Day: June 23, 2019

No locus standi: India on US religious freedom report

1:17 pm June 23, 2019

New Delhi: India Sunday rejected a US religious freedom report, saying it sees no locus standi for a foreign government to pronounce on the state of its citizens’ constitutionally protected rights. In its annual 2018 International Religious Freedom Report, the State Department alleged Friday that mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities, […]

Farmer shot dead in UP’s Muzaffaranagar

1:11 pm June 23, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 38-year-old farmer was shot dead by unidentified persons at a village in neighbouring Shamli district, police said on Sunday. The farmer, identified as Bablu, was shot dead when he had gone to his fields at Bibipur Jalalabad village Saturday evening, they said. When the farmer did not reach his home till late […]

Four militants killed in Shopian encounter

1:06 pm June 23, 2019

Srinagar: Four militants were Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Daramdora area of Shopian, following information about presence of militants there, an Army official said. He said as the forces were conducting searches, the […]

Upset over divorce, UP man ends his life

1:04 pm June 23, 2019

Muzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan at his residence in Khalapar locality here, a year after his divorce, police said on Sunday. The man, Shehzad, was living at his relatives’ house and took the extreme step on Saturday, they said. When the relatives received no response after […]

PM remembers Syama Prasad Mookerjee

1:01 pm June 23, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s passion for a united and strong India continues to inspire people. In a tweet to mark Mookerjee’s 66th death anniversary, the prime minister said he was a devout patriot and proud nationalist. “Dr. Mookerjee devoted his life for India’s unity and […]