Doctors raise slogans during an indefinite strike against the termination of services of a fellow doctor at IGMC in Shimla SHIMLA: Healthcare services, except emergency care, were disrupted across govt hospitals in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday after doctors went on indefinite strike, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Dr Raghav Nirula, who was sacked for assaulting…
Protests outside Jammu Lok Bhavan JAMMU: A large number of protesters on Saturday gathered outside Lok Bhavan in Jammu, demanding revocation of the MBBS admission list of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi district. The protesters were mostly activists of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, who are up in…
Podcaster and political commentator Brad Polumbo slammed White far-rightist Nick Fuentes over his remarks against “anchor baby” Vivek Ramaswamy and called him “racist.”Fuentes, in his recent podcast, called out Indian-origin Republican leader Ramaswamy and asked him to “go back to India” and even asked people in Ohio to not vote for him as he is…
A resolution on general issues proposed at the CWC meeting invited a brief discussion after it blamed government for the situation in Bangladesh. However, CWC member Shashi Tharoor said the sentence needed to be rephrased as government or BJP could not be held responsible for the situation in the neighbouring country. Tharoor said government can…
File photo: Sajad Lone (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: A day after Mirwaiz Umar Farooq justified the removal of the “Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference” designation from his X account as a “Hobson’s choice,” People’s Conference chairman and MLA Sajad Lone on Saturday urged people to question the Kashmir chief cleric’s “surrender in lieu of protocol…
MAGA appears to be upset with India’s response regarding the H-1B visa holders’ issue, who returned home for visa stamping but are now stuck in India as the consulates have deferred all appointments by at least six months.Nikki Haley’s son Nalin Haley, several MAGA joined social media to mock India’s reaction. One of the Political…
File photo: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Accusing CWC of sowing “confusion and misinformation” regarding VB G RAM G law, rural development minister Shivraj Chouhan said Congress cut MGNREGA’s budget, froze wages, and is now shedding what he termed “crocodile tears” for workers.Claiming that the opposition’s outcry is purely political,…
Congress leaders at the CWC meet NEW DELHI: Calling “decimation of MGNREGA” a one-man decision of PM Modi like demonetisation, Congress brass of Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi announced a nationwide campaign from January 5 to force the government to restore the job guarantee scheme.They argued the disbanding of the job scheme will devastate the…
Sharing PM photo, Digvijay Singh lauds Sangh NEW DELHI: A CWC meeting to map out the party’s programmes to corner govt was overshadowed by inner turmoil after senior neta Digvijaya Singh praised the organisational strength of the RSS-BJP, citing how it enabled Modi’s rise from the grassroots to the top.Singh’s remarks, made on social media…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt who were arrested in the IVF fraud case, have faced another legal setback. The Udaipur court has once again turning down their bail pleas in connection with this Rs 30 crore fraud case involved allegations of cheating and financial misappropriation. The order, passed on December 24, marks…
Khalistanis counter-protest Hindus outside Bangladesh high commission in London LONDON: A protest by Hindus over the lynching of Dipu Das and general persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh outside the Bangladesh high commission in London was met with a counter-protest by Khalistanis on Saturday.More than 500 protesters, mostly Bangladeshi and Indian-origin Hindus shocked by the brutal…
Karoline Leavitt announced that she was expecting her second child, a baby girl due in May 2026. As soon as the announcement dropped a day after Christmas, speculations are going on as to who will take the position as the White House spokesperson and the press secretary whe Karoline takes her time off. President Donald…
Khalistanis counter-protest Hindus outside Bangladesh high commission in London LONDON: A protest by Hindus over the lynching of Dipu Das and general persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh outside the Bangladesh high commission in London was met with a counter-protest by Khalistanis on Saturday.More than 500 protesters, mostly Bangladeshi and Indian-origin Hindus shocked by the brutal…
Court filing explains mass IDR repayment plan denials affecting student loan borrowers. (Getty Images) More than 300,000 student loan borrowers faced a major setback after the US Department of Education rejected their applications for income-driven repayment plans, according to a recent court filing. The denials have left many borrowers stuck with higher monthly payments or…
File photo: Bilal Lone (PIcture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who has come under attack for removing the “Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference” designation from his X handle, received unexpected support on the issue from Bilal Gani Lone, a former Hurriyat functionary, on Saturday.Lone dismissed the criticism as “shallow, dishonest and dangerous.” He said…
SRINAGAR: J&K police have arrested the driver of a car allegedly involved in a highway crash in Ramban district that killed CBI prosecutor Sheikh Adil Nabi, 35, officials said Saturday.Nabi was critically injured Thursday when his Alto K-10 was hit from behind by a speeding Scorpio near Banihal on Srinagar–Jammu NH. He was taken to…
Supreme Court (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns linked to the definition of the Aravali Range, signalling fresh judicial scrutiny of an issue that has sparked protests and debate over mining and environmental protection. According to news agency ANI, a three-judge vacation bench headed by Chief…
Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’, helmed by Aditya Dhar, has been unstoppable at the box office since its theatrical release on December 5. Riding high on glowing reviews, the film has drawn praise from several industry bigwigs, including Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Anupam Kher, Ram Gopal Varma, among others. Adding to the chorus of appreciation, Sobhita Dhulipala…
The fundraiser for Indian-origin Prashanth Sreekumar, the 44-year-old who died of cardiac arrest at a Canadian hospital after waiting eight hours at the emergency room for a doctor, not only intends to raise money for Prashanth’s wife and three kids but also puts forward a strong message seeking justice. “Prashanth faced many challenges while building…
SRINAGAR: J&K Students Association (JKSA) has expressed outrage after a fresh incident in which a Kashmiri shawl seller was allegedly assaulted in Himachal Pradesh, leaving him with fractures and multiple injuries.Jehangir Ahmad, who has been selling shawls in Dehra area of Kangra district for 15 years, was allegedly thrashed, threatened, abused and told to leave…
