BJP’s Rahul-Jinnah analogy over NCERT module blaming Congress for Partition

IANS | August 16, 2025 4:33 PM

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Amid the brewing controversy over National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT)’s new module blaming three entities for 1947 Partition – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Viceroy Lord Mountbatten and the Congress party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday upped the ante on the grand old party and accused it of facilitating division of the country, on basis of religion.

Third day of rescue operation in J&K’s Kishtwar; 60 dead, over 100 injured (Ld)

IANS | August 16, 2025 1:39 PM

Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Relief and rescue operations continued for the third day on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kishtwar district as so far 60 dead bodies were recovered and over 100 injured people were evacuated to hospitals for treatment. Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah reached Kishtwar on Friday evening and would be reaching the disaster site at Chashoti village today.