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BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge and chief minister DK Shivakumar Tuesday reiterated that peaceful protest is fundamental to democracy and promised a review of police action against anti-SIR demonstrators in Bengaluru.Activists, however, said assurances were not enough and demanded the withdrawal of the police licensing order restricting protests to Freedom Park and restoration of…

Diplomatic tensions flared again between India and China after Beijing strongly opposed India’s decision to officially map and standardise 28 places in Ladakh, including some in Aksai China, and reaffirmed that it does not recognise the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.In a swift rebuttal, New Delhi reiterated no amount of Chinese denial can change the…

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday framed a contempt charge against Uttar Pradesh public works department. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday framed a contempt charge against Uttar Pradesh public works department principal secretary Ajay Chauhan for allegedly failing to comply with a court order passed four…

Venugopal further alleged that Shah appeared nervous during his interaction with the media NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah over his prediction of a resounding victory for the BJP-led NDA in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. Taking a dig at Shah, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal described his…

Centre steps up anti-stubble burning drive ahead of peak crop residue season (representative image) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday asked Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi-NCR authorities to work in “mission mode” to prevent stubble burning ahead of the peak crop residue burning season, flagging a sharp rise in farm fires in Madhya…

Omair Ahmad is the author of ‘Encounters’, ‘The Storyteller’s Tale’, ‘Tall Tales by a Small Dog’, ‘The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys Into Bhutan’ and ‘Jimmy, The Terrorist’, which won the Crossword Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. He is also a prominent columnist and a…

Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, and other leaders of the INDIA bloc address a joint press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “It is our commitment to you that the people who have done this, Mr. Modi, Mr….

India has reaffirmed its territorial claim over Ladakh, responding firmly to China’s objections over the naming of locations in the Union Territory. Anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota has been shot dead in Punjab, bringing renewed attention to allegations of illegal drug sales and the risks faced by those campaigning against drug abuse. The BJP has…

India has officially recognized and standardized the names of 28 geographical features in Ladakh. NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday reiterated that the Union territory of Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India. The ministry said that no amount of denial by the Chinese side can change this established fact….

File photo: CJP backs INDIA bloc’s SC march, says protests will continue till CEC resigns NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday backed the INDIA bloc’s protest march to the Supreme Court, saying demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would continue across the country until he resigned.Dipke welcomed Monday’s INDIA…