New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) The BJP on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the latter is responsible for the Karnataka government’s decision to grant 4 percent reservation for Muslim contractors in government tenders. “They are not learning their lesson even after losing multiple times. This reservation in Karnataka…
Washington/New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) An Indian student who was part of the pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University had her visa revoked by the Trump administration for “advocating violence and terrorism”. The student “self-deported” on March 11 to return to India, the Department of Homeland Security said. Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian national, entered the United…
Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) The J-K Peace Forum, an organization of Kashmiri Pandits, has strongly condemned the Centre’s decision to ban the Awami Action Committee (AAC) led by Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, calling it unjust and detrimental to the peace and development of Jammu and Kashmir. Last month, Mirwaiz and Forum president Satish…
Moscow, Mar 15 (UNI) This night, air defences destroyed and intercepted 126 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. “Over the past night, air defence systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 126 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: 64 UAVs over the territory of the Volgograd Region, 38 over the…
Ranchi, Mar 15 (UNI) Shops and bike were set ablaze in a violent clash between two groups at Ghorthambha in Giridih district of Jharkhand on the night of March 14, police sources said on Saturday. A bike was set on fire during a chaotic incident involving several shops, according to police. Sources said that the…
Los Angeles, Mar 15 (UNI) The United States has reported a total of 301 confirmed measles cases so far this year, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. The cases have been reported across 15 U.S. jurisdictions. Among the confirmed cases, 50 individuals have…
Imphal, Mar 15 (UNI) Manipur Police arrested a person, allegedly a cadre of PLA, from Kakching District in an operation during the last 24 hours. Manipur Police said on Saturday that the man was involved in threatening school official and in extortion activities. In another operation at Churachandpur district, police recovered .303 Rifle with magazine,…
Hyderabad, Mar 15 (UNI) The Telangana Legislative Assembly convened at 1000 hours on Saturday for the third day of its budget session. The Question Hour was cancelled for the day, and the House proceeded with a motion to express gratitude for the Governor’s address. The government is also expected to introduce the University Amendment Bill…
United Nations, Mar 15 (UNI) UN humanitarians said on Friday that 63,000 metric tons of food await an end to the Gaza aid blockade, enough for 1.1 million people for two to three months. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the 12-day aid blockage hinders relief operations. “This means, for…
Jerusalem, Mar 15 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a complaint with the police on Friday against the former chief of the Israel Security Agency (ISA), Nadav Argaman, according to Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News. Netanyahu’s attorney claimed in a letter to Israeli police chief Daniel Levi that Argaman was attempting to extort him…
