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Hate-filled screed draws inspiration from Christchurch attack Nineteen minutes before the first 911 call alerted authorities to a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, a hate-filled, anti-immigrant manifesto appeared online. It spoke of a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.” It detailed a plan to separate America into territories …

Gunman kills 20 people at a Walmart store in Texas while another murders nine, including his sister, in Ohio Thirty people died and dozens were wounded in two mass shootings within just 13 hours of each other in the U.S., shocking the country and prompting calls from some politicians for …

Dr. Abdullah said all parties resolved to be united in “protecting the identity, autonomy and special rights of J&K.” “Modification or abrogation of Article 35A or Article 370 would be aggression against the people of J&K,” read the joint statement called ‘Gupkar Declaration.’ The leaders unanimously sought an audience with …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon BJP MPs on Sunday to work with a positive mindset. In his address at the concluding session of the two-day training programme for over 380 party lawmakers, he also referred to the next Lok Sabha election, scheduled for 2024, and told them to nurse …

“The notices have been a bolt from the blue. Most people like Jamir Ali, Jahanara Khatun, Aamir Ali are daily-wagers and unable to get vehicles to centres 300-500 km away at such short notice. They fear they will be excluded from NRC if they cannot turn up at the specified …

‘Airfares are cheaper than AC-1, AC-2 train fares’ Contending that airfares to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from their centres are “cheaper” than AC-1 and AC-2 train fares, the Hubballi -headquartered South Western Railway (SWR) has approved its officials’ request to fly to these destinations instead. The General Manager, South Western …

Hotels are empty following the advisory Tourism has suffered a major jolt in Kashmir on Sunday. Against an average footfall of 3,000 tourists per day just the previous week, a trickle of 350 arrived in the Valley, despite the adverse advisory. A Tourism Department official told The Hindu that most …

Army asks Pakistan to take back the corpses, but it denies any hand in the infiltration attempts The Army has asked Pakistan to take back the bodies of its Border Action Team (BAT) personnel lying in Indian territory, Army sources said on Sunday. “The Pakistan Army was contacted by us …

They are all included in draft NRC published last year Anwar Hussain was surprised to receive a notice from the Local Registrar of Citizen Registration (LRCR) of the Goroimari Revenue Block on Saturday. The notice gave him less than 48 hours to appear, with all members of his family, for …

They won India’s first-ever men’s doubles final at the Thailand Open badminton championship India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted a piece of history on Sunday by breaching the ‘Chinese Wall’ of reigning World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen, with a 21-19, 18-21, 21-18 victory in the …