Tag: STs

Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's statement that "freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego", General Assembly President Dennis Francis has called for reaffirming commitments "to protecting journalists and media workers worldwide".....

After recovering over Rs 35 crore in cash, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sanjeev Kumar Lal, the personal secretary (PS) of Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam and his servant Jahangir Alam on Tuesday morning, an official said.....

Terrorists on Thursday shot at and injured a non-local labourer in the Tral region of Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama district. ....

A massive search operation continued on Monday in the forests of Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to trace the terrorists responsible for the killing of a para commando during a gunfight in the Keshwan area on Sunday. ....

The arrest of Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishor, during his hunger strike at city’s Gandhi Maidan on Monday morning has sparked widespread protests and criticism of Bihar police’s alleged excesses.....

One person was killed while 12 others were injured as police fired upon protesters who took to the streets in Central Sri Lanka against the overnight fuel price hike in the crisis-hit island nation.....

A seven-member Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) and including two Chief Ministers on Monday met President Ramnath Kovind to submit a memoranda with two demands in connection with army recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' and police action during Congress' protest.....

Americans are up in arms again, this time, on the Supreme Court 6-3 verdict on the Roe Vs Wade case that takes away a woman's legal right to abortion generally borne out of a decision to terminate pregnancy on grounds of rape, incest or deformities of the embryo in the womb.....

Three tourists stranded in the Afarwat heights in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg ski resort were rescued on Thursday by the police. ....

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 12 p.m. on Tuesday amid protests over December 9 clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh. ....