An army truck was ambushed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district today. This was the second terror attack on the army in the region in less than a month. Reports said reinforcements have been sent to the area where the ambush happened. Firing has been going on, reports said. Sources said the army truck was ambushed at Dera Ki Gali, also known as DKG, in Poonch's Surankote area.
Sakshi Malik announces retirement from wrestling, says she won't compete under presidency of Brij Bhushan loyalist. "We slept for 40 days on the roads and a lot of people from several parts of the country came to support us. If Brij Bhushan Singh's business partner and a close aide is elected as the president of WFI, I quit wrestling," Wrestler Sakshi Malik.
India on Thursday said its "core" issue with Canada remained that of the space given to anti-India elements operating from that country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing that India also hoped that Canada will take action against the separatists and anti-India elements. The core issue remains the space being given to the separatists and anti-India elements, Bagchi said. The ties between India and Canada have been under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September linking Indian agents to the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June. India strongly rejected the charges.
The Delhi High Court has directed the Election Commission of India to act against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi "in accordance with the law" for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and businessman Gautam Adani 'pickpockets'. Observing that the statements were not in good taste, the court gave the constitutional body eight weeks to take the action.
The Lok Sabha today passed the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023. The Bill repeals the 1991 Act and provides for the appointment process and conditions of services for the CEC and ECs.
In a reply to ED, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called its summons illegal and politically motivated. Kejriwal was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the excise policy-linked money laundering case on Thursday. However, the Delhi CM left for an undisclosed location for a 10-day Vipassana meditation course on 20 December. "Kejriwal called the fresh summons politically motivated and illegal. In his reply, he said that he has lived his life through transparency and honesty and has nothing to hide. He said he is ready to accept any legal summons," sources told media.
Kerala has reported 300 fresh Covid-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the data on the Union Health Ministry website on 21 December. Of the 358 Covid cases reported nationwide till 8 am today, 300 were from Kerala, taking the number of active cases in the state to 2,341, according to the Ministry website. With the three deaths reported in the state, the total number of people who have died due to coronavirus in Kerala since its outbreak three years ago reached 72,059.
lashed out at the BJP and asked them if the opposition did not have the right to put forward its view. His remarks come on the backdrop of 143 MPs getting suspended from Parliament on the grounds of disruption. "The issue is that they are suspending the MPs. They are making different headlines...Does the Opposition not have the right to put forward its view? This action is inappropriate," Sachin Pilot said while speaking to media. So far, 143 MPs - 97 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha - have been suspended for creating a ruckus and disrupting proceedings in both Houses. The MPs have been demanding a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah about the Parliament security breach incident that took place on December 13.
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