Deepika Shakya

Alert issues in Uttarakhand against fugitive Amritpal Singh

An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar and Udhamsingh Nagar districts of the Uttarakhand as a precaution in view of the possibility of pro-Khalisthan Amritpal Singh entering into the state, the state's Director General of Police Ashok Kumar has said. "An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and...

Protesters disrupt forum on Kashmir at National Press Club in Washington

Youth Leaders from the Kashmir valley were at the National Press Club in Washington DC to talk about the development, peace and prevalence of grass-root democracy in India's Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The International Center for Peace Studies invited Mir Junaid and Touseef Raina from the valley for a...

PM Modi to address ‘One World TB Summit’ in Varanasi today

PM Modi to address ‘One World TB Summit’ in Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 'One World TB Summit' on World Tuberculosis Day at Rudrakash Convention Centre in Varanasi on Friday. This summit is being organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Stop TB Partnership. Founded in 2001, the Stop TB Partnership is...

Congress to hold solidarity march over Surat Court verdict against Rahul Gandhi

After a Surat court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years imprisonment in a defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark made in 2019, Congress is planning to hold a solidarity march against the verdict, said party general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday. "We have analyzed the situation. The...

UPSC recommends 334 candidates for vacant principal posts in Delhi government schools

Odisha: Mamata Banerjee meets Naveen Patnaik, calls to strengthen India’s federal structure

Karnataka proposes to Centre to include Act in Constitution to increase SC/ST reservation in education, jobs in state

Highlighting the growth story of India's 'Silicon Valley' Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said efforts were made by some people to tarnish the image of the city while adding that no one can spoil the name of 'Brand Bengaluru'. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a multi-speciality...

China’s repression in Tibet, Xinjiang raised at UNHRC

A research analyst exposed China's repressive policies in Tibet and Xinjiang during the 52nd Session of Human Rights Council in Geneva. Aaron Magunna, a research analyst at European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), who made his intervention in Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, said: "The...

PM Modi pays tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru on Shaheed Diwas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru on Martyrs' Day (Shaheed Diwas) on Thursday and said that these are greats who made an unparalleled contribution to our freedom struggle. The three freedom fighters were hanged to death by Britishers on March...