Thiruvananthapurm, Mar 21 (UNI) Following the airstrikes across Gaza by the Israel, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has extended his support to the people in Palestine. “Israel’s genocidal onslaught on Gaza has turned life into an unending nightmare — children slaughtered, families erased, and survival itself denied,” the Chief Minister said in a message. “How…
Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI) BJP leader and former MLA, Gurez Faqeer Mohammad Khan, allegedly shot himself dead at Srinagar’s high-security Tulsi Bagh area on Thursday, officials said. Khan, a senior leader of the BJP who unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls on the party ticket in 2024, had a gunshot wound. Police said initial findings suggest…
Chandigarh, Mar 20 (UNI) Condemning the removal of farmers from Khanauri and Shambhu borders, Congress general secretary in-charge of party affairs in Punjab, and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday alleged that the AAP and the BJP were two sides of the same coin. He took to X to vent his anger and…
Raipur, Mar 20 (UNI) Bodies of 30 Naxalites have been recovered so far in an encounter between security forces and Naxalites in Bijapur and Dantewada districts of Chhattisgarh on Thursday morning, police said. Bastar Police Inspector General P Sundarraj said that a joint team had gone out on an anti-Maoist operation in the Gangalur area…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Karnataka Legislative Assembly’s recent resolution rejecting the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has drawn sharp criticism from BJP leaders. Waqf Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairman and BJP MP Jagdambika Pal condemned the move, stating it undermines democratic principles. Reacting to the assembly’s decision, Pal on Thursday remarked here that ,…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) In an unprecedented move to strengthen and establish a strong user fee collection system at toll plazas, the NHAI has banned 14 user fee collection agencies for engaging in irregular activities related to fee collection at the toll booths. Raids at the Atraila Shiv Ghulam Toll Plaza in Mirzapur district…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Thursday accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoNs) to eight capital acquisition proposals worth over Rs 54,000 crore. For the Indian Army, AoN for procurement of 1350 HP engine was accorded to upgrade the present 1000 HP engine for the T-90 Tanks. This will enhance…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) In a significant step towards improving mental well-being of the nation’s defence personnel, the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to collaborate on research and training aimed at enhancing mental health support and…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused both BJP and the AAP of betraying farmers and asserted that the peasants will never forgive these parties for working against their interests. Attacking the two parties for their policies on agriculture, Kharge said, “It seems that the two anti-farmer parties have now…
New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, was in India to advance the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. He met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Paparo, who participated in the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, also…
