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A Delhi court on Thursday allowed the NIA more time to complete its investigation in a case of militant funding in Jammu Kashmir against human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others. Special NIA judge Praveen Singh also extended the custody of Parvez, Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch by 50 days, saying chances of tampering with evidence cannot be ruled out. "I find that as investigation is in progress, the chances of tampering with evidence cannot be ruled out," the judge said. He added that it was a "fit case where further extension for the period of investigation as demanded should be granted". In its application, the NIA alleged that Pakistan-based proscribed militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has established a widespread network of operatives for ...

Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal refused to watch the film The Kashmir Files, State BJP President Adesh Gupta said. “What do you tell your children when they ask you about your work? Do you tell them: ‘Movie ka poster lagata hoon (I put movie posters),” Arvind Kejriwal said while addressing the Delhi Assembly. “It doesn’t suit you, putting posters of “Jhoothi” films like The Kashmir Files. It does not look good,” he said while targeting BJP workers. Kejriwal said that if the BJP wants the movie to be tax-free, they should upload the film on youtube.

The government is waiting for Saudi Arabia’s decision on hosting the annual Haj pilgrimage, but has started preparations to send pilgrims from 10 embarking points, Union Minorities Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in Lok Sabha on Thursday. Naqvi said there has been no Haj pilgrimage for last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We want Haj to happen this year.buy strattera online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/themes/Divi/includes/new/strattera.html no prescription But it depends on the Saudi Arabia government, what decision they take. But on our own, we have started preparations in 10 embarking points, out of the 21, he said during the Question Hour. PTI

Eleven people have been booked in Rajasthan's Alwar district for forcing a 32-year-old Dalit man to rub his nose on a temple platform over his remarks on the film Kashmir files, Indian express reported. Named, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, the 32-year-old was quoted by the report as saying. “I had watched the trailer of the film and had uploaded a post, in which I said the movie has shown atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits and is being made tax-free. That is fine, but there are also atrocities against Dalits and other communities. Why are movies such as Jai Bhim not made tax-free?” After his comment, people started posting religious slogans on his FB post. Later, Meghwal said he started receiving threats and was being pressured to apologize, he said. “Villagers and a former sarpanch star...

The Karnataka government on Wednesday informed the legislative assembly that as per the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act 2002, non-Hindus cannot do business in and around the premises of the Hindu religious institutions, Times of India reported. At the assembly, responding to a question raised during zero hours by Congress MLAs on banners, flyers, and posters being distributed in religious places asking the non-Hindus to vacate the shops and stop doing business outside the temples, law minister J C Madhuswamy justified that there is a law which prevents them from doing so. “As per rule number 12 under the act, non-Hindus are barred from the premises to do business in and around the premises. However, if it is beyond the Hindu religious area, we will initiate...

Umar Khalid's bail plea has been deferred by the court on Wednesday in a case related to February 2020 sectarian riots in northeast Delhi. The bail plea of Umar Khalid, a former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), named as the mastermind behind the riots was earlier heard on Monday and was then set for March 23 at 4 p.m. On March 3, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) of Karkar Duma Court Amitabh Rawat had reserved his judgment in the matter. This is the second time that a decision has not been taken on Omar Khalid’s petition. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was scheduled to deliver the verdict on Monday but adjourned the case to Wednesday and today he deferred his bail saying that the decision is not ready yet. Violence erupted in northeast Delhi in February 2020...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said after the abrogation of Article 370, militancy-related activities have declined in Jammu and Kashmir, and an environment for investment has been created. Replying to a discussion on the Budget for Jammu Kashmir, the Minister said people are benefiting after the implementation of 890 central laws. Also, people, who did not have any rights there earlier, can now get government jobs and purchase properties. Besides, she added, 250 “unjust and discriminatory” state laws have been removed, and 137 were modified. “The various impediments which prevailed in the state for industrial development have also been removed, and the industrial promotion scheme of J & K given by Government of India has opened new doors for the development ...

The Madhya Pradesh government has said that it will issue a notice to IAS officer Niyaz Khan, who had posted tweets on the recently released movie 'The Kashmir Files'. In his tweets, Khan, who is deputy secretary with the MP Public Works Department, had last week urged makers of "The Kashmir Files" to also make a film on the "killings of large number of Muslims across several states" in India, and said members of this minority community are "not insects, but citizens of the country". After his tweets became viral, the film's director, Vivek Agnihotri, had sought an appointment with Khan for "exchanging ideas".