Uttar Pradesh: Sambhal mosque razed; 2nd demolition in 4 months | India News

[ad_1] MEERUT: Sambhal district administration Thursday demolished a mosque and a 30,000-sq-ft marriage hall allegedly built on govt land that was earlier a pond in Raya Buzurg village. Both structures, erected a decade ago, had been declared illegal encroachments during a recent survey. This is the second mosque to face demolition in Sambhal within four […]

Direct Flights Between India and China to Resume by End of October | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] New Delhi, October 2 (Udaipur Kiran News): India and China are set to resume direct flight services by the end of October, marking a significant step towards normalising bilateral relations. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) shared the update on Thursday, following recent discussions between the two nations’ civil aviation authorities. According to the […]

Spying for Pakistan: Haryana police arrest YouTuber Wasim Akram in Palwal; chats under investigation | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Police in Haryana’s Palwal district have arrested a YouTuber, Wasim Akram, on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its High Commission, officials said on Thursday.Akram, a resident of Kot village who posted videos on the history of Mewat on YouTube was taken into custody on Wednesday. Police said he […]

FM seeks to broaden NPS coverage: Move to rope in gig workers; consultations on | India News

[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: While pitching National Pension System as an attractive investment option, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday sought broadening its coverage, with a special focus on gig and platform workers & women, and suggested that its best get subscribers when they are young so that the full […]

Bhopal: Fearing job loss over 2-kid policy, MP couple dump newborn; duo booked | India News

[ad_1] BHOPAL: Fear of losing his job under MP’s two-child policy allegedly drove a govt school teacher and his wife to bury their three-day-old son alive in a forest in Chhindwara district. The baby boy, the couple’s fourth child, miraculously survived after villagers heard his cries from beneath stones, pulled him out and rushed him […]

‘Haven’t spoken to husband till now’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife writes to President Murmu; seeks ‘unconditional release’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife Gitanjali Angmo on Wednesday wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking an “unconditional release” of her husband who was detained and moved to Jodhpur for allegedly inciting a violent protest in Ladakh.Angmo accused the federal agencies of launching a “full scale witch hunt” against Wangchuk for […]

‘Full five-year term’: Another Cong MLA roots for DKS as Karnataka CM; Siddaramaiah holds ground | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After a fresh debate on change of guard was reignited, Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that will complete the full term as Karntaka chief minister.“I will be chief minister for full five-year term,” Siddaramaiah said.This comes after Kunigal Congress MLA H D Ranganath said that he wished to see his “political Guru,” deputy […]

Post-Ladakh firing, Omar says can’t hit streets for statehood | India News

[ad_1] Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah ruled out taking to the streets for restoration of statehood, saying Tuesday that young lives cannot be risked in a climate of trigger-ready forces. “In Ladakh, they opened fire within an hour. In Kashmir, they would not wait 10 minutes,” Omar said, vowing to press […]

I-T drive to target tax evasion in joint deals | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The income tax department is set to launch a drive to nudge people who entered into joint development agreements, but didn’t pay capital gains, to deposit the requisite tax. In Kolkata and Bengaluru alone, there are 25,000 to 30,000 such entities have been identified, said sources.Joint development agreements — a deal between […]

India, US conduct naval exercise in Arabian Sea | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid the continuing tariff tensions between India and US, the armed forces of the two countries continue to undertake the flurry of joint combat exercises that have been the norm over the last two decades.In the latest such endeavour, Indian guided-missile destroyer INS Imphal conducted an exercise with US Arleigh-Burke class destroyer […]