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SRINAGAR: J&K administration’s move to remove Urdu, previously a mandatory qualification for revenue services, from the newly amended draft recruitment rules has sparked a political row in the Union Territory. The decision comes nearly a year after BJP protested and sought revocation of a govt order that made Urdu a compulsory subject for the naib…

JAMMU: A tribal nomad from Murrah Hill Kaka, who joined anti-insurgency operations in the then terrorism-infested Poonch district in J&K after quitting a job in Saudi Arabia to avenge his brother’s killing and earned respect in his area as “Hero of Hill Kaka”, has died of a heart attack at the age of 62.Tahir Fazal…

SRINAGAR: J&K authorities announced Friday detentions of six people under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) for allegedly inciting “law and order disturbances” and “acts of vandalism” during a recent students’ protest in Kashmir’s Sopore.The students were protesting against a schoolteacher accused of molestation and later taken into custody.Police said Umar Akbar Hajam, Salman Ahmed…

Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha with Nitin Nabin and others (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: The exit of Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha along with six other members has significantly altered the composition of the Upper House, strengthening the ruling BJP-led NDA while sharply reducing the Aam Aadmi Party’s presence.The move has also hit the opposition camp,…

NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal-led party on Friday suffered one of its biggest internal jolts, as Raghav Chadha, once its rising star and Kejriwal’s blue-eyed boy, led a massive Rajya Sabha exodus to the Bharatiya Janata Party.The murmurs of dissent from Raghav Chadha exploded into a full-blown rebellion. Chadha didn’t just walk away, he took…

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday (local time) rejected allegations of Hindu supremacism and spoke about India’s global image during an interaction at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC.Speaking about the functioning of the RSS, Hosabale said, “RSS is a people’s voluntary movement inspired by cultural ethos and civilisation values of…

NEW DELHI: As Raghav Chadha announced his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday and joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an old video of him has resurfaced on social media, in which he is seen criticising the party he has now joined.In the video from an interview with “Unfiltered by…

Sanjay Singh, Sant Balbir Singh and ND Gupta (R) NEW DELHI: The rift within the Aam Aadmi Party saw a major escalation on Friday as Raghav Chadha led a major exodus, resulting in seven AAP MPs joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, out of the party’s total strength of 10 MPs, only three members have…

Raghav Chadha, 6 other MPs in Rajya Sabha joined BJP. AAP alleged “Operation Lotus” and called it political conspiracy against Punjab government. PM Modi attacked West Bengal government, claiming rising BJP wave after first phase of polling and warned TMC “goons” against any misadventure on May 4. Iran’s Araghchi likely to reach Pakistan for US…

Arvind Kejriwal and Raghav Chadha (R) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reacted to what is being seen as one of the strongest setbacks faced by his party after Raghav Chadha and six other MPs announced their decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Directing his attack at the BJP, Kejriwal…