Political Realignment: Congress and NC Discuss Alliance, PDP Missing With the possibility that the Assembly elections will be held here in the coming months, the Congress and the National Conference (NC) have started talks to form a pre-poll alliance. However, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has so far not shown any interest in the alliance in the wake of a rift between NC vice-president Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti ahead of the Lok Sabha elections a few months ago. Abdullah and Mufti had criticised each other in separate…
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Bangladesh Crisis Escalates: Hotel Fire Claims 24 Lives
Muhammad Yunus will lead the interim government in Bangladesh. Former PM Sheikh Hasina is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days. Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and an economist, has been chosen to lead the interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday night, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising. BNP leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, after being released from jailed, expressed concerns over the nationwide violence, vandalism and…
Read MoreGunfight Erupts in Udhampur, Four Militants Cornered
The encounter is underway in the Basantgarh area where three to four terrorists are said to be trapped. An encounter has started between joint forces and a group of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday. According to initial reports, three to four terrorists are believed to be trapped in the Basantgarh area, leading to a tense standoff with the security personnel. Further details into the incident are awaited.
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