New Delhi: What would you ask Mahatma Gandhi if you could speak to him face to face? Did the Partition break him emotionally? Why did he leave South Africa? What did he think people misunderstood most about him? Why did he never become Prime Minister?At the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on Wednesday, that impossible conversation suddenly felt…
ED officials produce Ashok Kharat before a Special PMLA Court in connection with a Rs 70 crore money laundering case Mumbai: Seeking custody of Ashok Kharat, a Nashik-based astrologer accused of running a money laundering operation by exploiting spiritual faith, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday submitted how through repeated meetings and rituals presented as…
Bengaluru: Glass facades replacing vintage homes is a story told many times. Here’s a counter-narrative: The two-storey house of HV Nanjundayya, a towering intellectual of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom and founding president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, has been restored to its former glory in a six-year-long exercise.The restoration of the landmark building on Malleswaram 13th…
Edappadi K Palaniswami unveiled an official AIADMK daily named ‘Porvaal’ on May 20. But DMK ran a publication by the same name 79 yrs ago With his name being replaced by rebel faction leader S P Velumani on the masthead of the party’s official daily ‘Namathu Amma’, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami decided to…
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday has called for a grand celebration of the Saraswati Antya Pushkaralu. He announced that the state govt is making extensive preparations for the event, which will be held at Kaleshwaram from May 21 to June 1. Revanth instructed officials to ensure that devotees attending the Pushkara baths…
Kolkata: The scorching spell has triggered a sharp rise not only in heat exhaustion and dehydration cases but also in heart attacks, strokes and neurological emergencies across the hospitals over the past week. Several hospitals have reported a surge in emergency admissions and deployed more staff to manage the rush.Doctors said the rise in cardiac…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Wednesday again permitted temporary de-sealing of an alleged illegal sealed structure at Arpora for maintenance of aquarium fish on payment of costs.Benz Amusement Parks Pvt Ltd filed an application in the high court seeking de-sealing for maintenance of the fish in the aquarium. They stated that their premises house…
Chandigarh: Haryana Human Rights Commission on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the National Crime Records Bureau’s Crime in India-2024 report mentioning the state recorded the highest crime rate against children in the country.A full bench comprising chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, member (judicial) Kuldip Jain and member Deep Bhatia observed that 7,547 cases of crimes…
Guwahati: In a move aimed at addressing persistent complaints over delays in pension disbursal, the Assam govt has introduced a monetary penalty provision of Rs 250 per day for officials responsible for delaying pension processing.In a notification issued by the administrative reforms, training, pension and public grievance dept, the govt stated that financial penalties would…
India and Italy on Wednesday elevated their relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held extensive talks in Rome. The two sides also agreed on a defence industrial roadmap for co-development and co-production of military platforms, and reaffirmed their goal of expanding bilateral trade. The…
