NEW DELHI – Two lawmakers from India’s ruling party were set to be disciplined on Friday after a fight using a shoe as a weapon went viral on social media. The event has caused embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a […]
NEW DELHI – The leader of a hardline Hindu group in India on Thursday justified the beating of two street vendors from mostly Muslim Kashmir by his members, saying “suspicious” Kashmiris had to be watched after a deadly bombing in the disputed region. The assault on the fruit […]
NEW DELHI — Someday, the family says, the 7-year-old will save them. “I’ll fight,” the boy’s mother said when her husband insisted their son start working. She vowed he would stay in school, no matter what. More than 20 years ago, Ruby Khan and her husband, Nisar, came […]
New Delhi, Mar 6: The Congress Wednesday launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale aircraft deal, alleging that he misused his office to “benefit” Dassault Aviation and that a case under the prevention of corruption law is made out against him. The party’s chief […]
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – An Indian parliamentary panel on Wednesday asked Facebook Inc to do more to tackle so-called fake news on its platforms ahead of a general election due by May, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Facebook executives, including its global policy chief Joel […]
Mumbai, Mar 4: An additional secretary in the Maharashtra government died Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a tempo truck in Pune, police said Monday. The incident occurred in the evening when Suhas Chavan was headed to the residence of his brother in Hadapsar area, a police official said. […]
Patna, Feb 28: The ruling Janata Dal (United) in Bihar, an ally of the BJP, Thursday cautioned against “social media jingoism and mindless warmongering” that are being mistaken for bravery. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, JD(U) national vice president Prashant Kishor said #SayNoToWar, which has been trending on microblogging site Twitter […]
New Delhi, Feb 28: The Indian Air Force Thursday said it is very happy that captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is returning home but dismissed suggestions that it was a goodwill gesture, insisting it was in line with the Geneva Conventions “We are very happy Abhinandan will be […]
Srinagar, Feb 27: An IAF helicopter crashed in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, killing both its pilots and four others onboard besides a local resident, officials said. The helicopter crashed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam around 10.05 am, they said, adding seven […]
New Delhi, Feb 27: Twenty-one opposition parties Wednesday expressed anguish over what they alleged was “blatant politicisation” of the sacrifices of armed forces and urged the government to take the nation into confidence on all measures to protect India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity. After a meeting in the Parliament […]
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