Germany stabbing: Chancellor Scholz vows to crack down on illegal immigrants

IANS | August 26, 2024 9:02 PM

Berlin, Aug 26 (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday vowed to curb irregular migration in the wake of a Syrian asylum seeker being charged with killing three people in a stabbing attack in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia last week and deport those found ineligible or found involved in crime.

Massive police deployment ahead of students protest march in Kolkata

IANS | August 26, 2024 1:15 PM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) A total of 4,000 police personnel will be stationed in different pockets of Kolkata, especially the connecting points with the adjacent Howrah district, in view of Tuesday's 'Nabanna Abhijan' (March to Secretariat) call given by students to protest against the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case.

FairPoint: Abdullah’s autonomy agenda is on, Rahul Gandhi becomes silent partner

IANS | August 25, 2024 3:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The National Conference has promised restoration of Article 370, autonomy for J&K, amnesty to prisoners and encouraging dialogue between India and Pakistan in its election manifesto. All these promises will surely make the separatists and Pakistan, in particular, glee, but raise questions about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s decision to ally with NC.