It was this very nationalism that Pandit Nehru so vividly expressed in the book ‘Discovery of India’, he wrote, “I am convinced that nationalism can only come out of the ideological fusion of Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs and other groups in India.”: Dr Pranab Mukherjee in Nagpur
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced today that presidential elections will be held on September 4 to elect President Mamnoon Hussain’s successor at the end of his five-year-tenure. Pakistan’s President is elected indirectly by the members of Parliament and the four provincial assemblies. Hussain, elected in September 2013, was […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : In a bid to raise several key issues pertaining to the state at present, a high level delegation of leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday met the Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhavan here. In a statement, party chief spokesman […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : People’s Democratic Party today condoled the demise of Veteran leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Rafi Ahmad Mir, Party’s Chief Spokesperson, said that, PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti presided over a condolence meeting paying rich tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : National Conference President and Member Parliament for Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing away of former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dr Farooq Abdullah paid glowing tributes to the departed leader […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq on Thursday said that the demise of former Indian Prime Minister Attal Bihari Vajpayee has saddened him adding ‘he was the only Indian leader who had humanness to seek Kashmir resolution’ Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq tweet ‘Sad to […]
Independence Day celebrated with enthusiasm, traditional fervour across Kashmir SRINAGAR, AUGUST 15: The 72nd Independence Day was today celebrated across the Kashmir division with enthusiasm and traditional fervour. People from different sections of the society, including senior government functionaries, members of police, security forces and students of various educational institutions […]
The Government has announced seven day state mourning throughout the country as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During the period, the national flag will be flown at half mast throughout India till 22nd of this month. The Tri-colour will fly half mast on the […]
President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the Parsi community on the eve of Navroz, the Parsi New Year. In a message today, the President expressed the wish that the unique festival brings peace and prosperity in the lives of all people and reinforce the nation’s commitment to harmony and goodwill […]
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the creamy layer concept cannot be applied to deny benefits of quota in promotions to government employees of SC/ST community. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, that there is no judgment which […]
The Delhi Traffic Police has obstructed movement of vehicles on the roads leading to the AIIMS where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s health continues to be critical. In an advisory, it said the decision comes because of heavy traffic in the area. A large number of political leaders have […]
The Centre has launched a massive rescue and relief operation in Kerala. Cabinet Secretary today chaired a high-level meeting on the instructions of the Prime Minister. The Army, Navy, IAF and Coast Guard and NDRF have been asked to mobilise additional manpower, boats and helicopters to scale up the rescue […]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Education holds a key role in creating a just society and strengthening democracy, experts said while discussing higher education’s impact on inequality and empowerment of youth. Participating in the discussion titled ‘Role of Education in Creating a Just Society’ at the University of New South […]
By :Vishva Ranjan Pandita ( Pursuing LLB from Jammu University) Akhilesh Dhar ( Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from DY Patil, Pune.) Sometime you need confrontation in order to come up with a solution’, Donald Trump once quipped”. Similarly, India should come up with abiding formula to end the […]
Srinagar, May 27 The Jammu and Kashmir Police has a new task at hand — identify the ‘keypad jehadis’ who spew venom on social networking sites to try and create a law and order situation in the state by spreading on the Internet rumours or giving communal colour to any […]
A sad moment in Indian history. Communist World-We have Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Ho chi Minh and Castro. All of them are being presently portrayed as archvillains and enemies of mankind. Their good qualities are rarely acknowledged and their dark deeds magnified and presented.. This is not Lenin statue brought to […]
Now at the fag end of 5 year terms. Year after year, budget is praised and criticised. I find all budgets good as each budget allocates funds to various schemes/programs. But when it comes to implementation of these schemes in a timely manner, I see miserable failure all around. […]
Nagpur, Jun 7 Former President and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee today warned that any attempt to define India through “religion, dogma or intolerance” will only dilute the country’s existence, as he attended an RSS event amid criticism by several of his party leaders including his own daughter. Mukherjee said […]
Srinagar, May 20 (PTI) The signature of Vishal Jangotra, an accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in January, does not match the one which he claimed to have signed in an exam attendance sheet in Meerut to claim he was not at the […]
Ramzan, the month of fasting in Islam, will begin from tomorrow as the moon was sighted today. A spokesperson of Delhi’s Jama Masjid said the moon was sighted tonight and fasting begins tomorrow. Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims abstain from food and water from […]
A medical camp was organised by Dagarpura Army Camp in collaboration with Borderless World Foundation, a Maharashtra based NGO. Keeping in mind the limited medical facilities available in the area, a total of 14 civil Medical Specialists along with RMO, 5 RR were present at the medical camp. The medical […]
Mumbai, May 11 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Himanshu Roy shot himself in the mouth and the resultant injury was visible right upto his skull, a doctor who first examined the deceased officer’s body today said. “The patient was brought dead. He looked much thinner compared to what he was […]
Srinagar, Feb 5 From joy rides on snow scooters to shopping in a floating market in the scenic Dal Lake, Kashmir has it all to make it ‘the safest place and a shopping paradise’, according to a group of women travelers from Hyderabad, who are out on an expedition […]
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said along with strengthening of infrastructure, the culture of hospitality and warmth needs to be developed in order to attract more tourists into the country. Speaking at the Paryatan Parv organised by the Ministry of Tourism, he said tourism, world […]
Srinagar, Sep 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that her government will launch an intense promotional campaign to attract more tourists as the state’s negative portrayal was hurting the tourism industry. In her address after the screening of a film on Kashmir, she said the state […]
Copenhagen, Sep 16 (PTI) Air India has launched its direct flight to the Danish capital from New Delhi, the 11th destination for the national carrier in Europe, describing it as connecting Maharaja with the Mermaid. The flight landed at the airport here after more than a seven-hour journey at around […]
London, Sep 1 (PTI) The number of Indians visiting the British capital London is set to increase by a huge 90 per cent by 2025, according to official data released today. Last year, 0.27 million visitors from India came to London and that figure is set to hit 0.52 million […]
Goa’s Yash Fadte capped his wonderful run by clinching the boys Under-19 title in the 3rd Indian Classic Junior Open Squash Tournament in Mumbai today. The 16-year-old Fadte defeated another unseeded player, Chaitanya Shah of Mumbai, 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 in the final to emerge champion. The corresponding girls’ crown […]
The Indian Tennis contingent reached Palembang, Indonesia today for the Asian Games but the biggest name in the squad, Leander Paes, was conspicuous by his absence. Zeeshan Ali, the captain and coach of the men’s team, has no clue about Paes’ arrival. The Asian Games is beginning on Sunday. There […]
India will take on Nepal in the semi-finals of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship at Thimpu, Bhutan today. The Indian team finished at the top of the 3-team Group-A with two wins from as many games. Nepal, however, ended second in Pool-B with a victory and a […]
Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar was an aggressive batsman. He was a trailblazer in Indian cricket despite a mere 37 Test appearances, leading India to triumphs in England and the West Indies in 1971. This the feat made him an icon. Wadekar scored 2,113 runs in his Test career, […]
The Indian flag was hoisted by members of the Indian contingent at the Athletes Village of the Asian Games in both Jakarta and Palembang, marking the country’s 72nd Independence Day. In Palembang, deputy Chief of the Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha hoisted the tricolour at a simple ceremony which was attended […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : People’s Democratic Party today condoled the demise of Veteran leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Rafi Ahmad Mir, Party’s Chief Spokesperson, said that, PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti presided over a condolence meeting paying rich tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : National Conference President and Member Parliament for Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing away of former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dr Farooq Abdullah paid glowing tributes to the departed leader […]
Srinagar, Aug 16 : Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq on Thursday said that the demise of former Indian Prime Minister Attal Bihari Vajpayee has saddened him adding ‘he was the only Indian leader who had humanness to seek Kashmir resolution’ Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq tweet ‘Sad to […]
The Government has announced seven day state mourning throughout the country as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During the period, the national flag will be flown at half mast throughout India till 22nd of this month. The Tri-colour will fly half mast on the […]
President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted the Parsi community on the eve of Navroz, the Parsi New Year. In a message today, the President expressed the wish that the unique festival brings peace and prosperity in the lives of all people and reinforce the nation’s commitment to harmony and goodwill […]
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the creamy layer concept cannot be applied to deny benefits of quota in promotions to government employees of SC/ST community. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, that there is no judgment which […]
The Delhi Traffic Police has obstructed movement of vehicles on the roads leading to the AIIMS where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s health continues to be critical. In an advisory, it said the decision comes because of heavy traffic in the area. A large number of political leaders have […]
The Centre has launched a massive rescue and relief operation in Kerala. Cabinet Secretary today chaired a high-level meeting on the instructions of the Prime Minister. The Army, Navy, IAF and Coast Guard and NDRF have been asked to mobilise additional manpower, boats and helicopters to scale up the rescue […]
The navies of India and Singapore will conduct joint exercises next month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the maritime bilateral relations between the two countries. This was stated by the Indian High Commissioner, Jawed Ashraf in Singapore last night. He said the excellent defence relationship between both the countries […]
The Amarnath pilgrimage from Jammu has resumed after remaining suspended for last three days due to bad weather and security issues. The 42nd batch comprising of only 548 Amarnath pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Base camp Jammu around 5 this morning in cavaclade of 28 light and heavy vehicles […]
