POLITICS
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Mar- 2025 -15 March
Man goes on rampage in Amritsar’s Golden Temple, attacks devotees with iron rod; five injured
Assailant begins attack near community kitchen, Guru Ram Das langar, where many devotees and locals were present; accused identified as Zulfan of Haryana Amritsar: Five people were injured when they were attacked by a rod-wielding man in the Golden Temple complex in Punjab‘s holy city of Amritsar, police said, adding that the assailant was later arrested and the situation was under control. Panic gripped as the assailant began the attack near the community kitchen (Guru Ram Das langar) where many devotees and locals were present. The injured comprised two sewadars (volunteers) of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). One of the injured has been admitted to the Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Amritsar. Police have arrested the assailant and his accomplice after…
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15 March
Cyber fraud victims from Telangana trapped in Myanmar, return home safely
Telangana Cyber Security Bureau launches thorough probe, books nine cases across Telangana Hyderabad: The Government of India has facilitated the rescue and repatriation of 540 Indian nationals including 24 from Telangana, who were trapped in cyber scam compounds at Myawaddy in Myanmar. The individuals were released and brought back to Delhi and reached Hyderabad on March 11 and 12. Following this development, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has launched a thorough investigation, leading to the registration of 9 cases from 10 victims at different Cyber Crime Police Stations (CCPS) across Telangana. As part of the crackdown, 15 agents and mediators involved in the scam were identified. Of them, 8 have been arrested and remaining are absconding. Efforts are underway to track…
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15 March
India calls for more inclusive fight against bigotry that takes on religiophobia
Expressing concern over violence against places of worship and religions: India’s Permanent Representative P Harish United Nations: India has called for a more inclusive fight against bigotry that takes on religiophobia, targeting hatred of all religions. Expressing concern over violence against places of worship and religions, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Friday, “We strongly believe that the path to meaningful progress [in fighting bigotry] lies in acknowledging that religiophobia in its various forms threatens the fabric of our diverse, global society”. It is “imperative to recognise that religious discrimination is a broader challenge that affects followers of all faiths”, he said at a General Assembly commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. “As we observe this day, let…
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15 March
Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon’s Bekaa
Several Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the villages of Qousaya, Al-Sha’ara, and Janta in the eastern mountain range Beirut: The Israeli army launched multiple airstrikes in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa region, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources. Several Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the villages of Qousaya, Al-Sha’ara, and Janta in the eastern mountain range, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. Additionally, three sound bombs were dropped over the village of Kafr Kila in southeastern Lebanon, and an Israeli warplane flew “in a spiral pattern at high altitude over the city of Baalbek and its surrounding areas,” said the report. “Israeli warplanes fired six air-to-ground missiles at the eastern mountain range near Baalbek,” a Lebanese security…
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15 March
Mark Carney sworn in as Canada Prime Minister amid Trump’s trade war, annexation threats
Replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until Liberal Party elected a new leader Toronto: Former central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada‘s new Prime Minister on Friday and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, annexation threats and an expected federal election. Carney (59) replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January but remained in power until the Liberal Party elected a new leader. Carney is widely expected to trigger a general election in the coming days or weeks. The governing Liberal Party had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared economic war and repeatedly has said…
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15 March
Trump asks Putin to spare the lives of Ukrainian troops
Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, that he made this appeal on a phone call with Putin on Thursday, which he described as “good and productive”. Washington: US President Donald Trump said he had appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops “completely surrounded” by the Russian military be “spared”.” Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, that he made this appeal on a phone call with Putin on Thursday, which he described as “good and productive”. Trump did not specify, but he was referring to the Russian military’s advance on a Russian territory in the Kursk region which had been seized by Ukraine. The Russian president visited that area on Thursday to mark the…
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15 March
Lebanon, UNICEF takes initiative to provide healthcare for war-affected children
The programme aims to support children affected by the recent war in Lebanon, offering a range of services such as surgical procedures, psychological follow-up, physiotherapy, and reconstructive surgery Beirut: Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), launched an initiative to provide comprehensive healthcare and protection services for war-affected children. The initiative will be jointly implemented with the International Network for Aid, Relief, and Assistance and the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund, Xinhua news agency reported quoting UNICEF’s statement. The programme aims to support children affected by the recent war in Lebanon, offering a range of services such as surgical procedures, psychological follow-up, physiotherapy, and reconstructive surgery, the Health Ministry said in a statement. In its first phase,…
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15 March
Indian student Ranjani Srinivasan ‘self-deports’ from US after visa revoked over Palestine protests
The Department said that Ranjani Srinivasan “was involved in activities supporting Hamas, a terrorist organisation” and left the US on March 11 after her student visa was revoked by the State Department New York: An Indian student who participated in pro-Palestine protests in the US has “self-deported” herself after her student visa was revoked, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced. The Department said on Friday that Ranjani Srinivasan “was involved in activities supporting Hamas, a terrorist organisation” and left the US on March 11 after her student visa was revoked by the State Department. A citizen of India, she was a doctoral student in urban planning at Columbia University, the Ground Zero of student protests in support of Palestine and…
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15 March
India slams Pakistan for ‘unjustified’ reference to Jammu and Kashmir in UN General Assembly
The fanatical mindset of this nation is well known, as also its record of bigotry. Such efforts will not change the reality that Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always be an integral part of India: P Harish United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for its “unjustified” reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the UN General Assembly, with New Delhi asserting that such remarks will neither validate the country’s claim nor justify its practice of cross-border terrorism. “As is their habit, the former foreign secretary of Pakistan today has made an unjustified reference to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador P Harish, said in remarks on Friday in the General Assembly…
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14 March
Telangana: Priests stay away from Sri Rama Navami rituals at Bhadradri Temple
Priests stage protest as dispute between Bhadradri Vedic committee and Executive Officer affects Sri Rama Navami rituals Kothagudem: Priests stayed away from the Sri Rama Navami rituals that were supposed to begin on Thursday evening at the Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam. The development came in the backdrop of a dispute between the Bhadradri Vedic committee and the temple executive officer L Rama Devi. The priests seriously objected to the EO’s decision to transfer deputy chief priest Srinivas Ramanujam to Parnasala Temple from Bhadradri Temple. The priests stopped the Ankurarpana ritual that happens at 6 pm day before Vasantha Utsavam (Holi celebration) and Dolotsavam that marks the commencement of the Sri Rama Navami celebrations. The Vedic committee said that the…
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