Haryana, July 17 (KMS): Farmers protest against arrests in sedition case, police on high alert The police in Haryana’s Sirsa district on Saturday deployed a huge force after farmer unions called for a protest against arrests in a sedition case, The Indian Express reported. Hundreds of farmers were expected to stage a blockade outside …
Read More »Indian SC moved against granting of citizenship to non-Muslims
New Delhi, June 02 (KMS): The Indian Union of Muslim League (IUML) has moved the Supreme Court to stay an order issued by the Indian Home Ministry on May 28, empowering the collectors of certain districts to grant the Indian citizenship to the non-Muslim migrants from the neighbouring countries …
Read More »8 dead, 6 injured as roof collapses after cylinder blast in India
Lucknow, June 02 (KMS): At least eight people lost their lives and six others suffered injuries after the roof of a two-storey building collapsed due to a cylinder blast in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. The deceased include three children. The incident took place in Tikri village in the …
Read More »India mosque demolition: Report filed on Muslim leaders false, court finds
New Delhi, June 02 (KMS): An Indian court has ruled that a local government administration in Uttar Pradesh filed a “false and unfounded” police report against eight Muslim leaders who had opposed the “illegal” demolition of their mosque. The bulldozing of the Masjid Gareeb Nawaz Al Maroof in May, carried …
Read More »Congress slams Modi regime over state of economy
‘India needs a PM not an event manager’ New Delhi, June 01 (KMS): The Congress has slammed the Modi government alleging that it mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic which brought economic activities to a virtual standstill in many parts of the country. In a Twitter post, the party said, “India needs …
Read More »Covid-19 cases surge in Odisha as testing up after Cyclone Yaas
Odisha June01, (KMS): After an initial decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state amidst Cyclone Yaas, the numbers surged again as Odisha ramped up testing. On Sunday, the state reported 9,541 cases and on Monday 8,313 cases were reported with 35 more deaths. Apart from the six …
Read More »More bodies found floating in Ganga
Fatehpur (KMS): Six more bodies of Covid-19 victims were found floating in the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh, in India. Fatehpur Saddar Tehsil Sub-Collector (SDM) Pramod Jha told media that after he was informed about the floating bodies in the river a search operation was launched. “Six decomposed bodies were …
Read More »Philippines extends travel curb on India until June 15
Manila, June 01 (KMS): The Philippines has extended travel restrictions on inbound travelers coming from India and six other countries until June 15, 2021. In a statement, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte approved extending the travel bans imposed on India, and six other countries including Pakistan, Sri …
Read More »Second COVID surge crests in India
New York, June 01 (KMS): The coronavirus catastrophe in the Republic of India ripples around the planet, even here. “I have learned that India has lost 5,000 doctors and more healthcare workers in the second round of coronavirus surge,” Dr. Prem Gandhi, SUNY Plattsburgh Distinguished Professor emeritus, said. “That is …
Read More »Twitter wrangles with Indian govt over staff safety, free speech
New Delhi, May 28 (KMS): Twitter Inc has said it was worried about the safety of its staff in India, days after police visited one of its offices as part of a probe related to the firm’s tagging of some ruling party posts as manipulated. Leaders of Prime Minister Narendra …
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