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On Tuesday, the government enforced a five-year prohibition on the Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF), a member of the hardline Hurriyat Conference, under the stringent anti-terror legislation. This action was taken due to the organization’s involvement in fostering discontent among the populace and undertaking activities detrimental to the nation’s security and sovereignty.
The government enforced a five-year prohibition on the Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF), a member of the hardline Hurriyat Conference, under the stringent anti-terror legislation. This action was taken due to the organization’s involvement in fostering discontent among the populace and undertaking activities detrimental to the nation’s security and sovereignty.
The newly appointed Chief Minister of Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini, has informed that they have submitted a letter of support signed by 48 MLAs to the governor. They have urged the governor to schedule an assembly session for Wednesday, facilitating the BJP government to demonstrate its majority in the House.
“We have urged the governor to convene the assembly session tomorrow when we will prove our majority on the floor of the House,” Saini told reporters here after assuming charge and holding a meeting of his cabinet.
Capital market regulator Sebi on Tuesday asked Vedanta Ltd, earlier known as Cairn India Ltd, to pay Cairn UK Holdings Limited (CUHL) Rs 77.62 crore along with interest for delayed payment of dividend. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked Vedanta Ltd to pay the fine within 45 days. Apart from this, the regulator directed Navin Agarwal, Tarun Jain, Thomas Albanese and GR Arun Kumar to restrain from accessing the securities market for two months. (PTI)
Teh Indian National Congress announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. While Kamal Nath’s son Nakul has been given ticket from Chindwara, Gaurav Gogoi will contest from Assam’s Jorhat. (Read More)
Pakistan‘s ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s two sons, Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, returned to the country from the UK on Tuesday following a six-year self-imposed exile, prompted by an accountability court’s suspension of their arrest warrants related to the Panama Papers scandal. The brothers had departed Pakistan in 2018 after being implicated in the Panama Papers scandal of 2016. In 2018, an accountability court labeled them as proclaimed offenders in the Avenfield case and issued non-bailable perpetual arrest warrants against them.
Russia said one of its Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo planes crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday with 15 people on board due to a fire in one of its engines. Russia’s defence ministry said the crash took place in the Ivanovo region. Russian online news services said there were no survivors. (Reuters)
Eurozone bond yields stabilized on Tuesday, following their largest weekly decline since December last week. Investors remained cautious as they awaited U.S. inflation data, which could potentially influence expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later in the summer.
Google has partnered with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to combat the dissemination of false information, endorse authorized content, and accurately label AI-generated data for the upcoming general elections.
According to officials, tragedy struck in Mumbai’s Borivali suburb on Tuesday when a section of scaffolding collapsed at an under-construction building. Three workers lost their lives in the incident, while one sustained critical injuries. The incident took place at Kalpana Chawla Chowk in the Soni Wadi area around 1 pm.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday confirmed that star India pacer Mohammed Shami will miss the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with Gujarat Titans (GT).
Supreme Court announced that it would consider a plea filed by AAP leader Sanjay Singh on March 19. Singh is challenging a decision by the Delhi High Court that denied him bail in a money laundering case linked to the purported Delhi excise policy scam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the redeveloped Kochrab Ashram and launched the Master plan of the Gandhi Ashram Memorial, at Mahatma Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Khattar resigned from the CM post in an emergency meeting at his residence. (READ MORE)
According to civic officials, tragedy struck in Thane city, Maharashtra, on Tuesday morning when a speeding truck collided with a motorcycle, killing a 16-year-old boy riding pillion and injuring another rider.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled over 270 railway projects in Odisha. These projects include the introduction of new railway lines, signaling systems, goods sheds, and the launch of a new Vande Bharat Express route connecting Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar.
In central Pakistan, a tragic incident unfolded early Tuesday as a three-story residential building collapsed, claiming the lives of nine individuals, according to authorities. The collapse also resulted in rubble falling onto neighboring homes, causing injuries to several people in Multan, located in the eastern Punjab province, as reported by senior government official Rizwan Qadeer.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at 30 locations across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh in connection with its ongoing probe in terrorist-gangster nexus case.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released more than Rs 933 crores to 46 lakh farmers under its flagship Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme, according to Odisha Chief Minister’s office.
The Maharashtra government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegations of conspiracy and violence during the Maratha agitation stir in Maharashtra. Nashik Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik will be the head of the SIT.
Security heightened in Delhi post-implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules by the central government. Delhi Police and Paramilitary forces deployed to prevent untoward incidents due to previous protests against the law’s passage in 2019.
The leading organization within the United Nations dedicated to advancing gender equality for women and girls commenced its annual meeting on Monday with an unexpected lineup of five male speakers in succession. This arrangement stirred discomfort among some male participants and left many of the hundreds of women present in the General Assembly chamber perplexed.
NIA conducts raids over Khalistan gangster link in Punjab’s Moga.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Tuesday and will flag off 10 new Vande Bharat trains, including a train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central. (READ MORE)
Six people were killed, and 10 others were injured after a truck rammed into a wedding procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, police said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to observe a coordinated display of India‘s defense prowess during a Tri-Services Live Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise at Pokhran, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. Dubbed ‘Bharat Shakti,’ the exercise will showcase a range of indigenous weapon systems and platforms, highlighting the nation’s self-reliance initiative, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.