Amid tension between India and China over the Ladakh border dispute in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed in Galwan on June 15, the Indian Navy took part in military exercises with a US Navy battle group near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. https://twitter.com/chinfo/status/1182610604353376257?s=20 The American flotilla, led by the USS Nimitz – a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier – and Indian ships carried out manoeuvres called PASSEX (passing exercise) to build upon years of trust between the two forces. The Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan, another aircraft carrier, and four warships have been operating in…
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Hitting out at NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s remarks on the temple construction amid COVID pandemic and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s backing to it, the VHP on Monday called their objections “beyond comprehension” and said various activities can’t be put off during the health crisis. “… all social, religious, and spiritual activities must go on. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple issue cannot remain on the back burner. It is only appropriate that the Prime Minister visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, perform ‘bhumipujan’ and the temple construction proceeded,” VHP International Working President Alok Kumar said. He stressed that since the health crisis was…
In the Motipur area of Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, one Nasiruddin and his accomplices attacked a house of Dalit for rearing pigs. According to police, a member of the Dalit community, Budhai, reared at his residence. On Sunday, pigs reportedly escaped from the house and entered Nasiruddin’s house in the neighbourhood. Nasiruddin captured the animal and refused to let it go that led to an argument between Budhai and him. Casteist slurs hurled by Nasiruddin and accomplices News Agency PTI talked to station in-charge J.N. Shukla who said that Nasiruddin released the animal after arguing for some time. However, when…
Journalist’ Barkha Dutt has been the subject of social media backlash yet again after a 2004 video, wherein she tried to contextualise the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits, surfaced online. In the video, Barkha Dutt can be seen talking about how the Kashmiri Pandits were ‘wealthy’ in the valley, with good jobs, and stating that it created a rift and resentment among the Muslims who she insinuated were ‘deprived’. “Today hapless victims, they were once privileged elites of the valley. They may have been a minority but at that time, they had monopolised government jobs, plum postings, and other such social…
The International Cricket Council confirmed the postponement of the T20 World Cup 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, after much deliberation during its board meeting via video-conferencing on Monday. The ICC had been exploring all-possible ‘contingency’ options for the tournament before finally deciding to call it off for this year. Six editions of the T20 World Cup have been played so far with the last one being held in India in 2016 in which West Indies were crowned champions. The 2020 edition of the T20 World Cup, which was scheduled to be held between October 18 and November 15,…
There seem to be no signs of coronavirus pandemic slowing down in India’s most industrialized, developed state of Maharashtra as the state now accounts for more than one-third of total active cases in the country. As India continues to fight against the grave coronavirus crisis, new data reveals that Maha Vikas Aghadi-led Maharashtra has been the worst hotspot in the country recording more fresh cases than any other states in the country. According to Professor Shamika Ravi, the senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council, Maharashtra now accounts for 28 percent of all-India…
Tension at India-Nepal border is not sighing relief. The Nepal Police has allegedly fired at three Indians in Bihar’s Kishanganj area. The injured Indian policemen have been shifted to the hospital. The investigation of the firing is currently underway. Many such incidents have come to light recently. Last month an Indian national was killed and two others were injured after Nepal Police opened fire at them. India and Nepal have been locked in a bitter border dispute ever since Kathmandu raised objection to New Delhi inaugurating a link road connecting the Lipulekh pass the border with China in Uttarakhand with…
The Rajasthan High Court will on Monday resume its hearing on a petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress dissident MLAs challenging the disqualification notices to them issued by the Assembly Speaker CP Joshi. While hearing the matter, the division bench of the court, comprising of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Prakash Gupta, on Friday, had fixed the next hearing for 10 am on Monday. While Harish Salve and Mukul Rohtagi are appearing on behalf of the Pilot and other MLAs, the Speaker is being represented by noted lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Congress had…
An alleged rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Sonarpur in Chopra assembly constituency has triggered furore among locals and political leaders in the state. Following the incident, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of creating an “environment of terror” in the state. A 15-year-girl, who had recently cleared the West Bengal Madhyamik exams, was allegedly raped and killed in Sonarpur area of Dinajpur district. The girl was first abducted and then taken to another place where she was raped and then left to die. Her dead body was found near a…