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Instagram influencer Sharmishtha Panoli sent to 13-day judicial custody; BJP accuses TMC of ‘appeasement politics’ | India News

Sharmishtha Panoli (File photo) NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old Instagram influencer, Sharmishtha Panoli, on Saturday was remanded to 13-day judicial custody after she was arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly making communal remarks in a social media video. The law student, originally from Kolkata’s Anandapur area and currently enrolled at a Pune-based university, was apprehended in […]

’11th time in 21 days, when will PM Modi speak?’: Congress ups ante after Donald Trump again takes credit for India-Pakistan truce | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding answers on US President Donald Trump‘s continuous claims that he used trade as a war deterrent between India and Pakistan.“This is 11th time in 21 days that PM @narendramodi’s great friend and American President Donald Trump has made claims […]

Javed Akhtar makes EXPLOSIVE comments at Bhawana Somaaya’s book launch: “Every country has an army but Pakistani army has a country; we opened doors for their musicians, actors but they never did” : Bollywood News

Eminent journalist Bhawana Somaaya launched her new book ‘Farewell Karachi’ in the presence of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi at a club in Mumbai on May 30. The book is based on Bhawana’s family and their migration to India after the partition. Javed Akhtar raised some interesting points about the relations between India and Pakistan […]

Rakul Preet Singh reflects on her rooted pan India journey; says, “I am an Indian at heart, and I truly believe that this kind of upbringing only brings benefits” : Bollywood News

Rakul Preet Singh reflects a pan-Indian identity not just through her film choices, but also in her background and outlook. Born into an Army family, she grew up moving frequently across the country due to her father’s postings, attending ten different schools along the way. This constant change, she says, helped shape her adaptable and […]

‘For the sake of peace’: After Operation Sindoor, Pakistan changes tune, calls for dialogue with India

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif (File photo) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday repeated his call to hold talks with India, urging both nations to sit down “for peace” and resolve long-standing issues, including Kashmir, water sharing, and terrorism. While India after Operation Sindoor has made it clear to Pakistan, that talks will only take […]

Omar Abdullah renews call for J&K statehood | India News

SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah renewed Wednesday demand for restoring statehood to J&K, saying political discourse around reversing Union territory status remains active and ongoing.“Conversation around statehood hasn’t died down,” Omar said after chairing a meeting of administrative secretaries in Gulmarg. “A recent Niti Aayog document, also shared with the PM and members of Aayog, categorically […]

Made in India 5th-gen fighter jet: Government clears indigenous stealth fighter jet project as China arms Pakistan | India News

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday green-lighted the ‘Made in India’ fighter jet programme to produce a fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, the advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA).India has been working on the ambitious AMCA project to develop a medium-weight, deep-penetration fighter jet with advanced stealth capabilities to bolster its air power.The AMCA, along […]

Gateway jetty is good, SC says, refuses to intervene | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging an order of the Bombay high court which had declined to stay the construction work for a passenger jetty and terminal facilities project near the Gateway of India.A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that […]

‘This will devastate the economy of India’: Republican leader’s dire warning amid H-1B row

A Republican leader posted a warning for India’s economy amid the ongoing H-1B row. Republican leader Virgil Bierschwale who has emerged as a prominent voice against the H-1B visa program that allows US companies to hire skilled people from foreign countries, has sounded a dire warning for the Indian economy. Reacting to the news that […]

‘Turned into criminal’: HC raps Maharashtra government for arresting 19-year-old over Operation Sindoor post | India News

NEW DELHI: Bombay high court on Tuesday rapped the Maharashtra government for arresting a 19-year-old college student over a post on Operation Sindoor. Calling the state government’s reaction “radical”, it questioned why the student was treated as a “criminal” when she had already apologised for the post.A vacation bench of Justices Gauri Godse and Somasekhar […]