By Nava Thakuria As various organizations and civil society groups of Assam are demanding the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be endorsed by the Registrar General of India (RGI), a forum of nationalist citizens insisted on a thorough (100%) reverification of NRC Assam draft before finalizing the supplementary list that was published on 31 August 2019. In a media statement, the Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) also demanded a fair probe into the findings of Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG), which detected a financial irregularities of over Rs 260 crore in the NRC updation…
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Expressing serious concern over the recent murder of Filipino radio journalist Maria Vilma Rodriguez, the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demands a thorough probe into the incident to book the culprits under the law of the Philippines. According to Radioinfo Asia, based in Sydney, Australia, the female journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants near her residence in Zamboanga city of the island nation on 22 October 2024. Maria (56), used to present 105.9 Emedia FM’s news program Barangay Action Center, reported the website that is dedicated for the latest Asian and international Radio…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has elected MLA Sunil Sharma as the Leader of the Legislature Party in Jammu and Kashmir, positioning him as the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly. This decision was made during a pivotal meeting of the party’s Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) held on the morning of November 3 at Church Lane in Srinagar. The meeting, which was attended by key party figures including Tarun Chugh, BJP’s Incharge for Jammu and Kashmir, and Ravinder Raina, the outgoing president of the J&K unit, sought to reinforce the party’s leadership structure in the assembly. Sunil…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday remarked that the constant infiltration threat caused by the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Jharkhand is posing a great danger for Adivasis in the state. Speaking at a public rally in Jharkhand’s Ghatshila, the Union Home Minister stated that the population of Adivasis in the entire state is drastically reducing due to infiltration from Bangladesh; however, the Hemant Soren government seems not to be interested in working in that direction. “The population of Adivasis in the entire Jharkhand is decreasing because of infiltration from Bangladesh. Can the Hemant Soren government stop this? In the…
The Odisha government has made it clear that there was no secret tunnel inside the Ratna Bhandar (treasure trove) of the 12th-century Puri Shree Jagannath Temple, ending the mystery surrounding its existence. Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said: “There are no such secret tunnels or chambers in the Puri Shree Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar. We have not got any evidence to this effect.” A report on such a tunnel gained momentum after the inventory committee headed by former Orissa High Court judge, Justice Biswanath Rath, entered the Ratna Bhandar in July to inspect the condition of the precious jewels stored inside…
India has strongly protested Canada’s allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, terming them “absurd and baseless”. The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Canadian High Commission representative and handed over a diplomatic note. On October 29, Deputy Minister David Morrison made references to Shah before Ottawa’s Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. Randhir Jaiswal, MEA spokesperson, said, “The Government of India protests in the strongest terms these baseless allegations.” Jaiswal added that Canada’s actions confirm India’s concerns about the current Canadian government’s agenda and behaviour. “Such irresponsible actions will have serious consequences for bilateral ties.” MEA spokesperson…
At least three terrorists were killed and four security personnel were injured in twin encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. In an encounter that broke out in the Khanyar area here on Saturday morning, a top Pakistani commander of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who was active in the Valley for several years, was killed and four security personnel were injured. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the densely populated locality of Khanyar in the interior city following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area. The search operation turned into an encounter as…
* International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists One more journalist has been assassinated in the central Indian State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) to increase the tally to four victims this year till date, which is condemned by the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (https://www.pressemblem.ch/pec-news). Dilip Saini (45), a correspondent to Asian News International from Fatehpur locality, was stabbed to death at Sadar Kotwali area on the night of 30 October 2024. The police have already arrested four individuals suspecting their role in the murder. Meanwhile, on the eve of International Day to End…
Taking a major dig at the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stated that the opposition’s pattern of making false promises has now left them badly exposed before the public. The PM said that campaign after campaign, the Congress party indulges in making promises they know are difficult to fulfill but continue to make regardless. “The Congress party is learning the hard way that making unrealistic promises is easy, but implementing them properly is tough, if not impossible. Campaign after campaign, they make promises to the people that they know they will never be able to deliver. Now, they…
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections in October, in gross terms, were at Rs 1.87 lakh crore, with a yearly jump of 8.9 per cent, according to data from the finance ministry released on Friday. In October 2023, the total collection was to the tune of Rs 1.72 lakh crore. CGST, SGST, IGST, and cess all increased year-on-year in October, official data made available showed today. So far in 2024, the total GST collection has been 9.4 per cent higher at Rs 12.74 lakh crore, as against Rs 11.64 lakh crore mopped up in the corresponding period of 2023.In April…