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Lucknown, Dec 2: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today warned that those who 'forced' Hindus to migrate from western Uttar Pradesh would face the same fate under the BJP rule. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also made a similar comment a few days ago. Addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of a university to be named after Shakumbara Devi at Saharanpur, Shah also raked

New Delhi, Dec 2: Amidst the ongoing turf war between the TMC and the Congress, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi saying that the grand old party's leadership is "not the divine right" of an individual. Stating that the Congress has lost more than 90 per cent elections in the last 10 years, Kishor batted for the Opposition leadership to be

New Delhi, Dec 1: Rajya Sabha member and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday revealed that citing “national interest”, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat disallowed a question from him on whether the Chinese have crossed the LAC in Ladakh. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat said it acts on the recommendation of the "ministry concerned" when sensitive issues are involved. The issue is also being raised by

New Delhi, Dec 1: The government on Wednesday decided not to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, less than a week after announcing the decision in the wake of rising concerns over the Covid variant Omicron. Aviation watchdog DGCA said the effective date for resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services will be notified in due course. Scheduled

New Delhi, Dec 1: With over 3.1 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, the month of November saw the lowest number of people contracting the viral disease in the country since May last year. The monthly tally of fresh Covid-19 cases registered a decline for the sixth time in a row in November. The number of daily cases peaked on May 6, when the country registered 4,14,188 Covid cases in a span of 24 hours

New Delhi, Dec 1: Opposition parties put up a united front and staged a joint protest in front of the Gandhi statue inside the Parliament complex on Wednesday against the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi joined the protest and so did the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had so far been staying away from Opposition meets. Holding placards, the protesting MPs

Allahabad, Nov 30: Sharjeel Imam's speech at the Aligarh Muslim University neither gave the call for anyone to bear arms nor incited any violence as a result of it, the Allahabad High Court has said granting him bail in a sedition case. Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh granted bail on Saturday to Imam who was booked under sections 124A, 153A, 153B and 505(2) of the IPC at Civil Lines Police Station in

The Omicron variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk where Covid-19 surges could have "severe consequences" in some areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. The UN agency, in technical advice to its 194 member states, urged them to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups and to "ensure mitigation plans are in place" to maintain

New Delhi, Nov 29: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the "Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021" to repeal the three contentious farms laws enacted in 2020, against which various farm organizations have been carrying out widespread protests for the past one year. The bill, which was tabled by Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, seeks to repeal the three farm laws - (1)Farmers'

New Delhi, Nov 29: Intelligence agencies have sounded an alert after Sikhs for Justice released an online video appealing to farmers to 'gherao' Parliament and hoist the 'Khalistani' flag there today. Delhi Police and other agencies have been asked to remain alert and vigilant. The Centre is planning to bring it in Rajya Sabha on Monday itself after it is passed by Lok Sabha. Sources said the Bill