Farooq Abdullah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: After an attempt on his life, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday reflected on the incident, saying, “God saved me.”Sharing brief details about the tense moments at a wedding function in Jammu’s Greater Kailash area, NC chief told reporters, “I … Read more
NEW DELHI: India, along with nearly 140 member states, backed on Thursday a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Middle Eastern nations as strikes continue after the US and Israel’s joint operation in Tehran. The 15-member council passed Resolution 2817 (2026) with 13 votes in favour, while China and Russia abstained. The … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the determination whether a candidate falls within the creamy layer or the non-creamy layer of the OBCs cannot be decided solely on the basis of the income.“Determination of creamy layer status solely on the basis of income brackets, without reference to the categories of posts and … Read more
NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed against Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya alleging disrespect to the national flag during celebrations after India’s victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The complaint was submitted by advocate Wajid Khan Bidkar at the Shivaji Nagar police station, accusing the all-rounder of insulting the Tricolour during the team’s … Read more
SRINAGAR: A 63-year-old man arrested for attempting to shoot former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah at a wedding in Jammu said in viral video he had been planning to kill National Conference president for the past two decades. Police have not confirmed the claim.“I wanted to kill Farooq Abdullah for the last 20 … Read more
JAMMU/SRINAGAR : National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and J&K deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary escaped unhurt Wednesday evening after a man with a gun barged into a wedding venue in Jammu’s Greater Kailash and fired a gunshot before he was overpowered.“We are both safe but it is now police’s responsibility to say how it happened,” … Read more
NEW DELHI: The governing NDA MPs on Wednesday slammed Rahul Gandhi as a “leader of propaganda” who is accustomed to dynastic privilege and cannot accept equal treatment with others, as they kept the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha in their line of fire over the opposition’s resolution for the removal of Speaker Om Birla.“Rahul … Read more
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a fiery counterattack on the Opposition, targeting Rahul Gandhi, as he ascribed the move to remove Speaker Om Birla to the Leader of Opposition’s pique over frequent electoral losses and a bid to cast doubt on various institutions due to Congress’s turn to a “completely negative … Read more
NEW DELHI: Questioning CBI for filing a chargesheet against financial institution officials and builders, for allegedly cheating homebuy-ers, without custodial interrogation, Supreme Court on Wednesday told the agency that no one should be treated as above the law and asked it to complete the probe in a time-bound manner.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant … Read more
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir govt is planning to establish new J&K Houses in Delhi’s Dwarka and Navi Mumbai’s Kharghar, besides expanding and modernizing the existing properties of the UT across the country.Chief minister Omar Abdullah held a meeting in this regard with resident commission officials in Delhi on Wednesday. “Ensure the new infrastructure and restructuring … Read more