The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, for another six months in most parts of Manipur, several districts of Nagaland, and certain districts of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. NEW DELHI/ AIZAWL: The home ministry Friday extended the application of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in…
JAMMU: J&K Police have filed a chargesheet against four terrorists, including a Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba handler, in a 2022 IED blast case.Two migrant labourers were injured in the explosion below Jaganaloo bridge in Rajouri district on April 19 that year. Kandi police station subsequently registered an FIR under relevant provisions of the IPC, Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…
NEW DELHI: In a first for the road sector, govt has used waste plastic as a wet mix with bitumen to lay a bituminous highway stretch, a move that is likely to reduce imports of the key construction material while addressing the growing problem of plastic waste.On Thursday, a pilot test section was laid on…
SRINAGAR: Chief minister Omar Abdullah brought Friday an assembly resolution seeking restoration of full statehood for J&K, but an autonomy reference ignited a BJP backlash, with its members ripping up copies amid anti-national chants directed at the governing National Conference (NC).The contentious reference came as the document cited an autonomy resolution passed by the assembly…
“Mafia ruled UP, Yogi govt eliminated it”: Amit Shah highlights political stability, policy implementation under BJP govt NOIDA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP government had eliminated the mafia from Uttar Pradesh, creating a conducive atmosphere for investment in the state.Addressing the UP International Trade Show 2026, Shah recalled the situation…
AFSPA gives the armed forces deployed in areas declared as “disturbed”, powers to search, seize and arrest without a warrant, and to also use lethal force against law-breakers. NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Friday extended the application of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 in parts of Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for a…
NEW DELHI: Unease within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over a media report concerning Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar surfaced on Friday, with three BJP allies urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue a clearer response.Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan was the first NDA ally to…
The Prime Minister has supported the concept in various statements over the year NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended on Friday attended a ‘Bhajan Clubbing’ at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Park in Delhi, on the occasion of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s 110th birth anniversary.The Prime Minister can be seen listening to the…
A security patrol in Manipur NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (Afspa), in specified areas of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur for another six months from October 1, according to Gazette notifications issued on Friday.The extension follows a review of the law and order situation in the affected…
Dipke urges opposition parties to boycott elections over alleged rigging; Air India suspends intoxicated Zurich-Delhi flight pilot. Air India has suspended the pilot found unfit to fly due to intoxication before a Zurich-Delhi flight, prompting the DGCA to seek tighter checks. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke has asked opposition parties to stop contesting elections if they…
