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Kashmir Cleric and chairman of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has claimed he was forced to drop the designation from his X profile following pressure from authorities. Umar Farooq made the revelation in a post on X (formerly Twitter) saying he was told to change the designation as all factions of Hurriyat chairman are banned by the Central government under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA). He also informed of the threats that his X account may taken down if he failed to do so. "For some time now, I was being pressed by the authorities to make changes to my X (formerly Twitter) handle as Hurriyat chairman, as all constituents of Hurriyat Conference, including the Awami Action Committee that I head have been banned under the UAPA, making Hurriyat a banned organisation failing which they will take down my handle." The Kashmir cleric said X remains a strong platform at time when speces of communication remains restricted. "At a time when public space and...
New Delhi: Massive protests were carried by various right-wing organisations including Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) outside Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi over the killing of Hindu man and attacks on Hindu minorities. The security has been beefed up outside the Bangladesh High Commission following the protests. There are reports of minor clashes between police and protesters outside the mission as police try to push the protesters away. Bangladesh has seen multiple incidents of attacks on Hindus following the ouster of Bangladesh P Sheikh Hasina. Earlier, Indian government suspended visa services in many Bangladesh cities. Lynching of Dipu Chandra Das A 27-year-old Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das, a garment factory worker, was lynched by a mob over allegations of blasphemy in the capital Bangladesh. Das was allegedly lynched by a group of over 100 people at Mymensingh on December 18 night and his body was set ablaze and hanged on a highway. Ahead of the planned...
A speeding car rammed into a two-wheeler, at Neppalle in Kankipadu mandal of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. The incident was caught on CCTV. Two youngsters on the scooter, who were without helmet, flung into air upon impact. The men on a two-wheeler, were trying to cross the road, without noticing the speeding car at the intersection. The two were seriously injured and a bystander was also caught in the crosshairs. All the three injured were shifted to Kankipadu govt hospital. In CCTV, one can see the Hyundai Creta car tried to slow down but stopped after hitting the duo on two-wheeler.
In a tragic incident, a middle aged man fell on the metro railway tracks at Kengeri metro station on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Shantagoud Police Patil, resident of Devara Hipparagi in Vijayapura district, officials said. Following the incident, the metro service between Mysuru Road and Challaghatta station were suspended. However, the services on the Purple Line operated till Mysuru road only. The services later resumed around 9.40 am, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said in a statement. Metro staff cuts power supply Reports suggests the 38-year-old man jumped on the tracks just before the arrival of the train. Acting swiftly, the alerted railway staff cut off the power supply but the man got stuck between train and the track. Hundreds of commuters got stuck at the station after the train services were disrupted for over an hour. Later, the commuters were informed by Metro staff about the disruption in services for some time, said a report in Deccan...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 7 out of 12 councillor seats in the just concluded Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls. While the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won on three seats, Congress managed just one seat and one went to an Independent. The bypolls were held on November 30. BJP wins big Sarala Chaudhary from the BJP clinched victory by 1,769 votes on Vinod Nagar seat. In Dwarka-B, BJP’s Manisha Devi recorded an impressive win with a margin of 9,100 votes. BJP 's Veena Aseja won Ashok Vihar seat by 405 votes. While in Greater Kailash, BJP’s Anjum Model swiftly won with a margin of 4,165 votes. In Dichau Kalan, BJP continued the winning streak with Rekha Rani winning by 5,637 votes. From Shalimar Bagh-B, BJP 's Anita Jain secured the largest victory by winning the seat with a margin of 10,101 votes. In Chandni Chowk, BJP 's Suman Kumar Gupta emerged victorious by 1,182 votes. From Chandni Mahal an independent candidate Mohammad Imran stunned all...
New Delhi: An Indian national residing in Dubai has shared a video on Instagram showing repair of a pot-hole ridden road which was repaired within ours of a complaint being filed with the city road authorities. The time-lapsed video shows the road was made pothole free within 4 hours. The netizens have now reacted on the video saying it would have taken almost five years in India for the potholes to be repaired before an election. Instagram video clocked over 49,000 views The Instagram video shared by Reshab Nagpal o November 2 has so far garnered over 49,000 views on the social media platform. According to the video, the workers of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai could be seen indulging in road repair work. According to Nagpal, the Dubai road authorities took up road repair work after one of his friends about the damaged road. Nagpal said he was shocked to see workers at the spot with in hours of filing the complaint as they assured that the repair work would be...
New Delhi: Security agencies have been on high alert since Monday 's car blast which killed at least 13 people in the national capital Delhi. The probe agencies have been continuously raiding multiple places states across the country in connection with the explosion. Police have so far arrested over 18 people. Meanwhile, the probe agencies revealed that Umar Mohammad, a doctor working at Al Falah Medical College in Haryana 's Faridabad, reportedly conducted a recce of the Red Fort before the blast. The agencies also revealed that the dump data analysis of Muzammil Shakeel 's phone revealed that he had visited the Red Fort multiple times. i20 car parked at Faridabad university for 10 days Another important piece of information revealed by agencies stated that i20 car involved in the Red Fort blast and belonging to Umar remained parked at the Al-Falah University campus for 10 days. The car was parked next to Dr Muzammil 's Swift, which is registered in Dr Shaheen...
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Provincial Police Service (PPS) officer Rishikant Shukla has been suspended after Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kanpur Police has unearthed unaccounted assets of around Rs 100 crore from him. The police officer is also being accused of having links with Akhilesh Dubey, a prominent lawyer in the city. Meanwhile, Rishikant Shukla has denied all the charges of alleged corruption. Shukla had been posted in Kanpur for a long time. Since joining the department, Shukla served in Kanpur city for 8 years between 1998 to 2006. Later, he was posted as Station House Officer (SHO) between 2006 to 2009. Following his promotion, he was elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and was posted in Unnao. He was currently serving in Mainpuri district. Connection to Akhikesh Dubey gang Recently, police had arrested prominent Kanpur lawyer Akhilesh Dubey, who was accused of falsely implicating BJP leader Ravi Sateja in a rape case. An SIT probe was...
Union Power Minister and former Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has clarified on his previous statement about Dr BR Ambedkar not being the only person to write the Constitution of India. Khattar claimed his word were taken out of context by the Opposition for political mileage. Khattar had made the controversial remark about Dr Ambedkar during an event in Faridabad. Clarifying his stance, the Union Minister Khattar said Dr BR Ambedkar is the real framer of the constitution. The minister further said that Dr Ambedkar was the one who led the committee that wrote India 's Constitution. Khattar has face flak for his statement with political leader accusing the minister of insulting to Dalits and backward communities.
Girl students from Bhartiya Vidya Mandir visited a CRPF camp in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to celebrate 'Bhai Dooj '. The girls applied ‘tilak’ to on-duty jawans of the 137th Battalion and offered sweets and took selfies. The gesture symbolises gratitude and strengthened the bond between citizens and security forces.
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