Ansari cites Nehru on ‘danger to India’ from Hindu right-wing communalism NEW DELHI: Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday cited former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru‘s remarks about the “danger to India” while referring to concerns raised by late constitutional expert and author AG Noorani in his book The RSS: A Menace to India.He…
The women’s performances also highlighted a broader change in their role in government welfare programmes Women’s empowerment found expression through songs at the Matri Shakti Samvad and Felicitation Ceremony held at Mukhya Sevak Sadan on Saturday, with women highlighting various women-centric welfare and empowerment schemes of the Central and state governments.The women also expressed their…
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh on Russian sactions NEW DELHI: India will take decisions in the best interests of its people and will continue to follow an independent foreign policy, minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said while responding to a question on the Russian Sanctions Bill and its possible impact on India.“The…
Anojan Sivarasa’s family has claimed that he was sentenced to death over a social media post allegedly amounting to blasphemy A Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker on Saturday urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the case of a young Sri Lankan Tamil facing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia.In making…
Bittu was detained by the Ludhiana Police and whisked away to an undisclosed location NEW DELHI: BJP leader and former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu was detained by Ludhiana Police on Saturday after he protested with eggs and tomatoes as chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s cavalcade passed through Ludhiana.Bittu was detained by the Ludhiana Police and…
File photo: Thane Police arrest three in connection with TET paper leak case NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test paper allegedly walked out of an Agra printing press hidden inside shoe insoles, with two employees paid Rs 8,000 each to smuggle out the confidential examination material, according to a chargesheet filed by Thane City…
Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Rejinagar as her candidate withdraws. NEW DELHI: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction’s candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, has decided to withdraw his candidature, dealing another setback to the faction a day after its Nandigram nominee also pulled out.Chowdhury said he was withdrawing because the faction’s newly allotted…
The conference is being held on September 19 and 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a two-day international conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics”, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.The conference, being held on September 19 and 20, brings together judges, environmental experts,…
BJP chief Nitin Nabin donates 3 months’ MP salary to Bihar CM relief fund NEW DELHI: BJP chief Nitin Nabin Friday donated three months of his salary as Rajya Sabha MP to help efforts to aid flood victims in his home state Bihar, and asserted central and state govts are making every effort to deal…
Rahul directly questioned Shah over the responsibility for women’s safety in Delhi. Priyanka Gandhi further questioned the government’s response to crimes against women. NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have spoken out over the alleged gang rape and murder of a teenage girl in Delhi, with both questioning the authorities over…
