New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Sunday registered an FIR over a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, where his statements indicating a commitment to abolishing reservation quotas for Muslims in Telangana, were changed to make it seem that he was advocating scrapping of all reservations. “We received a complaint regarding the edited video of the Home Minister. Two complaints were received by police, one from the BJP and another from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Following this, the Delhi Police Special Cell Cyber Wing’s IFSO unit filed an FIR,” a source said. A ..read more

Avondale (USA), April 28 (IANS) The Irish duo of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, who were tied for the lead after each of the first two rounds, were tied third after the third round in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA TOUR’s only team event. Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair shot a 12-under 60 in Saturday Four-ball to take the third-round lead. At 23-under 193, Fishburn and Blair had a one-stroke lead over Luke List and Henrik Norlander, with Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard third at 21-under. Indian American Sahith Theegala and Will Zalatoris had missed the halfway cut. Chinese Taipei’s Yu a ..read more

Mansa (Punjab), April 28 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Sunday said like the case of Delhi, governance in Punjab had come to a standstill because Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was not signing any file for months now, resulting in complete paralysis in government work. He also promised that SAD was committed to establishing a medical college in Mansa once it came into power in the state while castigating the AAP government for promising to establish 16 medical colleges but not even starting work on one institution. Talking to the media here, Badal said while two lak ..read more

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Indian para-shooters excelled on Sunday and claimed five medals including two gold medals in the World Shooting Para Sports (WSPS) World Cup in Changwon, South Korea. In all the Indian para-shooters won two gold, two silver and one bronze on Sunday in the second World Cup of the year that started in the Korean city on April 22 and will continue till May 1. The gold medals for India came through Nihal Singh and Bhakti Sharma in the Mix 10m Air Pistol event and Sanjeev Kumar Giri in P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol. Bhakti Sharma in P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol and the combine of ..read more

Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come to the state only after responding on why he failed to fulfil the commitments made to Telangana at the time of its formation. He said the PM should tell the people why the commitments made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 were not implemented. Addressing road shows in the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, he alleged that during the 10-year rule of PM Modi, Telangana did not get funds or industries. He said the Modi government failed to give the Bayyar ..read more

Ballari (Karnataka), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, while addressing a rally in Karnataka’s Ballari, sought the blessings of the people to protect crores of daughters like Neha Hiremath, an MCA student and Congress leader’s daughter who was stabbed to death in broad daylight by a Muslim youth with whom she was in a “relationship”. Speaking at the rally, PM Modi said that he was not seeking power to enjoy but to curb incidents like bomb blasts in the country. “Before 2014, many bomb blasts had happened but after 2014 they stopped. This is Modi. I will ensure the securi ..read more

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) There is a peculiar problem that filmmakers are facing. The system they created to use for their advantage is now backfiring on them. Buying influencers on social media seems to have boomeranged on them to the extent that some filmmakers were compelled to seek judicial intervention. There was a time when filmmakers as well as film stars wielded influence on film critics. The critics used to be followed by some because their views and reviews were available in the print media. The opinions of ‘trade analysts’ were available only from specialist magazines that only the t ..read more

Dhaka, April 28 (IANS) Bangladesh recalled fast bowling all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin in a strong squad for the first three T20Is of the series against Zimbabwe next month. With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in focus, the squad is bolstered by the addition of Saifuddin, who has played 34 T20Is for Bangladesh, the last of which came in October 2022. Saifuddin returns after a long injury layoff and recently featured for Fortune Barishal in their title-winning campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League. Also in the squad is ODI opener Tanzid Hasan, who is yet to play T20 internationals. The s ..read more

Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) asked West Bengal’s Director General of Police Sanjoy Mukherjee to conduct a thorough investigation into the Sunday attack on woman BJP leader, Saraswati Sarkar, allegedly by ruling Trinamool Congress activists. The NCW issued a statement, strongly condemning the assault on Saraswati Sarkar, who heads the BJP’s Kasba unit in south Kolkata. “The shocking incident underscores a disturbing pattern of violence against women in West Bengal,” the statement read. As per the statement, NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has sent a letter to D ..read more

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his name is the guarantee of security in the country, adding it was his primary duty to protect the citizens of the nation. Addressing a massive rally in Karnataka’s Davanagere city, the Prime Minister said: “Modi is also a guarantee for development. You (people) have seen it in the last 10 years. ‘Ghar mein ghus kar martai hai Modi’ … it is my primary duty to protect the citizens. People of Karnataka have been feeling that they are unsafe.” Criticising the Congress, PM Modi said the party was doing vote ..read more