Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the overall security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the third set of such meetings in the Ministry of Home Affairs. A fresh meeting began after a short lunch break followed by two back-to-back marathon meetings on Amarnath Yatra, an annual pilgrimage to the […]
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Jack Ma’s firms exit Paytm Mall, plunging its value to under $13M
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma-led Alibaba and Ant Financials have sold their stake in Paytm E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd. back to the company for a total of Rs 42 crore, giving the company a total valuation of under Rs 100 crore or under $13 million. In its last round of funding in […]
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Madhya Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in Neemuch after clash over Hanuman idol
Section 144 has been imposed in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch city after dispute arose between two groups over the installation of a Hanuman statue. This happened after a group of men allegedly installed a Hanuman statue in a dargah in the Old Court area. “People of one community alleged that a […]
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India-Africa relations are truly deep-rooted: S Jaishankar
India-Africa relations are truly deep-rooted and go back into the recesses of history, said External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday as he touched upon the shared bonding of fighting against colonialism. Jaishankar made these remarks at the launch of Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia’s book “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons”. “The era of […]
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SC grants 3 months interim bail to Jitendra Tyagi in hate speech case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three months of interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi, formerly known as Wasim Rizvi, in connection with the investigation into the hate speeches at the Hardiwar Dharam Sansad held in December last year. A bench headed by Justice Ajay Rastogi granting interim bail […]
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Rajnath Singh launches two frontline warships, lauds Navy for ‘Aatmanirbharta’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday, launched two frontline warships of the Indian Navy – ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’ – at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and praised the efforts of the Indian Navy for its continuous efforts towards ‘Aatmanirbharta’. ‘Surat’ is the fourth Guided Missile Destroyer of the P15B […]
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Delhi HC to hear Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea on May 26
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Sharjeel Imam, on May 26, seeking interim bail for alleged inflammatory speeches given by him at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and in the Jamia area during the anti-CAA agitation in 2019 and […]
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Youth Congress proposes 65 years as retirement age, CWC postpones it to 2024: Sources
After the Congress Youth Committee headed by the Punjab Congress president and former Youth Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Brar recommended 65 years as the retirement age for party leaders, sources said that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has decided that this will be implemented in the party after 2024 […]
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Elon Musk: 20 pc Twitter accounts fake, deal ‘cannot move forward’ until there’s clarity
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that he will proceed with his USD 44 billion take over of Twitter only if the microblogging giant is able to prove that less than 5 per cent of its users are bots. “20 pc fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, […]
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Mumbai: Court sends accused in Dharavi gangrape case to police custody till May 23
The siblings accused of allegedly gangraping a woman in Mumbai’s Dharavi have been sent to police custody till May 23,the Deputy Commissioner of Dharavi Police, Pranya Ashok confirmed. The accused were presented before the court on Tuesday. “The two accused have been identified. They were produced before the court which […]
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Gyanvapi mosque row: Commission seeks 2-day time to submit survey report before court
The court-appointed special Commission on Tuesday sought a two-day time to submit the survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque. “A petition has been filed seeking a two-day time to file the Commission report. The matter will be heard on Tuesday,” said Assistant Court Commissioner Ajay Pratap Singh. Earlier on Tuesday, […]
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Chinese immigrant attacks US church over hatred for Taiwan
A Chinese immigrant opened fire at a Taiwanese church in the US state of California on Sunday, killing one and injuring five. David Chou, 68, was apparently motivated by hatred of Taiwan in the wake of rising tensions between the two neighbours. The suspect secured church doors church in Laguna […]
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Pakistan: Police registers FIR in Sikh traders’ killing in Peshawar
Amid severe backlash over the persecution of the minority community in the country, Pakistan’s counter-terror department has registered an FIR into the targeted killing of two Sikh traders in Peshawar. The FIR was registered at the counter-terrorism department (CTD) police station on Sunday on the formal complaint of Guruwinder Singh, […]
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Taliban dissolve Human Rights Commission in Afghanistan
The Taliban have dissolved the Human Rights Commission amid growing concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan, media reports said. Rights activists condemned this decision saying that this institution abolished by the Taliban was not perfect but it mattered enormously to have a place to demand justice. “Let’s […]
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SC directs ED to interrogate TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, his wife in Kolkata
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee in Kolkata instead of Delhi. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia said the ED has to give at least 24 hours […]