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Supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) raised slogans in support of the Khalistani movement and Bhindranwale at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 39th anniversary of the controversial Operation Bluestar. In a video shared by news agencies, pro-Khalistani supporters can be seen holding posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a prominent figure of the Khalistan movement, can be seen raising

New Delhi, Jun 5: Days after nearly 290 people were killed and over 1,000 injured after two passenger trains derailed near Odisha’s Balasore, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising several questions on the tragedy and asked for accountability from the BJP government In his four-page letter, Kharge said, “…consistently flawed decision making has

Lucknow, June 4: Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani was elected the fifth President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) during an executive meeting held on June 3 and 4 in the town of Mhow in Indore, the officials said. The seat of the president had been vacant since last April after the demise of the former occupant, Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadwi. According to officials, the Board's

New Delhi, June 4: The root cause of the three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore district and the people responsible for it have been identified, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday as rescue work at the site of the accident ended with the Railways aiming to restore normal services on the affected tracks in the next few days. As the tragedy triggered a debate over the Kavach anti

New Delhi, June 5: Asserting that India deserves to have international non-stop connectivity to more destinations, Air India chief Campbell Wilson has said the country has in some respect not been able to control its own destiny as a consequence of not having a healthy domestic airline industry. Wilson, who is piloting Air India's massive expansion plans in terms of fleet as well as routes, also

A devastating crash involving three trains in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has killed nearly 300 people and left hundreds injured, many of them seriously. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who has been at the site of the accident, has said "a high-level committee" will be set up to investigate the accident. Mr Vaishnaw's cabinet colleague Dharmendra Pradhan blamed "technical reasons" for

New Delhi, June 3: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday described the Law Commission's recommendations backing the sedition law as "shocking" and said this must be "resisted" as the law is already grossly "misused". The former Union minister's remarks came after the Law Commission proposed retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition, saying repealing it altogether can

Kolkata, June 3: The death toll in the disastrous railway accident in Odisha has risen to 288 and rescue operations at the site have been completed, a South Eastern Railway official said on Saturday. The railway ministry has declared that total number of casualties now stands at 1091 including deaths, grievous injuries and simple injuries. An enquiry into the accident will be held by the

New Delhi, June 2: The Law Commission of India has recommended enhancing the jail term in sedition cases from a minimum of three years to seven years, contending that it would allow courts greater room to award punishment in accordance with the scale and gravity of the act committed. In a report on the 'Usage of the Law of Sedition', the Commission said its earlier report had termed the punishment

New Delhi, June 2: Farmer leaders who are supporting India's top athletes in their fight against wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have given a fresh ultimatum to the centre - arrest him or face a larger protest. "We have taken a decision that the government must address the grievances of wrestlers and he (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh) should be arrested. Otherwise, we will go with the