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SHIMLA: ‘Deshdrohi Arvind Kejriwal’ has been trending on Twitter after old tweets of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Himachal Pradesh social media in-charge Harpreet Singh Bedi allegedly backing the creation of Khalistan went viral on social media. In three tweets posted on May 23, 3012, Bedi wrote: “Amritsar & declared Khalistan to the world and vowed […]

  RANCHI: Days after the National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights (NCPCR) condemned Jharkhand Police’s inaction in the gruesome incident of abduction and rape of a minor in Jharkhand, the state police finally registered a case in the matter on Friday. NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo, who visited the shelter home – Khushi Rainbow Home […]

  LUCKNOW: Amid a raging political controversy over the use of loudspeakers at places of worship in Maharashtra, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said it had removed nearly 22,000 unauthorised loudspeakers across the state. As per data released by the UP government, 21,963 loudspeakers were uninstalled from religious sites of worship till Thursday evening. […]

NEW DELHI: With an eye on enhancing bilateral cooperation with its neighbours, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will begin a three-day visit to Bangladesh and Bhutan on Thursday. Dr Jaishankar is slated to meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and his counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen tomorrow in Dhaka, MEA said on Wednesday. The […]

SHIMLA: Aiming to encourage hotels to adopt environment-friendly and energy-conservation methods, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start the concept of green rating of tourism properties. Hotels will be rated on the basis of low water usage through measures such as the use of rainwater harvesting, low-flow toilets, and showers. It will also involve […]