New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A protest by students against Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) turned ugly Saturday with many students getting injured when police used water cannons against them. Police took the action when the students tried to cross a barricade and move towards the vice chancellor’s residence. More than 300 students – mainly […]
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Media reports that said the government was considering visa-free entry for Bangladeshi nationals were not correct and no such plan was in the offing, an external affairs ministry official said Saturday. “We have seen reports in the press regarding ‘decision’ on visa-free entry for Bangladeshi nationals. We would like to clarify […]
Gurgaon, June 21 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday staged a protest here against the central government’s decision to hike rail fares. The demonstrators chanted slogans against the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded an immediate rollback. The AAP volunteers marched through the crowded roads of old Gurgaon and burnt effigies of […]
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitaram Saturday filed her nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader submitted her papers to Andhra Pradesh legislature secretary, who is the returning officer. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and BJP presidents of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana units […]
Lucknow, June 21 (IANS) Many people were injured Saturday evening as Samajwadi Party and BJP workers came to blows in the Uttar Pradesh capital here, police said. The incident took place outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state headquarters, when hundreds of Samajwadi Party workers started protesting against the railway fare hike effected late Friday by […]
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Palestine’s Grand Mufti Mohammed A.H. Hussein and parliamentarian Abdullah M.I. Abdullah Saturday called upon India to participate in the “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) campaign against Israel for its continued illegal occupation of Palestinian land. Hoping that the new government in India will continue the country’s principled stand on the Palestinian issue, […]
Ranchi, June 21 (IANS) Security forces Saturday recovered 123 landmines planted by Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand’s Lohardagga district, police said. According to police, they stumbled upon the landmines during an operation against Maoists. The landmines were planted over half-a-km and connected through wire. Police also seized 23 grenades. The landmines were recovered in the Madanpur-Lawapani area […]
Kabul, June 21 (IANS) The Afghan election commission Saturday announced that it is delaying the release of the result of the presidential election runoff held June 14. “I am saying that announcing partial results will be delayed for one or few days,” Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, chairman of the election commission, told a press conference here. He […]
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday ordered blocking of roaming facility of Afghan subscriber identity modules (SIMs) of cellphones to curb anti-state and criminal activities of terrorists in the country, officials said. Security officials said militants frequently use mobile phones to carry out terrorist attacks and that Afghan mobile phones are also […]
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) Critically acclaimed Sri Lankan film “With You, Without You” by filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage was pulled out from screens here Saturday following protests and threats from Tamil fringe groups. The film released in select cities in the country via PVR Director’s Rare Friday. “We will have to discontinue #WithYouWithoutYou with immediate effect in […]