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China must assure us our citizens won’t be harassed: India

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the treatment meted out to a resident of Arunachal Pradesh transiting through the Shanghai airport, India has sought assurances from Beijing that its citizens will not be selectively harassed. Read More

Debate a diversion, timed for Bengal elections: Opposition

NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Monday said the discussion on Vande Mataram in Parliament was timed for the approaching West Bengal assembly polls and that the govt wanted to divert attention from the problems people were facing. Read More

Give Vande Mataram same status as Jana Gana: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh proposed adding a fundamental duty to the Constitution, mandating equal respect for ‘Vande Mataram’ as the national anthem. Read More

Vande Mataram debate done with eye on Bengal poll, says TMC

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress claimed on Monday that the govt had pushed for a discussion on ‘Vande Mataram’ in the Parliament only with an eye on West Bengal elections, calling BJP’s commitment to the national song Read More

India welcomes UK action against Babbar Khalsa network

NEW DELHI: India on Monday welcomed the steps taken by the UK govt to sanction anti-India extremist entiti-es, which strengthen the global fight against terrorism and extremism and help curb illicit financial flows and transnational c Read More

Critical of NTA, panel says return to pen-paper tests

NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on education has said National Testing Agency’s (NTA) handling of entrance examinations in 2024 “has not inspired much confidence” and recommended a shift towards pen- Read More

Explain Kashmir book ban, HC tells LG admin, Centre

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir high court has given the Union Territory administration and the Centre three months to respond to petitions challenging a ban on 25 Kashmir-related books, an official in the additional advocate-general’s (A Read More

No bail for 8 J&K cops accused of custodial torture of constable

SRINAGAR: A court in J&K’s Kupwara on Monday rejected bail pleas of eight policemen, including a deputy SP, who are accused of illegally detaining a constable in custody for six days in Feb 2023 and subjecting him to gruesome torture. Read More

Chinese national released; cops find immigration violations by hotels, homestays, houseboats

SRINAGAR: A 29-year-old Chinese national accused of violating visa rules by travelling to J&K and Ladakh without permission was questioned for a second day on Monday, before being released in the evening. Read More

Gadkari directs officials to carry out checking of all sleeper buses by govt-approved agencies

NEW DELHI: Amid reports of widespread non-compliance of safety norms in sleeper coach buses, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday directed officials to carry out checking of all such buses by govt-approved testing agencies Read More

Smoke billows along LoC areas of Rajouri-Poonch on 2nd day also

JAMMU: Dense smoke continues to billow up along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Bhimber Gali-Balakote areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu & Kashmir after a massive forest fire broke out on Sunday, which is spreading across Read More

‘When Did New Science Come’: Kejriwal Hits Out At Delhi CM Over Her ‘AQI Is Temperature’ Remark

The Opposition Aam Aadmi Party has repeatedly claimed that the government is presenting fake figures, which is denied by the BJP. Read More