Evening News Wrap: London protest turns violent, China counters US sanctions call; and more

[ad_1] Clashes broke out in central London on Saturday as far-right activist Tommy Robinson led one of the largest far-right protests in Britain. The Metropolitan Police said they were assaulted with kicks, punches, bottles, flares, and other projectiles as some protesters attempted to enter so-called “sterile areas” near counter-protesters. Elsewhere, China hit back at US…

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Assam: PM Modi hits out at Congress, Nehru; accuses party of backing terrorists over Army | India News

[ad_1] PM Modi in Assam (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invoked the 1962 Chinese aggression to target first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, alleging that Assam “is yet to heal” from the wounds inflicted during the war. Addressing a public meeting in Assam’s Darrang district, PM Modi accused Nehru of betraying…

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami tops survey on performance in disaster-affected states | India News

[ad_1] Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (ANI) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received the highest share of votes in a Times Group survey assessing the performance of chief ministers from disaster-affected states.The online poll, conducted by Navbharat Times, asked, “which chief minister has performed the best in disaster-affected states?” The options included Omar Abdullah,…

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India-Pakistan match draws ire: Opposition terms it betrayal to martyrs; government says ‘two separate issues’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The India-Pakistan Asia Cup match in Dubai has become a political battlefield even before the first ball is bowled, with opposition parties condemning the match while the government defending it as a sporting necessity. Shiv Sena (UBT) workers staged “sindoor” protests in Maharashtra and urged citizens to boycott the game, calling it…

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Aid meant for relief diverted? Pakistan funding reconstruction of LeT HQ destroyed in Op Sindoor; what intel says | India News

[ad_1] Pakistan is financing the reconstruction of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) Muridke headquarters, Markaz Taiba, which was destroyed in precision airstrikes during Operation Sindoor on May 7. According to ANI, citing an agency dossier, LeT has launched fundraising campaigns under the pretext of flood relief to support the redevelopment project.Moreover, Islamabad has already allocated PKR 4 crore,…

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‘Bedsheets unchanged, toilets inaccessible’: Tejashwi Yadav flags crisis at Bihar govt hospital; calls it ‘double jungle raj’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday accused the NDA government in Bihar of presiding over a collapse in public healthcare after inspecting Purnea’s Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). He pointed to patients sharing beds, toilets unfit for use, and bedsheets not changed for weeks, calling the situation a…

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Speculative realty investors are like slow poison, they jeopardise genuine buyers: SC | India News

[ad_1] New Delhi: Highlighting misuse of insolvency proceedings in real estate sector which is triggered by speculative investors and affecting the interest of genuine homebuyers, Supreme Court said such investors are acting like a “slow poison” for the residential real estate sector and they are interested in making profits and not in getting possession of…

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