New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra said on Friday that the growing frustration among Aam Aadmi Party leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, has become evident after social activist Sonam Wangchuk, associated with the CJP movement, ended his hunger strike and talks between the students and the Central government began. Malhotra said AAP National Convenor Kejriwal and his team had pinned hopes on this “CJP” movement, allegedly sponsored by AAP leaders, to make a politica…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu quit the Union Council of Ministers and President Droupadi Murmu accepted his resignation on Friday, said an official. An official communique issued by the President’s Secretariat said, “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Ravneet Singh from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Articl…
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that the Principal of a government school in Punjab’s Moga district sexually harassed several girl students by inappropriately touching them. Reportedly, he used to threaten the students that he would fail them in the examination if they complained against him in this regard. The commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of hum…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Rajya Sabha on Friday that as many as 15 states and Union Territories (UTs) have deployed dedicated Tourist Police to create a safer ecosystem for visitors. Shekhawat said Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh have deployed Tourist Police to strengthen the on-ground safety mecha…
Chennai, July 24 (IANS) Producer Soundarya Rajinikanth, who is also the younger daughter of Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth, on Friday expressed solidarity with protesting students in Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, saying that students were our future and that their voices deserve to be heard with empathy, dignity and respect. Taking to her Instagram page to express support for the students, whose protests have now spread to various parts of the country, Soundarya Rajinikanth said, ” In solidarity with…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) In a crackdown against narco-terror funding, the ED conducted search operations at nine locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, recovering incriminating financial documents and freezing bank accounts with deposits adding up to Rs 49 lakh, an official said on Friday.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jammu Sub Zonal Office, conducted the search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on Thursday, said the ED official …
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Actor and entrepreneur Raj Kundra has opened up about his interest in churning out more Punjab-centric films. In an exclusive quote shared with IANS, he said that the region has several impactful stories that are yet to be explored on screen. Raj shared, “I am not pushing myself to do any extra roles for the sake of it. For me, what matters is the meaning behind what I am doing. Situational projects and roles that are age-centric are attracting me. There are so many subs…
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed grave concern over the worsening state of freedom of expression in the country, warning that space for independent journalism is gradually shrinking.The remarks came after Pakistani senior journalist Munizae Jahangir’s long-running television programme, ‘Spotlight ‘, was recently taken off air.Expressing concern over the deterioration of freedom of expression in Pakistan, the HRCP stated that “the walls are steadi…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) As many as 3,172 cases of gender-based violence were reported in Pakistan in the first six months of 2026, including 18 cases involving transgender persons, according to Sahil’s Six Months Cruel Numbers Report, local media reported on Friday. According to the report, 644 murders, 514 cases of torture, 462 abductions, 363 suicides, 280 rapes, 175 injuries, 132 honour killings, and 21 other crimes, including harassment, gang rape and pornography cases were reported in P…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra has said that to save their political future the opposition parties have hijacked the student movement and spreading violence from behind the scenes. Addressing a joint press conference on Thursday with Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood, Malhotra said that whatever is happening in the country and Delhi today can be described as anything but student politics.He also welcomed Prime …