Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir’ programme in Srinagar today (March 7). While addressing the mass gathering at Bakshi stadium, PM Modi said the feeling of coming to heaven on earth is beyond words. The development projects being dedicated today will boost the development of Jammu and Kashmir, he added. “I am elated to be among the wonderful people of Srinagar,” said PM Narendra Modi after inaugurating several projects in Jammu-Kashmir. Modi said, “I have been told that 1 lakh people from 285 blocks have joined us virtually. I want to thank the people of Jammu…
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* EFJ Manifesto for 2024 EU elections The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) launched its Manifesto ahead of the 2024 EU Elections. With the motto “Stand up for journalism as a public good”, the EFJ and its affiliates aim to raise awareness about the need for a strong European Union, committed to working for trade union and human rights, the rule of law, media freedom and media pluralism. “The EFJ is calling upon future EU policymakers to stand up for journalism and journalists in Europe,” said EFJ President Maja Sever. “In the past years, the EU has done more than…
Padmaja, daughter of late Congress stalwart and former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, joined the BJP in the presence of the senior leaders, including the party’s Kerala in-charge and former Union minister Prakash Javadekar. Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Padmaja said the Congress lacked a strong leadership and that she had not been happy with the grand old party for the last several years. “I decided to quit because I was not happy with the Congress for so many years, especially since the last assembly elections in the state (Kerala),” she told reporters. Padmaja claimed she had tried to reach out…
Hours after media reports claimed that a 30-year-old man from Hyderabad, who was duped into joining the Russian Army, was killed in the ongoing war with Ukraine, the Indian government confirmed the killing and said it was making efforts to repatriate the mortal remains to his hometown. The youth was identified as Mohammed Asfan, who belonged to Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad. The Embassy said it has been in contact with the deceased man and added it would make efforts to send his body back to India. “We have learnt about the tragic death of an Indian national Shri Mohammed Asfan. We…
By Nava J Thakuria Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses profound grief over the demise of two Bangladeshi journalists in a devastating fire that took place in Dhaka. The carnage on 29 February 2024 snatched away the lives of at least 46 people including Abhishruti Shastri and Tusar Hawlader, both of whom worked for Dhaka-based online media outlet Thereport.live. The colleagues and family members identified the bodies of Abhishruti and Tusar at Dhaka medical college hospital morgue. “It’s shocking that two young reporters had to lose their lives in the accident along with many…
Hidyat Lohar, the father of women human rights defenders Sasui Lohar and Sorath Lohar was killed in Pakistan on February 16. The two women hactivists have been campaigning ever since for justice in his case and for the state to conduct an effective and impartial inquiry into his assassination. Hidayat Lohar was killed by unidentified men in his home town of Nasirabad, near Larkana City, Sindh Province of Pakistan. Hidayat Lohar, a teacher and dissident, has faced reprisals due to his political views and also linked to the human rights work of his daughters, Sasui Lohar and Sorath Lohar. The defenders are the…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for information about the suspected bomber in the March 1 Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru. On its official X (formerly twitter) handle, the NIA posted a picture of the suspected bomber wearing a cap, mask and glasses while entering the cafe. The agency shared phone numbers and emails where people can send information about the unidentified person, who has emerged as a prime suspect. The NIA assured that the identity of the informants will be kept confidential. The probe into the blast at the cafe…
Expelled TMC leader and accused in the Sandeshkhali case Sheikh Shahjahan was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the directions of Calcutta High Court to the Bengal government. Earlier on Wednesday, the High Court issued a contempt notice to the West Bengal CID and has asked for reply within two weeks after it failed to hand over Shahjahan to the central probing agency. The High Court said that the custody of the accused Sheikh Shahjahan should be handed over to CBI by 4.30 pm on Wednesday. The High Court slammed the West Bengal Police for “totally biased” conduct and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the TMC government in West Bengal, stating that the ‘storm of Sandeshkhali’ will reach every part of West Bengal. Modi was addressing a women’s rally at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district when he targetted the TMC for the Sandeskhali atrocities. Adding that ‘Nari Shakti’ (woman power) will play a pivotal role in decimating the ruling TMC in the state, the Prime Minister said whatever happened with women in Sandeshkhali is a matter of shame. “TMC leaders are committing atrocities against sisters and daughters of poor, Dalit and tribal families at…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple connectivity projects worth Rs 15,400 crores in Kolkata on Wednesday. PM Modi travelled with school students in India’s first underwater metro train in Kolkata on Wednesday. PM interacted with metro staff while travelling in India’s first underwater metro train along with state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and WB LoP and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari. He inaugurated the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro’s East-West corridor on Wednesday, heralding India’s first venture into underwater metro services, which is deemed as an engineering marvel. The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section, a groundbreaking addition…