India

J&K Reorganisation Bill passed in Lok Sabha, amid Opposition walkout

NEW DELHI: After immense debate, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha while the Opposition staged a walkout during the Winter session of the Parliament on Wednesday. The walkout happened when Home Minister Amit Shah called Jammu and Kashmir as former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s first big “blunder”. The Bill […]

Centre informs Parliament alarming statistics: 35,000+ student suicides registered in 2019-21

NEW DELHI: During the parliamentary session on Tuesday, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment disclosed a sobering statistic, revealing that a staggering 35,950 students tragically committed suicide in the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 across the nation. This alarming figure underscores the critical importance of addressing mental health concerns among students and implementing supportive […]

Assembly elections 2023: How BJP and Congress fared in their wins

NEW DELHI:  In the recently concluded assembly elections across four states on Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) triumphed by unseating the opposition in three Hindi Heartland states.  The saffron party not only defeated anti-incumbency in Madhya Pradesh but also effectively wrested control of state legislatures from its arch-rival Congress in both Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. […]

NIA’s assault on offshoots of banned terror outfits in J&K

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided several locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the terror conspiracy hatched and operated by the offshoots of terrorist organisations like Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Badr, and Al-Qaeda. According to the NIA officials, “The teams of NIA cracked down on eight locations in […]

ED probes into 2 firms under gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and Khalistani Goldy Brar

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered that Lawrence Bishnoi and Khalistani terrorist Goldy Brar allegedly funnelled their ill-gotten gains into a mining business through two private firms, assisted by their associate Surender, alias Chiku. The two firms, namely MDR Enterprises Private Limited (based in Mahendergarh, Haryana) and Nimawat Granites Private Limited (based in Fatehpur […]