Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested three persons on Wednesday for allegedly throwing acid on a 24-year-old woman in Srinagar. According to Police, the prime accused threw acid on the victim over the rejection of his engagement proposal. The incident took place in Hawal area on Tuesday. The other two arrested persons assisted […]
US national debt skyrockets, surpasses USD 30 trillion for first time
America’s national debt on Tuesday hit another sobering milestone surpassing USD 30 trillion for the first time. Total public debt outstanding is now above USD 30 trillion, according to Treasury Department data, reported CNN. The national debt has skyrocketed in recent decades, driven up in part by the 2008 financial crisis and […]
Android Messages’ beta version now displays iOS Message reactions
Google has started to widely roll out a new Google Messages feature for beta users that allows the Android messaging app to correctly interpret emoji reactions sent from the iOS Messages app. According to The Verge, this feature appears to be live in version 20220121_02_RC00 of the app, but not […]
Govt initiates process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws
The Government has initiated the process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws in consultation with all the stakeholders, the Centre on Wednesday informed. “Amendments in criminal laws is a continuous process to make the laws in accordance with contemporary needs and aspirations of the people. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in […]
42 terrorist organisations listed in first schedule under UAPA: MoS Home
As many as 42 terrorist organisations in the country have been listed in the first schedule under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, said, “The number of terrorist organisations listed in the […]
UP polls: Stopped by bad weather, Rajnath Singh addresses public meeting in Lakhimpur Kheri over phone
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, BJP leader and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday addressed a public meeting over the phone after bad weather prevented him from reaching the venue in Lakhimpur Kheri. As scheduled, Singh arrived at Bareilly at 11 am and travelled to Lakhimpur Kheri and Pilibhit by […]
Amit Shah slams SP, BSP, says ‘Bua-Bhatija’ govts pushed UP to BIMARU state category
Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments for pushing Uttar Pradesh to the category of BIMARU states saying the “bua-bhatija governments are not good for UP”. Addressing a gathering at Atrauli, Shah said, “The elections of 2014, 2017, 2019 have […]
US, NATO ‘ignored’ Russia’s key concerns over Ukraine, says President Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the US and NATO ‘ignored’ Moscow’s key concerns over Ukraine. Speaking at a news conference following a five-hour meeting in Moscow with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Putin said, “It is already clear — I informed the Prime Minister about this — that the fundamental Russian concerns were ignored. […]
Widespread unemployment prevalent in country: Mallikarjun Kharge slams Centre
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed the Centre for not addressing the issue of unemployment. “Widespread unemployment is prevalent in the country. Youths are in distress because big factories are shutting down, investment is not coming, and the number of government jobs is shrinking,” said senior Congress leader […]
Ramdas Athawale hits back at Telangana CM over remarks on BJP
Hitting back at the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Union Minister Dr Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said that they will also drown him in the ocean after the latter made a comment on throwing the BJP government at the Centre into the Bay of Bengal. “Telangana CM’s statement of […]
Budget is delusionary, ‘jumla’, ‘golmaal’, and time-pass: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that the Union Budget is “delusionary, a ‘jumla’, ‘golmaal’, and a time-pass. “What have the middle class and the poor gotten from the Budget Session 2022? Budget is delusionary, a ‘jumla’, ‘golmaal’, and a time-pass. It is a flop film,” said the […]
Canadian Police arrest two men for infractions during Covid-19 protests in Ottawa
Two men were arrested in the Canadian capital of Ottawa for committing minor infractions during the largely peaceful trucker-led COVID-19 demonstrations, local police said on Wednesday. “Today, the Ottawa Police Service arrested and charged Matthew Dorken, 29-year-old, of Ottawa, with Mischief under $5000. On January 29, a man caused mischief to […]
BJP govt tried to suppress Muslims, youth in UP’s Meerut, alleges SP MLA Rafiq Ansari
Meerut MLA and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Rafiq Ansari on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government has tried to suppress the Muslim population and youth in Meerut over the last five years. In a viral video, while campaigning for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, Ansari said, “Meerut’s Muslims, youth […]
Digital Rupee will open up new opportunities for Fintech sector, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the digital Rupee will open up new opportunities for the Fintech sector and will give a big boost to the digital economy. “There is also a lot of discussion about Central Bank Digital Currency in today’s newspapers. This will give a big boost […]
439 terrorists eliminated in J-K after Article 370 abrogation: MoS Home Nityanand Rai
As many as 439 terrorists have been eliminated in Jammu and Kashmir so far after the abrogation of Article 370 while 541 terrorism-related incidents have been registered in the Union Territory, Minister of State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha. Rai, in a written reply to […]