Month: December 2023

Amit Shah doesn’t ‘know history, keeps rewriting it’: Rahul slams Home Minister over Nehru criticism

New Delhi: Hitting back at Home Minister Amit Shah for his attack on India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the BJP leader does not know history and “keeps rewriting” it. Gandhi also said…

Will be “off-grid” for few weeks: Omar after back-to-back legal setbacks

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he will go “off-grid” for few weeks following two “deeply disappointing” days but promised to return early next year to face challenges, including two elections in Jammu and Kashmir. In a…

Mercury rises in Kashmir, but minimum temperatures still sub-zero

Srinagar:  The mercury rose several notches in Kashmir last night but the minimum temperatures still settled below the freezing point, officials said here on Tuesday. Srinagar, which experienced the coldest night of the season on Monday, recorded a minimum temperature…

Resounding declaration of hope: PM Modi hails SC verdict upholding abrogation of Article 370

New Delhi: Hailing the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution as “historic”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Monday that it is not just a legal judgment, but a “beacon of hope”…

MEA corrects name of MoS in Parliament response on question relating to Hamas

New Delhi: The External Affairs Ministry on Monday issued a statement in the Lok Sabha correcting the name of the minister who replied to a Parliament question on the designation of Hamas on December 8. A political row broke out…

Must raise voices against horrific injustice being perpetrated against Palestinians: Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people on Monday to participate in a global strike demanding a ceasefire in Gaza to stop the “massacre” of the Palestinian people and called for raising voices against the “horrific injustice” being…

Disappointed, but struggle will continue: Omar Abdullah on SC verdict on Article 370

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is disappointed but not disheartened with the Supreme Court’s verdict on pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution. “Disappointed but not disheartened….

SC verdict sad & unfortunate; but we have to accept it: Azad

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict on pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution “sad and unfortunate”, but said “we have to accept it”….

SC upholds abrogation of Article 370, calls for polls by September next year

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and said steps should be taken to conduct elections in the assembly by…

Mayawati suspends Danish Ali from BSP

Lucknow: Lok Sabha MP and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Danish Ali has been suspended from the party for indulging in “anti-party activities”. The statement released by the party on Saturday, December 9, read, “It was made clear to you…