NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has got a youth from Uttaralhand rescued from a cowshed in Punjab following an intervention by BJP MP Anil Baluni who said the person was kept like a bonded labourer for over 15 years.The youth was allegedly forced to work at a cowshed in Dinewal village of Punjab’s…
Top strategic affairs expert Ashley Tellis shares his insights on the escalating Israel-Iran conflict and its global implications. The expert discusses the potential for US intervention, Trump’s decision-making process, and the risks of a protracted campaign. The conversation also touches on US-India relations, Pakistan’s role, and the changing perception of America as a global power. The…
File photo: J&K LG Manoj Sinha (PTI) JAMMU: The mandatory requirement of knowledge of Urdu for recruitment as naib tehsildars (revenue officials) in Jammu and Kashmir has triggered uproar in the Jammu division, with J&K BJP brass meeting LG Manoj Sinha on Thursday to press for scrapping the move.The J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) issued…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that trade negotiations with China are currently stalled and may require direct involvement from President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to move forward. Speaking to Fox News, Bessent highlighted the complexity of the talks and said progress has slowed since the temporary 90-day truce reached earlier…
The US Vice President has stated that the India-Pakistan conflict is ‘not our problem’, indicating a hands-off approach. This stance contrasts with previous US involvement in India-Pakistan issues. The statement suggests Pakistan may have limited international support, while also potentially giving India more freedom in its response. However, it also means less diplomatic pressure on…
CHANDIGARH: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday termed Haryana’s demand for an increased share of Nangal dam water a “brazen loot” of Punjab’s resources and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the dispute. In a letter to the prime minister, Shiromani Akali Dal president Badal said his party will not remain a mute…
The Israeli army said on Sunday it struck a building in southern Beirut used to store precision-guided missiles belonging to Hezbollah. The strike marked the third Israeli attack on the area since a ceasefire came into effect in late November and drew condemnation from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning…
KOLKATA: Around 200 non-teaching employees of state schools, demanding reinstatement of their jobs, demonstrated outside West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu’s residence here for a brief period on Saturday. They are among the people who lost their jobs following the Supreme Court order on April 3. The apex court upheld an earlier verdict of the…
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The emergency appeal argues that the judge can’t force the executive branch to rehire some 16,000 probationary employees. The California-based judge found…
File photo: Union minister for women and child development Annapurna Devi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union minister for women and child development Annapurna Devi on Friday strongly criticised the Allahabad high court’s recent ruling, which downgraded charges in a case involving the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj and said…