NEW DELHI: Police in Haryana’s Palwal district have arrested a YouTuber, Wasim Akram, on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its High Commission, officials said on Thursday.Akram, a resident of Kot village who posted videos on the history of Mewat on YouTube was taken into custody on Wednesday. Police said he had…
NEW DELHI: Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for starting the revival of ‘khadi’ from the time he was chief minister of Gujarat, home minister Amit Shah said the sales of khadi and village industry products have jumped five-fold from Rs 33,000 crore to over Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the past 11 years of Modi…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray took a veiled jab at Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde saying that while “attempts were made to break Shiv Sena,” those who deserted the party were “brass,” and only the loyal ones who stayed with him were “gold.” Speaking during a Dussehra rally in Mumbai on Thursday,…
NEW DELHI: Assam Police on Thursday filed murder charges against late Assamese singer Zubeen Garg’s long-time manager and the organiser of the festival in Singapore where he died, a senior officer said.Garg’s manager, Siddharth Sharma, and Shyamkanu Mahanta, the chief organiser of the North East India Festival, were arrested on Wednesday. Mahanta was apprehended at…
NEW DELHI: India and China are set to resume direct passenger flights by the end of October 2025, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday, marking a significant step towards restoring normalcy in bilateral ties.In a press release, the MEA said both sides have been holding technical-level discussions since earlier this year on restarting…
Amritsar: Sikh pilgrims board a bus to leave for Pakistan to celebrate the Baisakhi festival, in Amritsar. (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma) NEW DELHI: The central government has granted permission for Sikh pilgrims to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Prakash Purab, the birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, sources said on Thursday. However, the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accused the BJP-led central government of mounting a “wholesale attack on Indian democracy” during an interaction at EIA University in Colombia. The BJP hit back, calling him a “Leader of Propaganda” and criticising him for “once again” denigrating Indian democracy on a foreign platform….
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “a disgrace,” accusing him of defaming India and portraying its people as dishonest.“He is a disgrace. Everyone knows that he is trying to defame the country everywhere, criticising the country…If he’s criticising the country, saying that people here are quarrelsome, that people…
NEW DELHI: Chennai Police on Thursday detained 39 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members near Porur in Tamil Nadu, ANI reported citing police. The Sangh members have been accused of organising a puja and special ‘shakha’ training at a government school without prior permission.“Police detained 39 RSS members near Porur, Chennai, after they conducted a Guru…
Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar (Image credits: IANS) NEW DELHI: After a party MLA voiced support for him as chief minister, Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Thursday warned Congress leaders against making statements on a change of guard in the state.Calling such discussions unnecessary, Shivakumar said, “No need to discuss the CM post sharing….
