Akhilesh calls for ’72 yr ban’ on PM for ‘AITC MLAs’ speech
Lucknow , : Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming that 40 All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MLAs are in touch with the BJP in West Bengal, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said it was a serious violation of the election model code of conduct for which the PM should be banned for […]
Rahul, Sonia, Manmohan, Priyanka, Sidhu among Cong star campaigners for Punjab
New Delhi, : Congress president Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, AICC General secretary in charge for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Punjab chief minister Amarinder singh and Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu are among the star campaigners of the Congress in Punjab and Chandigarh, which are scheduled to […]
MHA sends notice to Rahul Gandhi over citizenship issue
New Delhi, : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his citizenship issue following a complaint by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. The MHA’s notice, sent by Foreigners Division of Home Ministry on Monday, has requested Mr Gandhi to “intimate factual position on the matter” within 15 […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: UN efforts undermine by lack of political progress
United Nations, : The UN is “continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday. Rosemary DiCarlo was briefing the UN Security […]
Bringing justice to people: UN helping communities to deal with disputes
United Nations, : Justice can be hard to come by in countries hit by conflict. To ensure that communities can settle disputes, and see criminals lawfully punished, UN peacekeeping missions support mobile courts, which travel to places where no regular court exists. This may be because court buildings have been destroyed due to conflict, or […]
Summit held to counter hate speech in Geneva
United Nations, : The United Nations in Geneva held a major summit to counter hate speech, co-hosted by Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng. A ‘disturbing groundswell’ of hate-based violence and intolerance aimed at worshipers across all faiths, must be countered soon before it’s too late, the United Nations Secretary-General said, noting […]
Life returns to normal in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara
Anantnag, : Life returns to normal on Tuesday after remaining crippled for five days in parts of this south Kashmir district, where two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces on April 25. Shops and business establishments are open and traffic was plying normally in Bijbehara and adjoining areas in […]
Sensex down by 200 pts
Mumbai, : The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday slipped by 200 points to 38,866.51 as selling was seen across the board. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too eased by 64.80 points to 11,689.85. The sensex registered intra day high and low at 39,068.67 and 38,753.46 points, respectively. The Nifty […]
Hot morning in Delhi, min temp at 23 deg C
New Delhi, : The Delhiites on Tuesday woke up to a hot morning, with minimum temperature being recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal. The relative humidity till 0830 was pegged at 42 per cent. According to the MeT Department, there will be dust storm or thunderstorm during the day. The maximum […]
Only Kashmir bound LMVs to ply on Srinagar-Leh highway, Mughal road remains shut
Srinagar, : Only Kashmir bound Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) were allowed on Tuesday to ply on the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway while historic 86-km-long Mughal road remained closed though snow clearance operation has almost been completed. One-way traffic was allowed on the national highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir valley, which was […]