NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the ruling BJP of spreading lies about his remarks made during his visit to US recently, and said he will always speak up for the values that define India. On September 10, Gandhi had stoked a controversy after he said the fight […]
Pune: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said the biggest test of democracy is that the ruler tolerates even the strongest opinion against him, and it leads to introspection. Writers and intellectuals should express themselves fearlessly, the senior BJP leader said at a book release function held at MIT World Peace University here on Friday. “The […]
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Atishi took oath on Saturday as Delhi’s third woman chief minister and became the youngest of all three to hold the top office in the national capital. She also became the 17th woman to hold the post of chief minister in independent India. The senior AAP leader, however, will have a […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday slammed a section of the media for allegedly spreading “fake news” about the memorandum prepared by the state government for central aid in the context of the Wayanad landslide disaster, terming it “destructive journalism.” “What is happening in Kerala is destructive journalism. A section of the media […]
NEW DELHI: You cannot be “touchy” in politics, the Supreme Court observed while hearing Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan’s plea relating to a criminal defamation proceeding initiated against him. Murugan approached the apex court last year, challenging a September 5, 2023, Madras High Court order in which it had refused […]
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday declared that the Centre is committed to eliminating Naxalism by March 2026. Due to the policies of the Modi government, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has now been restricted to a few districts in Chhattisgarh, he said, adding that Naxalism is a threat to both humanity and […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court’s YouTube channel was hacked on Friday and showing videos promoting a cryptocurrency developed by US-based company Ripple Labs. A blank video with the title “Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple Responds To The SEC’s $2 Billion Fine! XRP PRICE PREDICTION” is currently live on the hacked channel. The Supreme court has been using […]
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the case of financial irregularities in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital have secured crucial clues about how its former principal, Sandip Ghosh had illegally awarded contracts for sophisticated and technical projects to a particular business entity which did not have the requisite expertise […]
RAIPUR: Three FIRs have been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in parts of Chhattisgarh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community through his remarks made during the recent US visit, police said on Friday. While two cases – one at the Civil Lines police station in capital Raipur and another at […]
INDORE: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said women need to be encouraged to pursue higher education and become independent to achieve the goal of making India the world’s most developed nation by 2047. She also urged people to help women make this happen. “I would like to call upon all educational institutions and teachers to […]