SFJ Claims Responsibility For Mohali Blast; Warns Himachal CM On Consequences
The pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has claimed responsibility for the rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Punjab Police Intelligence’s headquarters in Mohali, on Monday night. SFJ general counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannu claimed the same in a suspected voice message addressed to Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur. According to Pannu, the organisation was also […]
Marcos Jr Leads The Philippines’ Presidential Election Race
More than 70 percent of the Philippines presidential election ballots have been counted, with Ferdinand Marcos Jr holding a wide lead, as per unofficial results shown by the election body. The poll body’s live unofficial count, on Monday, showed Marcos Jr with more than 23.5 million votes, far ahead of his closest competitor, current vice […]
J&K Delimitation Commission Concludes Plan; Reserves 9 Seats For STs
The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission, which was given the responsibility of replotting the assembly constituencies, met on Thursday, to conclude the procedure for finalising the plan for the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. For the first time, there will be nine reserved seats for those belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs). The commission also […]
Sri Lanka: Opposition Passes No-trust Motion Against President Rajapaksa
The Sri Lankan Parliament convened for a crucial session on Wednesday, a day after the main Opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), handed over motions of no-confidence against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government for mishandling the country’s worst economic crisis. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena received motions of no-confidence from the SJB. Meanwhile, the […]
Gujarat: A State Well-trained In The Art Of Turning Calamity Into Opportunity
On this day in 1960, the erstwhile state of Bombay was divided linguistically, resulting in the formation of two states, Gujarat and Maharashtra. After the notion for a separate region was first floated in 1928 in a magazine named Kumar, the state of Gujarat was formally established in 1960. KM Munshi, a writer and freedom […]
British Technology Is ‘Smuggled’ And Used In Russian Missiles: UK
A report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has revealed that British technology is being shipped to other countries, to make weapons for Russia’s war against Ukraine. It has been brought to the attention of both China and India, since both use Russian-manufactured weapons for military purposes. As per the report titled ‘Operation Z: […]
Jignesh Mevani Re-Arrested In Another Case, Charged With Assault and Molestation
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani was re-arrested in a fresh case yesterday, barely hours after an Assam court granted him bail, in a case involving tweets against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the current case against him, Mevani has been accused of “assaulting and outraging” the modesty of a female police officer. He was arrested by […]
Modi’s Visit To Kashmir A “Ploy To Fake Normalcy”: Pakistan
On April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370, in August 2019. The Pakistani government described his visit as “yet another ploy to project fake normalcy in the occupied territory”. In response to Pakistan’s statement on PM Modi’s visit, […]
Prashant Kishor’s Roadmap To Revive Congress Gets leaked; Strategist Terms It Old/Fake
According to reports, political strategist Prashant Kishor had proposed to the Congress leadership last year that a “non-Gandhi” as party president would have a “high” impact, but the “viability” of such a proposal is “difficult”. As per an 85-page presentation circulating on social media, on Thursday, during the second round of talks between Kishor and […]
Kabul School Blasts Kill At Least 20 People, Several Students
According to latest reports from Afghanistan, at least 20 people were killed and 17 were injured in three explosions at a high school in western Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi district, on Tuesday. Police officials have said that the casualties also included several students. As per a report by Al Jazeera, the explosions happened inside Abdul Rahim Shaheed […]
