INDIA bloc leaders NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terrorist attack and related events, the Congress-led opposition alliance announced on Tuesday.Speaking at a press conference, after their meeting in New Delhi's Constitution Club, the representative Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda, emphasised the need for a special session to "thank the armed forces and discuss strategies to eradic...Read More
New Delhi, June 3: 16 political parties of the INDIA alliance have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Operation Sindoor and Trump's announcement on Tuesday. Speaking at the press conference, after the INDIA alliance meeting, the representative Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda, emphasised the need for a special session to thank the armed forces and discuss strategies to eradicate terrorism. "16 pol...Read More
New Delhi, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) While India's global outreach on Operation Sindoor successfully turns the world's attention and concern towards Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, back home, this has led to 'serious differences' within the Congress party. Shashi Tharoor and Udit Raj, both tall leaders of the Congress party, are engaged in a bitter face-off over the former's praise for the Modi government's firm retaliation to Pakistan in response to April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, and insinuation...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that invoking Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru today is irrelevant. While speaking to ANI, Ramesh said, 'Pandit Nehru died more than 60 years ago. Pandit Nehru is history; we do not want to go into history...The Prime Minister had given a clean chit to China on 19 June 2020. How is the relationship between China and Pakistan today...The PM does not brea...Read More
New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is under attack from leaders within his own party for projecting India's case as part of global outreach on Operation Sindoor, on Thursday took a dig at his critics saying "I have better things to do.'' "I don't really have time for this...critics and trolls are welcome to distort my views and words as they see fit. I genuinely have better things to do. Goodnight,'' Tharoor tweeted before he left Panama for Colombia to educate them ab...Read More
Haryana: In the latest turn of events, YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, has proclaimed her innocence while in police custody. The 33-year-old content creator was recently moved to Central Jail No 2 in Hisar, Haryana, where she received a visit from her father, Harish Malhotra, on the first day of her 14-day remand. Direct Contacts with Pakistani Operatives, Say Police Authorities allege that Malhotra maintained deliberate and sustained contact with at least...Read More
A Delhi court on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) directed Tihar jail authorities to file a response to jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana's plea seeking permission to speak to his family members. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh issued notice to jail authorities on Rana's plea and directed them to also file a status report in the matter by June 4, the next date of hearing. Tahawwur Hussain Rana: In the terror web The 64-year-old Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman is c...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Patiala House Court of Delhi on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 conspiracy case, seeking permission to communicate with his family under jail regulations. Special NIA Judge Chanderjit Singh directed the NIA to respond to the application and sought a report from Tihar Jail authorities. Rana remains in judicial custody until June 6, with the next hearing scheduled for June 4. Previously, the court had denie...Read More
Amritsar: A suspected terrorist died in a bomb blast Tuesday morning at Decent Avenue on the Majitha road bypass in Punjab's Amritsar. The police said that they have found several items linking the deceased with a terrorist organisation at the blast site. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (Border Range) Satinder Singh said, "One person has died in the Majitha blast. The deceased person was associated with a terrorist organisation." The official said that the alleged terror suspect was s...Read More
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday stoked a new controversy after he called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hypocrite for questioning Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar over providing information about Operation Sindoor to Pakistan. The Congress clapped back at the BJP leader, stating that he "repeatedly displays his stupidity." Dubey's accusation stems from Rahul Gandhi's criticism of S. Jaishankar, which the BJP MP views as inconsistent with Gandhi's previous statem...Read More
New Delhi, May 23 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday his government has a policy of "zero tolerance'' against terrorism or unrest by Maoist elements. "Be it terrorism or Maoist elements spreading unrest, our government follows a policy of zero tolerance,'' the Prime Minister said while inaugurating the two-day Northeast Rising Summit here on Friday. Reaffirming that peace and law and order are the most crucial factors for any region's development, PM Modi said the Northeast was ...Read More
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that India's foreign policy has "collapsed" and asked External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to explain why has India been hyphenated with Pakistan and who asked US President Donald Trump to "mediate" between the two South Asian neighbours. Gandhi tagged a post by the Congress which carried a video clip of Jaishankar answering questions on the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent tensions between India and Pakistan, dur...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Criticising the BJP-led NDA government, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that India's foreign policy has collapsed. In a post on X, Gandhi raised three questions to the central government. "Will JJ explain, Why India has been hyphenated with Pakistan? Why didn't a single country back us in condemning Pakistan? Who asked Trump to "mediate" between India & Pakistan?" the LoP said. Reposting a video of S Jaishankar's intervie...Read More
Priyanka Senapati (left) came in Jyoti Malhotra's contact through YouTube. Puri: Intensifying action on possible cross-border espionage links, police have started investigating Odisha YouTuber Priyanka Senapati's connection with travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra arrested for "spying" for Pakistan. Ms Senapati's bank account and her contact with Ms Malhotra, who was arrested last week from Haryana, are being investigated. This comes days after she issued a clarification that the travel vlogger was ...Read More
Bikaner: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's enemies now know what happens when "sindoor turns into barood (gunpowder)", as he praised the Indian armed forces for the swift and decisive response under Operation Sindoor. Addressing his first public rally in Rajasthan after Operation Sindoor, which was launched following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, the prime minister took direct aim at Pakistan. "In just 22 minutes, we destroyed nine of the biggest terror hide...Read More
India's All-Party Delegation in Tokyo (Image: X@IndianEmbTokyo)synopsis India's all-party delegation and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held key meetings with Japanese leaders and think tanks in Tokyo, reaffirming India's zero tolerance to terrorism. Japan strongly backed India's stance and urged strict action. India's All-Party Parliamentary Delegation interacted with leading Japanese think tanks in Tokyo and briefed them on India's zero tolerance to terrorism. As per India's Embassy in Toky...Read More
Bikaner, May 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, asserted that the country's enemies have learnt what happens when "sindoor" becomes gunpowder and lauded India's armed forces for creating such a trap that Pakistan was "forced to go down on its knees". In a public address in Rajasthan, the prime minister slammed Pakistan, and said in response to the attack on April 22, "we destroyed nine biggest terror hideouts in 22 minutes". "The world and the enemies of the country have seen what ...Read More
Ladwa (Haryana) [India], May 22 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday carried out the Tiranga Yatra to honour armed forces for Operation Sindoor. The CM, in his address to the people, stated that the rallies were occasions to pay true homage to the sense of patriotism and sacrifice. "Tiranga Yatra is being organised in Ladwa today. Tiranga Yatras are being organised across the country...These Yatras are not just events but occasions to pay true homage to the sense of patr...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. The matter was heard by a bench consisting of justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma. "What is the grave crime she has committed? She is not a drug lord or a terrorist. She has not committed 302 (murder). She is not an NDPS offender", said the bench. "You shoul...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding the arrest and custody remand of an Ashoka University professor in Haryana, citing potential violations of his human rights and liberty. The NHRC issued a notice to the Director General of Police, Haryana, calling for a detailed report in the matter within one week. "The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has come across a news report dated 20th May...Read More
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee officer Puja Khedkar, accused of forging her documents to obtain eligibility for the 2022 Union Public Service Commission test. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma asked Khedkar to cooperate in the probe. Also Read | Security Scare in Kolkata: Police Launch Probe After Drone-Like Objects Spotted Over Sky, Centre Seeks Report Fro...Read More
Srinagar, May 21: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement that India had informed Pakistan beforehand about the missile strikes on terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country. "Our external affairs minister says that we informed Pakistan that we are going to strike at terror training centres. Are wars fought like this? Do you give advance notice?" Karra said, while addressi...Read More
Srinagar, May 21 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement that India had informed Pakistan beforehand about the missile strikes on terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country. "Our external affairs minister says that we informed Pakistan that we are going to strike at terror training centres. Are wars fought like this? Do you give advance notice?" Karra said, while add...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday held a review meeting with the Backward Classes Welfare Department and the Disabled Empowerment Department at his official residence in Lucknow, focusing on welfare and empowerment initiatives. The Chief Minister reviews the progress of ongoing schemes to ensure timely implementation of welfare programmes. He also emphasised transparency, efficiency, and the need for departments to work in ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Echoing a united stance against terrorism, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday asserted that the members of all party delegations are representing India, not any political party, during their visit to foreign countries as part of a outreach against Pakistan's support for terrorism on the global stage. Addressing a press conference, Sule, who is a member of one of the all-party delegations visiting various countries to showcase India's continued fight...Read More
HYDERABAD: Amid a rising controversy over US President Donald Trump's claim of having negotiated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor, Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday claimed that the Narendra Modi government succumbed to pressure from Trump and backed down from the opportunity to crush terrorism and defeat Pakistan following the Pahalgam terrorist attack.Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had turned down the US President's offer to mediate and st...Read More
Hyderabad, May 21 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy paid floral tributes to the statue of Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in front of the Secretariat on Wednesday, marking the 34th anniversary of his death. Speaking to the media on the occasion, Chief Minister hailed Rajiv Gandhi as a great leader who brought international recognition to India during his tenure as Prime Minister. He credited Rajiv Gandhi for initiating economic liberalisation that laid the foun...Read More
Dehradun, May 20 (PTI) Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, recently launched by Indian military forces to destroy terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, will be included in the curriculum of madrasas in the state. "We will include the saga of successful Operation Sindoor in madrasas so that the children studying in our madrasas can know what this operation was and why it was needed," Board chairman Mufti Shamoon Qasmi said in a stat...Read More
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress has decided to send its national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee, to the Centre's all-party delegation that would visit different countries to convey India's stance on terrorism post Operation Sindoor, the party said on Tuesday. The decision came after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to "pacify" her and seek her suggestions for a representative from her party...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Tuesday supported Rahul Gandhi's remark accusing External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar of informing Pakistan before the strikes on terror infrastructure under Operation Sindoor. Pramod Tiwari, blaming Jaishankar, said that if our Armed Forces have not got the desired results, it is due to EAM. Also Read | SC on Law Graduates: Supreme Court Bars Fresh Law Graduates From Judicial Services Examination, Mandates 3-Year Le...Read More