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July 16, 2019 No Responses

Modi govt will never misuse NIA law: Amit Shah

Refuting opposition’s claims of “misuse” of the NIA law, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Modi government will never abuse it to target anyone but will ensure that terrorism is finished off irrespective of the religion of...

July 3, 2019 No Responses

I am no longer Congress Chief: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who resigned following the party’s dismal show in the Lok Sabha elections, on Wednesday said that the party must quickly decide on the new chief and that its highest decision making body, the Congress Working Committee,...

July 2, 2019 No Responses

Mumbai records highest rainfall in 10 years, 16 dead in Mumbai, Thane in overnight rains; govt declares public holiday

At least 16 people were killed in Mumbai and Thane as the cities received heavy rains throughout the day and night on Monday forcing authorities to declare a public holiday amid forecast of more showers. According to Mumbai Fire Brigade...

June 29, 2019 No Responses

15 Persons crushed in midnight wall collapse in Pune

At least 15 people including four children and one woman were killed after a wall of a housing society collapsed in Pune post midnight, following heavy rains. As per initial information, the wall collapsed on a slum where labourers were...

June 28, 2019 No Responses

Amit Shah pilots his first bill in Lok Sabha for amendment of J&K Reservation Bill and extending President’s Rule in J&K

Home Minister Amit Shah Friday proposed to introduce the J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha along with the proposal to extend President’s rule in the state. The J&K reservation amendment bill seeks to bring residents of areas adjoini...

June 21, 2019 No Responses

Army commanders whose bases breached in terror attacks may be told to put in their papers and retire

Commanders who were in charge of the Uri brigade, the Sunjuwan military camp and the Nagrota army base in Jammu and Kashmir when their establishments were stormed by terrorists in past years may have “to go home”, the government has...

June 17, 2019 No Responses

Heat wave claims 70 lives across three districts in Bihar

The 45°C heat wave sweeping across Bihar claimed at least 70 lives in the past 24 hours in three districts of the Magadh division, which includes Gaya, Aurangabad, Nawada, Arwal, and Jehanabad. There were 30 deaths in Aurangabad, 20 in...

June 1, 2019 No Responses

BJP 2.0 took shape, Amit Shah got Home Affairs, Rajnath Singh -Defence

Modi government 2.0 took shape on Friday with BJP President Amit Shah, who played a key role in his party’s electoral triumph, making his debut in the Central government as India’s new Home minister while incumbent Rajnath Singh was moved...

May 30, 2019 No Responses

To Create ‘Hindu Soldiers’ Hindu Mahasabha gave knives to Schoolkids

“If Hindus want to protect themselves and their nation, they should learn how to use weapons,” says Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has distributed knives among students from class X to XII to commemorate the birth...

May 30, 2019 No Responses

Muslims community facing severe difficulties as VDC in a Nizamabad village declare social boycott against them

The Village Development Committee in Balkonda, Nizamabad district, has decided to levy heavy penalty on those who maintain any social or commercial relations with the Muslims in the village. According to a published report, the VDA is targeting the Muslims...