmandu further, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit will also be a message to China in the backdrop of its efforts to grow influence in the countries in India’s neighbourhood. PM Modi will pay an official visit to Lumbini in Nepal on...

PM to participate in Global Covid Summit on Biden’s invitation

12 May 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Second Global Covid Virtual Summit on Thursday at the invitation of US President Joe Biden. The PM will deliver his remarks in the summit’s opening session on the theme “Preventing pandemic fatigue and prioritizing preparedness”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said...

HC bench divided on criminalising marital rape

12 May 2022

A two-judge bench of Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a spilt judgement on a batch of petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape. The bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar had kept the order reserved in February earlier this year. Justice Rajiv Shakdher ruled in favour...

SUPREME COURT PUTS SEDITION LAW ON HOLD UNTIL REVIEW

12 May 2022

In a historic development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises the offence of sedition, be kept in abeyance till the government’s exercise of reviewing the law is complete. However, reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling to put the sedition law...

Central intelligence agencies on alert after Mohali blast

11 May 2022

In the wake of the explosion at Punjab Police’s intelligence headquarters building in Mohali, Central intelligence agencies have swung into action, even as Sikh for Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan group, has reportedly taken responsibility for the grenade attack at the Punjab Intelligence HQs here on Monday night. Central intelligence agencies...

INDIA BATS FOR DEMOCRACY, STABILITY IN SRI LANKA

11 May 2022

A day after massive violence and protests erupted in Sri Lanka following the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa amid an unprecedented economic crisis, India on Tuesday underlined the “Neighbourhood First” policy, saying that it is fully supportive of its neighbour’s democracy, stability and economic recovery. India’s reaction...

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