Jyotiraditya Scindia likely to join BJP as 20 MLAs resign
After resigning from the Congress party, Madhya Pradesh leader Jyotiraditya Scindia is expected to join the BJP today evening. Sources told The Indian Express that Scindia is expected to get a Rajya Sabha ticket from Madhya Pradesh by the saffron party after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah earlier in the day. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday […]
Female paramedic including two bodies found dead in Srinagar, Qazigund
Srinagar, Mar 10 (KNS): A female paramedic on Tuesday was found dead mysteriously in Soura area of Srinagar district. Meanwhile another dead body was found in Wanpoh area of Qazigund. Police has registered separate cases and started investigation. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a nurse namely Afroza Akhtar of south Kashmir’s Duroo was found […]
US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders’ feud
The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the US military said on Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s promise to start releasing Taliban prisoners after he had delayed for over a week. The US-Taliban deal signed on February 29 was touted as Washington’s […]
Gujarati businessmen invited to invest in J&K
Srinagar, Mar 10 (IANS): J&K Lt Governor G.C. Murmu has invited Gujarati businessmen to invest in J&K, and 35 MoUs worth Rs 2,141 crore have been inked, a government statement said on Monday. “Gujarati businessmen are successful worldwide and they should also explore the vast investment opportunities in Jammu & Kashmir,” Murmu said, while addressing the captains of the […]
COVID-19: 58 Indians brought back from Iran
First batch of 58 stranded Indians, including women and children, were brought back from coronavirus-hit Iran in a C-17 Globemaster military aircraft on Tuesday, officials said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft landed with the Indians at Hindon air base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on early Tuesday. The evacuated Indians were being assisted by an […]
Scindia tenders resignation from Cong, Sonia expels him for anti-party activities
Moments after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Tuesday, disgruntled Congress leader and former Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia tendered his resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi saying it was now time for him to move on. Gandhi immediately expelled him from the Congress for anti-party activities, as the crisis looming over […]
Cong stays away as 6 Opp parties demand release of J&K leaders
IN A joint statement on Monday, six Opposition parties demanded the immediate release of former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti. Calling their detention a “blatant violation of their fundamental rights”, they said “democratic dissent is being muzzled by coercive administrative action”. The statement — which comes a day after former J&K minister Altaf Bukharilaunched a new regional political outfit, […]
Coronavirus fear to impact India-South Africa ODIs, feels HPCA director
The outbreak of coronavirus and the fear surrounding the disease will have an impact on the upcoming three-match ODI series between India and South Africa, said the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) director Sanjay Sharma. “In India things are in control but there is a bit of scare because of the impact that coronavirus has […]
Prisoners on roof, fatalities as Italy jails protest coronavirus restrictions
Prisoners took to the roof of a Milan jail Monday, part of a string of violent protests in Italian jails against measures to keep the coronavirus out of the system, that left some inmates dead. Jails have been ordered to stop all visits and limit day releases. Rights campaigners warned of mass revolts over the […]
Five of family killed after boulder hit house
Srinagar Five members were killed after a residential house was hit by a boulder in Barmeen Khein area of Udhampur district on Tuesday night. Reports said that a boulder hit a residential house in Barmeen Khein resulting in death of five family members on the spot. An official identified the deceased were identified as Sharda […]