Authorities in Bhainsa town in Nirmal district in Telangana on Monday suspended internet services following communal clashes which left 11 people injured. The police imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code and suspended internet to control the situation following communal violence late on Sunday and again on Monday in Bhainsa. District Superintendent of Police C. Shashidhar Raju said Section 144 and suspension of internet services would continue till January 15. A total of 11 persons, including two policemen, were injured in the clashes late on Sunday night. The violence broke out after a man was attacked…
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Facing allegations that its supporters were involved in attack on students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) recently, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) here on Monday accused pro-Left students for the disruption of peace on campus. At a press conference at Press Club, the ABVP said the violence was carried out by the Maoists, insurgent groups. They also charged the JNU Students’ Union with harassing students by not letting them attend classes, locking down the building and preventing them from appearing in examinations. “The 5 January attack was planned and it will be wrong to say that it was a…
Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ here on Monday said the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) stir was no longer justified as the fee issues had been sorted out after several rounds of talks with representatives of students and teachers. “The main demand related to increase in service and utility charges and others has been settled. Thus, continuation of agitation is no longer justified,” Nishank was quoted as saying by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). He also appealed that institutions of higher education should not be converted into a political arena. A high-powered committee was set up by the MHRD…
Jagat Prakash Nadda, working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is likely to be elevated as the party chief, replacing Amit Shah, this ekadashi (January 20). “The announcement is likely on either January 20 or January 21,” said a senior BJP functionary. However, another BJP leader was more specific and said the announcement would be on the coming ekadashi. In Sanskrit, ekadashi means ‘eleven’, as in the eleventh day of two fortnights of the waxing and waning moon. The process of election of the national BJP president is quite elaborate and has been described in detail in the party…
The UK royals, led by Queen Elizabeth II, will gather on Monday at the Monarch’s Sandringham Estate for talks over the futures of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle over their shock announcement to step down as senior royals. Prince Harry, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and their father Charles, the Prince of Wales, will all attend the meeting, while Meghan was expected to join the discussion by phone from Canada, reports the BBC. It is hoped the talks will produce a “next step” on the way to defining the couple’s new relationship with the Royal Family -…
Australian authorities were dropping tonnes of food from helicopters for animals who were starving as a result of the destruction of their habitat due to the raging bushfires that have swept the country since September 2019. The New South Wales (NSW) government has deployed helicopters the past week to drop more than two tonnes of carrots and sweet potatoes at different sites where Brush-tailed Rock- wallabies, a marsupial native to southeastern Australia, lives, Efe news reported on Monday. The drops have taken place in at least six different locations where the animals live. “The provision of supplementary food is one…
A Pakistani taxi driver in Dubai turned a saviour for an Indian girl by returning her lost wallet that had her UK student visa just three days before she was to return after a winter break, a media report said. Raechel Rose, who flew to Manchester on January 8, had lost the wallet in Modassar Khadim’s cab on January 4, the Gulf News said in the report on Sunday. The corporate law student at Lancaster University was on her way to attend a friend’s birthday when the incident took place. “She had got into his taxi with another friend near…
Of the 40,000 odd non-Muslim illegal immigrants living in Uttar Pradesh, 30,000 to 35,000 are living in Pilibhit district alone. According to a report prepared by the Yogi Adityanath government that has been sent to the Centre, these are mainly Hindu refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. These refugees are living here for over 19 districts in the state. The report prepared by the state government is titled, “Uttar Pradesh Mein Aaye Pakistan, Afghanistan Evam Bangladesh ke Sharnarthiyon ki Aap-beeti Kahani” and details the personal stories of the refugees. Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to…
The BJP is planning to field former Delhi Minister and rebel AAP leader Kapil Mishra against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi assembly constituency, party leaders said. “Mishra’s candidature as a probable candidate against Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency has been discussed,” said a senior BJP leader, adding no final discussion has taken place on any candidate. Some party leaders, he said, want a senior leader to challenge the Aam Aadmi Party national convener in Delhi. Mishra’s candidature cropped up as he had challenged Kejriwal in 2018 and pushed him on the back foot. Another party leader said Mishra…
In a bid to fill up the depleting stock of aerial inventories of the Indian Air Force, the government is in various stages of acquiring around 200 aircraft, a top official said here on Sunday. “Roughly for 200 aircrafts, the acquisition is in process,” said Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar. He said while the Expression of Interest has been floated for 110 aircraft, the contract for 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1 A advanced fighter jets is now in its final stages. The Tejas jets have been built by the state-owned Hindusthan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). “We are in the process of finalising…