SRINAGAR: Holding two shrines and their attached properties in Kishtwar district to be waqf, the Jammu and Kashmir high court has ruled, in a case dating back nearly five decades, that petitioners claiming to be hereditary custodians of the mausoleums have no ownership rights. Property titles must be decided on evidence, not based on public…
NEW DELHI: As Assam’s assembly poll campaign concluded on Tuesday, the state witnessed a high-stakes political showdown. Police reached Congress leader Pawan Khera’s residence following an FIR filed by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, over his controversial “three passports” claim.Assam police said they recovered “incriminating” material from Khera’s home but declined to…
SRINAGAR: In a major move to address land rights issues in Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena Tuesday ordered the renewal of expired lease deeds that have been pending for several years in the Union Territory.Saxena said this would fulfil a long-pending demand of Ladakh residents and “offer a big relief to a large…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday indirectly reacted to US President Donald Trump‘s warning to Iran, saying any rhetoric that contemplates the “end of civilisation” is unacceptable in the modern world.In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said that while wars remain a tragic reality, the use of extreme language or actions that…
NEW DELHI: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek on Tuesday accused the Centre of hurting the “pride and self-esteem” of the Rajbanshi community in north Bengal by failing to honour promises made during successive election campaigns.Addressing a public meeting at the Natabari assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that…
Self-styled godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat NEW DELHI: Self-styled godman-cum-astrologer Ashok Kharat allegedly sexually exploited women by claiming he possessed “divine power” and threatening to cause the death of their family members or defame them if they did not comply, investigators said.Kharat was arrested in March after a married woman accused him of raping her repeatedly over…
NEW DELHI: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy fired back at Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan with a pointed letter. In his “final response” to Vijayan’s poor governance allegations, Reddy listed out fresh data highlighting Telangana’s progress.He opened his letter with a sharp criticism of the language used by the Kerala CM, calling it “language of…
NEW DELHI: Indian airlines have cancelled over 10,000 flights to West Asia since the start of the US-Iran war on Feb 28. Aviation ministry joint secretary Asangba Chuba Ao said Tuesday Indian airlines on an average had 300-350 daily flights to West Asia, a number that is now down to 80-90. Apart from monetary losses…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta lauded the central government for regularising Delhi’s unauthorised colonies on an “As Is, Where Is” basis under the PM-UDAY scheme, noting that the new framework allows for the regularisation of 1,531 colonies without requiring layout plan approval. Furthermore, she mentioned that all plots and buildings within these colonies will…
NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday to present him with a Bastar 2.0 development blueprint, aimed at transformation of the once Naxal-infested region into a hub for infrastructure expansion, innovation-led growth, start-ups and tourism. Bastar was recently declared as free from Left-wing extremism after all…
