New Delhi/Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a 30-year-old case involving alleged attacks on police personnel, officials said on Saturday. Shah was taken into custody by the NIA’s Srinagar branch on Friday evening and subsequently produced before a court in Delhi, which granted a three-day transit remand to enable the anti-terror agency to take him to Jammu and Kashmir for fu…
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Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP on Thursday called upon voters in Puducherry to deliver a decisive mandate in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), as polling got underway across the Union Territory for all 30 Assembly constituencies. Describing the election as a “historic opportunity”, party spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad said the people have a chance to strengthen what he termed a successful “double engine government” — a coordinated administration between the Centre un…
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Saturday said that the passage of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2026, to ratify the status of Amaravati as the official capital has sparked intense concern in Maharashtra. While the bill specifically addresses Andhra Pradesh’s capital, the Thackeray camp in the party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ warned that it sets a dangerous constitutional precedent that could directly impact the future of Mumbai.The editorial said that the…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to intensify the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) campaign in the South with a two-day visit to Chennai and Puducherry starting on Friday, in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory.The Prime Minister is expected to arrive at Chennai International Airport on Friday afternoon, according to sources. After landing, he will head straight to Puducherry to address a major public rally in the …
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to intensify the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) campaign in the South with a two-day visit to Chennai and Puducherry on April 3 and 4, in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory.According to sources, the Prime Minister will arrive at Chennai International Airport on the afternoon of April 3. Soon after landing, he is expected to proceed directly to Puducherry, where he will address a m…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Registrar General and Census Commissioner Mritunjay Kumar Narayan will address a press conference on Monday at noon to outline the roadmap for the country’s upcoming census exercise. During the briefing at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, the Commissioner is expected to present a comprehensive blueprint detailing how the census process will be conducted across India.Ahead of the exercise, the Registrar General of India has issued a strong warning to officials in…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to interact with people and party workers in both Assam and Puducherry on Monday, through the NaMo App as part of the outreach programme “Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot Samvaad.”The Prime Minister will address participants from Assam at 1 P.M., focusing on key issues related to the upcoming Assembly elections. Later in the day, he will engage with party workers from Puducherry at 5:30 P.M.In a series of posts on the social media platfo…
Chennai, March 29 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Vijay on Sunday officially introduced all 234 candidates of his party, the TVK, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, marking a major milestone in the party’s electoral debut. The announcement was made at a grand event held at a private hotel in Nungambakkam, Chennai, where party leaders, cadres, and supporters gathered in large numbers.The high-profile launch underlined TVK’s ambition to emerge as a formidable alternative in Tamil N…
Srinagar/Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Large gatherings were seen on Saturday at the Eid congregational prayers throughout the Kashmir Valley and in the Jammu division as devotees came out in large numbers for the thanksgiving prayer after the completion of the holy month of Ramadan. The largest gathering of devotees was seen at the Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of Srinagar city. Over 70,000 devotees offered Eid prayers at the Hazratbal shrine on Saturday.Former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, h…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Kashmir migrant Pandit organisation ‘Panun Kashmir’ said on Saturday that it has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo from the organisation over alleged foreign links.A circular issued by Panun Kashmir said today that the organisation has expelled its chairman, Ajay Chrungoo from the organisation with immediate effect and ordered an enquiry into his alleged foreign links, including a reported interaction with US-based Pakistani ISI agent, Ghulam Nabi Fai.“Chrungoo ha…