New Delhi: Waheeda Rehman, who made her debut 68 years ago and went on to act in cult classics such as “Pyaasa” and “Guide”, was on Tuesday named recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the government’s highest recognition in the field of cinema. “I’m doubly happy because it is Dev Anand’s birthday. I think ‘taufa […]
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday suggested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to get good advisers to understand the nuances of governance. “After being in politics all these years, and 10 years of the Congress being in government, Rahul Gandhi is yet to grasp how the government functions or takes decisions,” the senior BJP […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the government of “mismanagement of economy” and having “misplaced priorities”, claiming households are unable to save due to high inflation and stagnant wages. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh cited a media report which he said flagged “serious concerns” about India’s household savings. “Many […]
Bhopal: With an eye on the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tore into Congress equating the party with “rusted iron” which he said would push MP back into the BIMARU category if given an opportunity again. Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers ‘Karyakarta Mahakumb’, the prime minister said the […]
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ruled out any possibility of returning to the NDA, which he had junked a year ago, to which the BJP said he would not be welcomed back even if he begged for realignment. Kumar was speaking at a function organised on the occasion of the birth anniversary […]
Should ‘shake conscience of state’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government for the sloppy probe in Muzaffarnagar school incident where a student belonging to Muslim community was slapped by his fellow classmates on instructions of a teacher. The apex court said that if true, the incident should “shake […]
New Delhi/Udaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the speed and scale of infrastructure development matched the aspirations of 140 crore Indians as he flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states. Flagging off the Vande Bharat Express trains via video conferencing, Modi also slammed the previous […]
New Delhi: No one is more capable than Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to become the prime ministerial face of the Opposition INDIA alliance bloc, Bihar deputy speaker and Janata Dal -United (JD-U) leader Maheshwar Hazari said on Sunday. Hazari even claimed that whenever INDIA bloc will announce its PM candidate, it will be Nitish […]
New Delhi: As more BJP MPs urged Speaker Om Birla to probe BSP MP Danish Ali’s conduct in Lok Sabha, the lawmaker on Sunday claimed a narrative was being set for “lynching” him outside the House and termed as baseless the allegation that he had instigated ruling party member Ramesh Bidhuri who made derogatory remarks […]
New Delhi: The Vijayawada ACB court on Sunday extended, till October 5, the judicial custody of TDP supremo and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the alleged Skill Development Corporation scam. With Naidu’s custody ending Sunday, he was produced before the court virtually from Rajahmundry Central Jail. Judge Hima Bindu extended the custody by […]