NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Canadian media reports alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of a plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, calling the claims “ludicrous” and urging their dismissal with the “contempt they deserve.”The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the allegations, highlighting that such “smear campaigns” […]
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana applicants bagged 56% of US student visas issued in India in 2023 | India News
VISAKHAPATNAM: If India displaced China and became the top country to send students to US universities in 2023-24, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had a big role to play. Data from US consulate-general, Hyderabad, show that nearly 56% of Indian students who packed their bags for the US last year were from the two states – […]
Take VRS or transfer, Tirumala trust tells non-Hindu staffers | India News
TIRUPATI: The newly-formed Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) passed Monday a resolution requiring non-Hindus employed by the board to either take voluntary retirement or opt for a transfer to other government departments in Andhra Pradesh.TTD is an independent government trust that manages Tirumala Venkateswara temple in Tirupati – the world’s richest Hindu shrine. TTD chairman BR […]
Wayanad survivors to step up stir as RBI refuses to ask banks to waive loans
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The survivors of Chooralmala-Mundakkai landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad are planning to intensify their protests after RBI refused to instruct banks to waive their loans. Many of them have no jobs or income to repay loans taken from public sector and private banks, and NBFCs.A citizens’ collective called “Volunteers of Chooralmala Relief Centre” met with […]
Saffron-clad Thiruvalluvar: Tamil Nadu governor triggers fresh row
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi sparked a controversy on Saturday when invites for a Raj Bhavan event featured a photo of Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar in saffron robes. This is the third such row around the governor this year.Saturday’s controversy unfolded at a time when the state’s DMK govt plans to celebrate the silver jubilee […]
4th T20I: Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma lead India to series-clinching 135-run victory over South Africa | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: India dished out an all-round performance to inflict a massive 135-run defeat on South Africa in the fourth and final T20I in Johannesburg on Friday. With this victory, India clinched the four-match series 3-1.Chasing a mammoth 284-run target, South Africa were rattled by pacer Arshdeep Singh‘s brilliance as he swung the ball both […]
NIA attaches property of terrorist arrested for killing 2 migrant workers in Kashmir | India News
View of the house belonging to Adil Manzoor Langoo at Zaldagar area, in Srinagar. (PTI Photo) SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached the immovable property of a key terror accused arrested for the brutal killing of two migrant workers in Srinagar in Feb this year.The accused, Adil Manzoor Langoo, is linked with The […]
CIK detains Kashmiri student for ‘glamorizing terrorism’ | India News
SRINAGAR: A student from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, currently pursuing his MSc in Lab Science, was detained by Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) Wednesday for allegedly misusing social media to propagate radical, anti-national views and instigate public sentiment against Govt of India. He allegedly “glamorized” terrorism on his social media handles and was himself about to pick […]
Terrorists attack search team in Kashmir, 8th gunfight in Nov | India News
SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley recorded its eighth gunfight between terrorists and security forces this Nov, with suspected Pakistani gunmen firing at a search party of soldiers and J&K policemen approaching a hideout in Bandipora district’s Nagmarg area Tuesday.The security forces responded with retaliatory fire. No casualties or injuries have been reported on either side so far, […]
Drones, dogs assist search op in Kishtwar forests for Jaish terrorists | India News
JAMMU: Security forces are scouring the rugged terrain and forest of Keshwan and adjoining areas in J&K’s Kishtwar district with the assistance of helicopters, drones and military dogs in a seek-and-kill operation against three to four Pakistani terrorists responsible for killing a junior commissioned officer (JCO) Sunday and two village defence guards four days ago.On […]