The Ministry of Home Affairs on Jan 29 extended the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India. The Central Government banned SIMI for another five years as an 'unlawful association' under the UAPA. Ministry of Home Affairs took action by exercising the powers conferred by the provisions of UAPA. MHA had declared SIMI as unlawful association on Sept 27, 2001, and it later kept on extending the ban. SIMI “continuing to be involved in fomenting terrorism, disturbing peace, communal harmony in India”. Many criminal cases have been registered against SIMI and its members under various sections of IPC. Home Minister Amit Shah said that SIMI ban is part of PM Modi Government's 'zero tolerance' policy.
30 January,2024 04:07 PM IST
AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi is popular for his controversial speeches. Recently, while addressing a public gathering in Lalitha Bagh, Hyderabad, campaigning for Telangana Polls, Akbaruddin Owaisi threatened a police inspector to leave after the former was asked to conclude his speech on time as per the Model Code of Conduct. Later, he went on to say "No one is yet born to stop him”. On the controversial Akbaruddin Owaisi’s speech, AIMIM Chief Asaddudin Owaisi backed his brother Akbaruddin Owaisi. Asaduddin Owaisi demanded the Election Commission (EC) to initiate an inquiry as to why his brother was asked to stop speaking at the rally. Akbaruddin Owaisi is a candidate from the Chandrayangutta constituency. Telangana will go to polls in a single phase on November 30.
22 November,2023 05:45 PM IST
With each passing day of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the situation in West Asia is getting worse. Now, Iran has unveiled Fattah II, a new version of the country’s first hypersonic missile. Iran’s first domestically made hypersonic ballistic missile was unveiled in June 2023. The country had claimed that it could bypass the most advanced anti-ballistic missile systems of the US and Israel. Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei appealed to Muslim nations to cut ties with Israel for a “limited time”. With no sign of a ceasefire on the horizon, more than 11,000 people have been killed in the Gaza war. Previously, India sent relief materials for the people of Palestine on October 22. India has been one of the first countries to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine.
21 November,2023 11:33 AM IST
While the ongoing India-Canada row has strained the relations between the two nations, a fresh threat by a Khalistani terrorist has once again escalated the tensions. Designated Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has threatened to attack Air India flights from November 19. Pannun claimed that Air India flights won’t be allowed to operate on November 19. A video of Gurpatwant Pannun making these claims has been doing rounds on social Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is the chief of the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice. This is not the first time Gurpatwant Pannun has threatened India and its leaders. Earlier in September, Khalistani secessionists held a so-called 'Referendum' in Surrey, British Columbia. In a provocative speech, Pannun used intimidating language against PM Narendra Modi, EAM S Jaishankar and other leaders. The Khalistan separation sentiment was fueled after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau voiced up for Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In June 2023, Nijjar, who was a Canadian citizen, was killed in Canada’s Surrey outside a Gurdwara. However, Canadian PM alleged that some Indian agents were involved in Nijjar’s killing.
05 November,2023 04:13 PM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on August 08 got angry after Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi threatened to reveal Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘secret talk’. BJP MPs and the speaker condemned Gogoi's remarks and said this is disrespect of the chair as well as the PM. Earlier, Gaurav Gogoi began the no confidence debate in the Lok Sabha where he posed three questions over Manipur to Prime Minister Modi.
08 August,2023 05:53 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on June 13 rejected Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s claim that the Indian government put pressure on the microblogging platform to block accounts covering the farmers’ protests terming it as an “an outright lie” and “an attempt to brush out the very dubious period” of the social media company’s history. He said, “What he has said is an outright lie. Twitter is a company that believed that it was not necessary for it to comply with Indian laws. Govt of India has been very clear from the beginning that all companies that operate in India have to comply with Indian laws.”
13 June,2023 12:45 PM IST | Mumbai
Protesting wrestlers reached Haridwar on May 30 to immerse their medals in river Ganga. as a mark of protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. Meanwhile, Farmer leader Naresh Tikait arrived in Haridwar and took medals from the wrestlers and sought five-day time. Amid this, Indian Boxer and Congress leader Vijender Singh showed support to the Indian wrestlers. He appealed to the people of India to come in support of the players. Meanwhile, reacting to the ongoing protests, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the President of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that he will hang himself if proven guilty. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur talked to the media regarding the wrestler’s protest and he asked the wrestlers to have faith in the police and judiciary.
01 June,2023 11:48 AM IST | Mumbai
Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs recently issued a statement clarifying remarks made by the country's foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Bhutto had condemned the upcoming G20 meeting in Srinagar and even threatened India and said, “We will respond to this in time and they will remember it”. The Pakistan's foreign ministry seems to have gone into damage control mode by issuing clarifying statements
07 May,2023 07:19 PM IST
The Pakistani ministry of foreign affairs recently issued a statement clarifying remarks made by minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Bhutto condemned the upcoming G20 meeting in Srinagar and even threatened India and said, “We will respond to this in time and they will remember it”. The pakistani ministry seems to have gone into damage control mode by issuing clarifying statements.
07 May,2023 06:11 PM IST
Archana Gautam made severe allegations against Sandeep Singh, a close associate of Priyanka Gandhi. She also disclosed that Sandeep had threatened to imprison her at the Raipur session. The Bigg Boss celebrity said that Priyanka Gandhi's PA lacks the manners to talk with a woman. Sandeep Singh's action has made the whole Congress party angry.
01 March,2023 08:27 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
