To commemorate the occasion, Lt Gen R P Singh, Army Commander, Western Command laid wreath at the ‘Veer Smriti’, Chandimandir, near here, to pay homage to the gallant heroes of Western command. He also conveyed felicitations and best wishes to all or any ranks, veterans, civilian employees and families, a defence release said here. He also inaugurated the power of an internet page based grievance redressal portal at Chandimandir Military Station to further ameliorate and address the grievances of the veteran community. The Command was raised in 1947 as Delhi and East Punjab Command and subsequently re-designated as ‘Western Command’…
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An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Marwal area of Pulwama, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. He said during the search, militants fired on the forces, who retaliated, resulting in an encounter. The exchange of firing was happening and details were awaited, the official said.
https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1305776128750215168?s=20 Days after being assaulted by the Shiv Sena goons, the retired Navy officer Madan Sharma on Tuesday met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Following his meeting, Sharma addressed the media and said, “I have now joined BJP and RSS. We will not let any gunda gardi happen in Maharashtra. Why is law seen in two different ways? If someone is connected to a politician, then he will be treated differently compared to a common man?” He further added, “From now on, I am with BJP-RSS. When I was beaten up, they had levelled allegations that I’m with BJP-RSS. So…
India’s Covid tally crosses 49 lakh after spike of 83,809 cases. Even as India’s coronavirus tally keeps rising every single day, the silver lining seems to be the declining fatality rate which currently stands at 1.64 per cent. According to the health ministry, this case fatality rate (CFR) is one of the lowest in the world and efforts are on to further reduce it to less than 1 per cent. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said India has managed the coronavirus situation well and that the lockdown has helped prevent nearly 29 lakh cases. India currently has over 48…
With the backdrop of demands made by the Opposition for a debate on the issue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to make a statement in Parliament on Tuesday on the continuing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. Singh had met his Chinese counterpart Gen Wei Fenghe in Moscow recently. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi had also met in Moscow a few days ago. Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs are also likely to meet over video conferencing on Tuesday afternoon, government sources…
Protagonist MNREGA scheme, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh cremated with full state honours in BiharFormer Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, a founding member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal who enjoyed respect across the political spectrum, was cremated at his native village here on Monday with full state honours. Singh (74) had breathed his last at AIIMS, New Delhi on Sunday, quite every week after being admitted to the ICU with post-COVID complications. Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav and state ministers Neeraj Kumar and Jai Kumar Singh were among the host of dignitaries present at the ghat here along the river Ganges,…
Music maestro A R Rahman says composing the music of his debut Hindi film Rangeela , which completes 25 years in cinema this month, felt like he was discovering something new. The Ram Gopal Varma-directed romantic drama, starring Urmila Tatondkar as a backup dancer Mili, Aamir Khan as her tapori friend Munna and Jackie Shroff as Bollywood star Raj Kamal, is taken into account one among the landmark musical hits of the 90s. The 1995 film, which marked the arrival of Rahman in Bollywood, had seven songs composed by him including evergreen hits like Tanha Tanha’, Rangeela Re’, Yayire Yayire’…
Controversy grips Muslim organisation Zakat Foundation. Recently allegations have been made that Muslims receive undue advantages in their efforts to gain recruitment into the civil services. Since then, links of the foundation with international Islamist organisations, including radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik have been observed. The Zakat Foundation has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act and opposes the Uniform Civil Code. Its president, Syed Zafar Mahmood, had made ridiculous demands in return for conceding the Ram Janmabhoomi to Hindus while negotiations were underway between the Hindu and Muslim side. However, there is another aspect to their ideology that has yet not…
https://twitter.com/shivamrawat1995/status/1294587466456817665?s=20 Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui makes derogatory comments against Hindu deities in his stand-up comedy act. Hindu rights activist Shivam Rawat had filed a complaint against ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui for hurting sentiments of Hindus. Rawat is the founder of Youtube channel named ‘Pen of Dharma.’ The complainant has informed that even after a month since the complaint was filed, a First Information Report (FIR) has not yet been lodged. Rawat stated that he had been following up on his complaint with the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Kishangarh police station. The SHO told him that the matter has been taken…
Under the leadership of CM Jaganmohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh was in the news for the large- scale Christian conversions that have been taking place. Andhra has been facing multiple incidents of arson, desecration and destruction of Hindu temples in the state. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets after a 62-year-old chariot of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple was gutted in fire. The incident was one in a series of attacks on Hindu temples in the state. A short while ago, in a similar incident, a temple chariot was burnt in a temple in Nellore district. While the devotees see…