Tag: India
Sukhbir Badal Meets Shah, Demands Inquiry Into Operation Bluestar
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Badal on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded a inquiry into Operation Bluestar - a code name of military operation carried out between June 1 and 8 in 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers holed up inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar.....
Jammu-Kashmir: Deserter SPOs Among 4 Militants Killed In Pulwama
Four militants, including two special police officers (SPOs) who decamped with weapons, were killed hours later on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.....
382 IMA Cadets Join Army After Passing Out Parade
A total of 382 cadets were commissioned into the Army after a Passing out Parade at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun on Saturday.....
Three Killed In Trinamool-BJP Clash In Bengal
Three political workers, including two from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and one from the Trinamool Congress, were killed in a clash between the supporters of the two parties in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, the police said on Saturday.....
Terrorism A Joint Threat, Needs Collective Action: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena for the second time in 10 days and agreed that terrorism was a "joint threat" that needed collective and focussed action. The two leaders had last week met at Modi's swearing-in ceremony.....
BJP To Observe 'Black Day' Across Bengal On Monday
In a bid to protest against the killing of their party men in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district a day ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will observe 'Black Day' across the state on Monday, a senior state BJP leader said on Sunday.....
Make India $5 Trillion Economy: PM To Secretaries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the top bureaucrats of each government department to plan, create roadmap and take decisions to make India a $5 trillion economy while making "ease of living" their top priority.....
Nearly 3 Lakh Shifted As Cyclone Vayu To Be More Intense
As a more intense Cyclone Vayu is racing towards Gujarat, triggered by a warmer Arabian Sea and acquiring moisture from the southwest monsoon, nearly 3 lakh people have been evacuated to safer places.....
Cabinet Approves Bill Against Triple Talaq, To Replace Ordinance
The government will introduce a Bill in the coming session of Parliament against triple talaq to make it an offence punishable with imprisonment of up to three years and fine.....
Doctors Across India On Day-long Strike In Solidarity With Kolkata Medicos
The doctors' strike that started in Kolkata earlier this week has now spread across India with the doctors' association of AIIMS showing full support to their West Bengal colleagues.....
