Anti-terror combing operation stepped up on PM Modi’s J&K visit eve

Security personnel maintain vigil in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Jammu and Kashmir on January 13, in Ganderbal district. (PTI Photo) JAMMU: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to inaugurate the strategic Z-Morh tunnel in Ganderbal, security forces intensified a massive tracing operation on…

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Farmer leader Dallewal urges religious leaders to press Centre to accept farmers’ demands

NEW DELHI: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewalwho has been fasting for 48 days, wrote a letter to several religious leaders, requesting them to ask the central government to meet the farmers’ demands, legal guarantee for minimum support price for crops. Since November 26 of last year, Dallewal, who serves as coordinator of the Samyukta Kisan…

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Why Laurene Powell Jobs was not allowed to touch Kashi Vishwanath Shivling? Swami Kailashanand Giri explains | India News

Swami Kailashanand Giri clarified lingering speculation surrounding the visit, calling Powell Jobs “a daughter” and highlighting his deep respect for Indian spirituality. Laurene Powell Jobsphilanthropist and wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs visited the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Saturday, accompanied by the spiritual leader Swami Kailashanand Giri of Niranjani Akhara. The…

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‘Big mistake’: BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht on party’s decision to field Kapil Mishra from his seat | India News

BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht criticizes his own party NEW DELHI: In an attack from within the party ahead of the Delhi elections, sit BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht on Sunday openly criticized his party’s decision to expel Kapil Mishra from the Karawal Nagar assembly seat.“Clearly the party thinks it is a BJP seat and…

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BJP slams AAP ahead of Delhi assembly polls: Party failed to fulfil promises, Kejriwal ‘Destroyed’ Delhi | India News

Ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of failing to deliver on key election promises and “destroying” the city.Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters on Sunday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted 10 unfulfilled promises by the…

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‘INDIA alliance is intact’: Akhilesh Yadav reassures amid feud speculations | India News

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav (file photo) NEW DELHI: Amid concerns about internal discord within the INDIA bloc, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav dismissed speculations of a breakup and said the alliance remains intact. Speaking confidently about their cohesion, Yadav said: “The INDIAN alliance is intact.”“INDIA alliance was formed to unite regional parties against the…

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3 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, weapons and explosives recovered | India News

NEW DELHI: Bodies of three Maoists along with a major cache of arms, explosives and automatic firearms have been recovered from Chattisgarh. Bijapur district, police officials confirmed Sunday. Efforts are underway to identify the deceased as search operations continue. The operation took place in the dense forest under the Bijapur National Park area.The encounter followed…

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EAM Jaishankar to represent India at Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony in US | India News

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States, the government said in an announcement on Sunday. The visit, he said, came after an invitation from the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.“During the visit, EAM will also meet with representatives…

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