Emergency
- India
Oppn slams PM over ‘Emergency’ remark, says govt must focus on current issues
New Delhi: Opposition leaders hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘Emergency’ remark on Monday, questioning his government’s style of functioning and saying that it needs to focus on present…
- India
Omar Abdullah alleges undeclared ‘Emergency’ exists in country
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged that an undeclared “Emergency” exists in the country at present and that there is no “transparency” in the affairs of the government.…
- India
Besides Emergency, press freedom not restricted by any govt in India: Rajnath
New Delhi: Leaving aside the “dark chapter” of the Emergency, in the history of India’s democracy, there can “never be seen any restriction” on the freedom of the press, Union minister Rajnath…
- Bollywood
Kangana Ranaut to NEVER work with Sandeep Reddy Vanga?
Mumbai: Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut has responded to Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s suggestion that he might cast her in his next film. The director, who is known for making divisive movies such as…
- India
‘Undeclared Emergency’ since 2014: Cong slams govt after arrest of Purkayastha
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Centre after the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, alleging that the Narendra Modi government has imposed an “undeclared Emergency” since 2014 which has…
- World
New York City declares state of emergency over flash flooding
New York: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and surrounding area after torrential storms flooded subways and streets and delayed flights.…
- India
Tripura: Man tries to open emergency door of flight mid-air, detained
Agartala: Passengers of a Guwahati-Agartala Indigo flight had a mid-air scare when a passenger attempted to open an emergency door, an Airports Authority of India official said. The man, identified as Biswajit…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Health min launches Centralized Emergency Response Center
Hyderabad: Telangana finance and health minister T Harish Rao on Sunday, August 20, inaugurated the new Emergency Response Center (ERC) 108, 104, 102 at the IIHFW office in Vengal Rao Nagar, Hyderabad.…
- World
Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 still around: WHO director general
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. “I would like to highlight two…
- Technology
People get ‘Emergency Alert’ message from govt, raise issue on Twitter
New Delhi: Several people in India took to Twitter after they received a test “Emergency Alert – Severe” message from the government on their mobile phones. The message, which caused some people…
- India
Modi’s commitment to democracy has healed wounds of Emergency: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to democracy has healed the wounds of the Emergency which he described as a “black spot” in the history…