The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Naib, Emir Liaqat Baloch announced that the religio-political party would hold a shutter-down strike across the country on August 28 to mount pressure on the government to provide relief to the masses, Geo News reported.
On the occasion of the Janmashtami festival, devotees flocked to temples across the country to seek Lord Krishna's blessing on his birth anniversary, with political leaders like Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel paying their obeisance.
US diplomats including Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Graham Mayer and First Secretary Gary Applegarth met National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar on Monday.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that his government launched the Unified Pension Scheme because he depended on allies to stay in power.
His comments came in the aftermath of the political crisis in the neighbouring country Bangladesh where Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister, was forced to flee the country following weeks of deadly protests.
Verma further praised the Centre, highlighting that people have participated in the Lok Sabha elections because of the atmosphere created by the government.
Speaking on the Badlapur incident, where two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted, Ashish Shelar said that the political conspiracy in the organised protest should also be investigated.
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based Uyghur rights organisation, has highlighted the case of Elijan Ismail, a Uyghur entrepreneur who was arrested and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for performing 'Zakat', the yearly donation practice underscored in Islam.
Following the outrage over the alleged Badlapur sexual assault case, Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Saturday said that the outrage in Maharashtra is driven by social responsibility and the protests are not politically motivated.
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren has pledged to work for the uplift of the tribal and poor communities in Jharkhand.