The last two members of a Trinamool Congress delegation which arrived in Silchar in Assam’s Barak Valley on Thursday and were confined to the airport are likely to leave on Friday. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Lakshmanan S. on Friday said that while six of them had
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for opposing the NRC draft released on Monday despite claiming that the document was the “century-old party’s baby.” “Rahul Gandhi says that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is Congress baby and its implementation
Security was tightened across Tripura on Tuesday to maintain law and order following the publication of (NRC). “No adverse report was reported from anywhere in the state. However, following the release of second draft of NRC in neighbouring Assam, security agencies in Tripura are closely
The Supreme Court on Monday said there cannot be any “blanket ban” on holding protests at Delhi’s historic Jantar Mantar located at the periphery of Parliament Street and the Boat Club on Rajpath. Emphasising on the need to balance between the right to protest and
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the city Police to file its response to a woman’s plea for a CBI probe against self-styled godman Daati Maharaj. The woman has accused Daati of sexual assault. Justice Mukta Gupta listed the matter for further hearing on
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members walked out of the Lok Sabha on Friday as the House began a debate on a no-confidence motion moved by the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modis government. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the discussion on the no trust motion
Two Australian divers who helped rescue 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand will receive civilian honours, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Tuesday. Turnbull confirmed that the unspecified honours would be awarded to Richard Harris, an anaesthetist, and Craig Challen,
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on Thursday for a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the security situation amid an ongoing Ramadan ceasefire which the militants have flouted. In his meetings with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Governor N.N. Vohra and security
The Afghan government on Thursday announced an eight-day ceasefire with the Taliban in response to a historic ruling issued by hundreds of religious scholars. The ceasefire starting from the 27th day of Ramadan (June 13) will continue until the fifth day of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Mohammad
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday blamed militants for trying to sabotage the ceasefire announced by the central government. The Chief Minister said in a statement that the ongoing ceasefire, to mark the holy month of Ramadan, was yielding good results but