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Chennai, April 8 – Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson, A.N.S. Prasad, launched a sharp attack on DMK Rajya Sabha MP, Salma, on Wednesday over her alleged remarks on a recent geopolitical development, sparking a fresh political controversy in the State ahead of the Assembly elections.In a...

Bhubaneswar, April 8 The Odisha Police have invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against a suspected cattle smuggler currently in judicial custody, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, Sakil Khan of the Tigiria police station area in Cuttack district, was arrested in February...

Kargil, Apr 5 Activist Sonam Wangchuk defended the demand for statehood and safeguards under the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh on Sunday, and said he would not back out from joining talks with the government if the need arises.Addressing a press conference, Wangchuk, who was released on March 14...

Chandigarh, March 27 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by jailed MP Amritpal Singh, seeking to overturn the Punjab government's order denying his request for temporary release to attend Parliament's budget session.A bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and...

Chandigarh, March 24 The Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed on Tuesday that incarcerated MP Amritpal Singh's continuous absence from Parliament has reached 59 sittings, and he can apply to have his absence excused.Additional Solicitor General of India Satya Pal Jain made this...

New Delhi, March 23 AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed on Monday that he was booked by the police for organizing a candle march in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.However, a police source said that no FIR has been registered against him in the last few days.Despite this, the...

New Delhi, March 23 AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed on Monday that he was booked by the police for organizing a candlelight march in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.The president of the Delhi Aam Aadmi Party said that the case against Wangchuk had been closed, yet he was still...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, who challenged the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against the latter's detention under the National Security Act (NSA).A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale noted that the Centre had revoked its order...

Leh/Jammu, March 22 Returning to Leh after his release from detention, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Sunday that the Ladakh movement would remain peaceful and expressed hope for constructive engagement between all stakeholders.Noting that “a lot went wrong" in Ladakh, Wangchuk said...

Varanasi, March 20 – The controversy surrounding the Iftar party in the Ganga River escalated on Friday, as Rajat Jaiswal, a leader of the BJP’s youth wing, who first raised concerns about the “offensive and disrespectful” act and filed a police complaint seeking appropriate action, has started...

New Delhi, March 18 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomed the release of Sonam Wangchuk and reiterated its opposition to "draconian" laws, such as the National Security Act (NSA), under which the activist was detained.Party general secretary M A Baby stated in a post on X on Tuesday...

New Delhi, March 17 – Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Tuesday that the government's willingness to hold "constructive and meaningful dialogue" was the key objective of his movement.Addressing the media here in his first public comments after being released from detention under the...

New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday termed the revocation of his detention under the NSA as a "win-win" development and said the Centre has extended its hand to build trust for a meaningful dialogue with the people of...

Dewas (MP), March 16 An illegal firecracker factory was discovered in the remote forests of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, leading to the arrest of three individuals, while the absconding operator of the unit has been booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), a police...

Srinagar, March 16: Hundreds of people participated in a rally in the Leh town of the Ladakh union territory on Monday, as Kargil town observed a shutdown in response to a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to support their demands for statehood and the...

Leh, March 16 Two days after the release of activist Sonam Wangchuk, rallies were held in Leh and Kargil towns on Monday in response to a call by protesting groups to pressure the Centre to resume talks on their demands for statehood and extending the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.Kargil and...

Leh, March 16 Hundreds of people participated in a rally in Leh town under tight security, while Kargil observed a shutdown on Monday in response to a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to support their demands for statehood and the extension of the Sixth...

New Delhi, March 14 The opposition parties on Saturday denounced the Centre for framing "completely bogus" charges to keep climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in prison for almost six months and alleged that his release from jail had "exposed" the arbitrary use of the National Security Act.The...

New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, March 14 Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Centre announced the revocation of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) to facilitate dialogue, a move...