PAK PREVENTS 100 SIKH PILGRIMS FROM VISITING HEMKUND SAHIB
NEW DELHI: A group of over 100 Sikh pilgrims with valid Indian visas were stopped from travelling to India by Pakistani authorities. One of the pilgrims said that they were stopped over no-objection certificates (NOCs), which aren’t required for civilians, and called the action by the officials “shameful”. Due to the closure of land border […]
VILLAGERS TIE MOBILE WORKER TO A POLE IN UP
NEW DELHI: Residents of a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district tied a mobile tower worker to a pole after becoming frustrated over persistent network problems, police said. A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, prompting an investigation. The incident took place in Hardauli village under the Bindki Kotwali police station area […]
Nominations In, Battle Lines Drawn: ABVP, NSUI, Left Alliance and ASAP Outline Campaign Focus as DUSU’s Four-Cornered Fight Takes Shape
With voting for the Delhi University Students’ Union elections set for September 18 and counting the next day, this year’s campaign carries two notable twists. AISA is explicitly trying to convert the visibility it gained during the Jantar Mantar protests into votes, hoping to finally dent the ABVP-NSUI duopoly that has run DUSU for years. […]
Modi-XI bilateral talks on BRICS sidelines on September 12
New Delhi, 10 September—Visiting India after for the first time in nearly seven years, Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12. The meeting will be the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders since the last year’s […]
SC seeks Centre, States’ response on uniform mechanism for child kidnapping cases
New Delhi, Sept. 10: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre, all State governments and Union Territories on a PIL seeking a uniform nationwide mechanism for dealing with cases of kidnapping and abduction of children, including time-bound investigation, coordinated procedures for tracing missing children and speedy trial of such offences. A bench […]
“Can’t Drive, Mr Singh?” Trump Admin’s Racial Remark Sparks Outrage Among Punjabis and Sikhs
New Delhi, 10 September—In an yet another insult of India and Indians, US President Donald Trump’s US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has hurled a racial bomb at the Modi government by issuing an advertisement featuring a brown-bearded man identified as “Mr Singh”, with advocacy groups accusing the agency of racist and anti-American profiling. The DHS […]
CHINA’S SUSPENSE OVER XI’S INDIA VISIT 48 HOURS AHEAD OF BRICS SUMMIT
NEW DELHI: With less than 48 hours until the BRICS summit in New Delhi, China has kept the suspense high over President Xi Jinping’s much-anticipated visit to New Delhi. Beijing is yet to confirm his visit, and there is no word on whether he will have a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When […]
VIJAY MALLYA TALKS OF BECOMING COCKROACH
NEW DELHI: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India over a default of Rs 9,000 crore that was loaned to erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) by several banks, wonders if he should become a cockroach, claiming he is a victim of injustice by the Indian government and is living abroad due to the ongoing […]
RUSSIA PUSHES WITH 105-PLANE DEAL WITH INDIA
NEW DELHI: Russia is set to advance multiple aircraft agreements with Indian aviation companies, with proposed deals involving as many as 105 regional passenger aircraft as Russia looks to expand its aviation presence in India ahead of the BRICS summit. United Aircraft Corporation’s IL-114-300 regional passenger aircraft has emerged as a key focus of the […]
RAJASTHAN MAN CLIMBS TELECOM TOWER OVER NETWORK ISSUE
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man in Rajasthan climbed a telecom mobile tower after becoming frustrated with a month-long network problem, refusing to come down and threatening to end his life if the issue wasn’t addressed. The incident took place in Bedham village of Deeg district, where residents had been struggling with poor mobile connectivity for […]
