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[ad_1] SRINAGAR: A day after a high-powered committee of Union home ministry (MHA) invited Ladakhi political parties for a meeting in New Delhi on May 20, the parties said on Friday that they are optimistic and hopeful about the outcome of the meeting, but held out the prospect of an agitation if the meeting does not yield the desired results.“We are hopeful that all issues related to recruitment, reservations, and domicile will be resolved in the forthcoming meeting,” Asgar Ali Karbalai and Chering Dorjey Lakrook, representatives of the Kargil Democratic Alliance and Leh Apex Body, told reporters at Leh.They said they expect that talks on main issues — statehood and sixth schedule status for Ladakh — would be discussed in the forthcoming meeting.The meeting will be chaired by Union minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai. Representatives of Leh Apex […]

[ad_1] Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir’s chief cleric and chairman of Hurriyat Conference (Image Credit: X/@MirwaizKashmir) SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir’s chief cleric and chairman of Hurriyat Conference, was placed under house arrest and not allowed to offer Friday prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid.“Every Friday, I am put under arbitrary house arrest,” Mirwaiz said. J&K police had not issued any statement on the arrest, although Mirwaiz has been put in such confinement ahead of Friday prayers on several occasions.Mirwaiz alleged that the aim was to put pressure on him not to speak at the prayers. “The ban (on sermons) aims to weaken the centrality of Muslim institutions of the Valley, Jamia Masjid, office of Mirwaiz, and cause collective grief to Muslims and all those who oppose this authoritarian and sectarian outlook,” Mirwaiz added.Since his release in Sept 2023 after prolonged house […]

[ad_1] JAMMU: The Army on Friday ordered an inquiry after an IGNOU professor accused troops of assaulting him without any provocation during a checking of vehicles in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir late Thursday night.Officials said the professor, Liaqat Ali, allegedly suffered head injuries in the assault that took place near the border village of Laam in Nowshera. A purported video showing a bleeding Ali had surfaced online.An Army statement suggested the victim had tried to snatch the weapon of troops, and might have sustained injuries during the scuffle. “An incident has come to light wherein certain individuals were allegedly manhandled by Army personnel in Rajouri district. The Army had input on the likely movement of terrorists in a vehicle in this sensitive area. Accordingly, search operations were being conducted. Preliminary information suggests that on being stopped, the individual […]

[ad_1] Prof MGK Menon (2nd from left), Prof UR Rao (4th from left), K Kasturirangan (extreme right) and a few others from team Aryabhata Jawahar, Maitri. Remember these two names. We’ll orbit back to them soon. For now, let’s travel back to half a century ago:A chill breeze rustled through the vast Russian steppe as countdown “10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0” began post noon at Kapustin Yar Cosmodrome, some 3,200km from New Delhi, where a young team of Indian scientists waited anxiously.They heard ‘Payyakali’ — a Russian expression first uttered by Yuri Gagarin at the time of his historic manned flight, meaning ‘let us go’ — and saw their 358kg dream soaring aboard Kosmos-3M rocket, at 1:28:55pm, Indian time.It was Saturday, April 19, 1975. Everything had been meticulously prepared for this moment, with Indian scientists working tirelessly over the course of 40 days in […]

[ad_1] A Hindu community leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy was reportedly kidnapped from his residence and killed in Dinajpur district, northern Bangladesh, according to a Friday media report. Police and family sources confirmed that the body of Roy, 58, from Basudebpur village, located 330 kilometres northwest of Dhaka, was found on Thursday night, as reported by The Daily Star.According to Roy's wife Shantana's statement to The Daily Star, he received a telephone call at approximately 4:30 pm, which she believes was made by the attackers to verify his presence at home."Approximately 30 minutes later, four men arrived on two motorcycles and allegedly abducted Bhabesh from the premises," the report said, adding Roy was taken to Narabari village, where he was brutally assaulted.Upon return to his residence in an unconscious state, family members transported Roy to a Dinajpur hospital, where medical staff […]

[ad_1] A tree falls amid rain and strong winds in Patiala. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi received light to moderate rainfall on Friday evening, bringing much-needed relief from the scorching heat. Areas including central, south and west Delhi witnessed rain accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorms.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), winds blew at speeds of 30-40 kmph, with lightning reported in several localities such as Burari, Rohini, Model Town, Pitampura, Delhi University, Rajouri Garden, and ITO. The showers also extended to parts of the National Capital Region (NCR).Earlier in the day, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 41°C, over four degrees above normal. The minimum temperature was 25.6°C, also above the seasonal average. Humidity levels ranged between 35% and 57%.The IMD forecast for Saturday suggests partly cloudy skies during the day, becoming generally cloudy by […]

[ad_1] West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose with displaced victims (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday visited Malda to meet the Murshidabad riot-affected victims, who had to flee the district after violent clashes occurred during the anti-Waqf law protest last week.The governor, after the visit, claimed that women told him "they were intimidated" and that "miscreants came into their houses and they were physically assaulted, abusive words were used".Assuring proactive action, Bose said he had a detailed discussion with the victims in the camp where they have been staying as a temporary arrangement. "I met the family members who are in this camp. I had a detailed discussion with them. I listened to their grievances and understood their feelings. They also informed me of their requirements. Certainly, proactive action will be taken," the West […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A hospital technician was arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 46-year-old flight attendant who was on a ventilator in Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital. Gurugram Police confirmed the arrest on Friday.The accused, identified as Deepak (25), is a resident of Muzaffarpur in Bihar and had been working at the hospital for the past five months. He was employed as a technician after completing a degree in Operation Theatre Technology from a private university in Gurugram.“On 14th April, we received a complaint regarding sexual assault at a private hospital. FIR was registered by the police in connection with the case. A special investigation team was formed to investigate the case. The accused Deepak, a resident of Muzaffarpur, has been arrested. Further investigation is underway. The accused was working at the hospital for the past five months […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) endured a night to forget at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday as they registered one of their lowest scores in the history of the Indian Premier League. Their innings against Punjab Kings (PBKS) crumbled spectacularly in Match 34 of IPL 2025, as RCB managed 95 runs for 9 wickets in a rain-curtailed 14-over fixture that turned disastrous for the home side.With this performance, RCB's total now ranks as the joint-38th lowest score in the tournament’s history, joining an infamous list of batting collapses over the years.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!It all started going downhill from the very first over, with opener Philip Salt dismissed for just 4. Star batter Virat Kohli fell cheaply too, managing only 1 run off 3 balls. Captain Rajat Patidar fought briefly with […]

[ad_1] President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could walk away from efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine “very shortly” if progress isn’t made. The US president said he was hopeful a ceasefire could be reached but made it clear that if either side proves too difficult, the US would simply “take a pass.” "It's a vicious battle with the best equipment, the best everything, and it is brutal. 2,500 young people a week, some of them not so young, actually. They're getting older. They're getting older by the month.""But 2,500 a week, and we're going to get it stopped, ideally. Now, if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just going to say you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people, and going to just take a pass. But hopefully […]