Congress will defeat BJP in Gujarat as it did in Ayodhya: Rahul Gandhi

Congress will defeat BJP in Gujarat as it did in Ayodhya: Rahul Gandhi

AHMEDABAD: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Saturday that his party will defeat the BJP in Gujarat in the next election the same way it did in Ayodhya in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remark while addressing a party workers’ convention in Ahmedabad. […]

Hathras stampede main accused arrested

Hathras stampede main accused arrested

Police say he was recently contacted by pol parties NOIDA: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the July 2 Hathras stampede that killed 121 people, was arrested from Delhi’s Najafgarh area by a Special Operations Group of Hathras police, officials said on Saturday. Madhukar, who was arrested late night on Friday, was contacted by some […]

SP slams UP govt for arresting ‘innocents’

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the way actions were being taken against innocent people and demanded a judicial probe on the way arrests were being made in the Hathras stampede incident. He said that these arrests are a conspiracy in themselves and there should be an immediate judicial inquiry into how these […]

Mayawati seeks action action Bhole Baba

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked the people not to get misled by the superstition and hypocrisy of many so called Babas and demanded action against Bhole Baba. Mayawati has also condemned the murder of party’s Tamil Nadu president K Armstrong and has announced to go to Chennai tomorrow to meet his family […]

VP Dhankar slams P Chidambaram over ‘part-timer’ remark

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday lashed out at Congress leader P Chidambaram over his comment that the three new criminal laws were “drafted by part-timers”, terming it as “inexcusable” and urging him to withdraw his “derogatory, defamatory and insulting” observation. Dhankar said he was “shocked beyond words” when in the morning he read […]

Delhi CM victim of political conspiracy: Sunita Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged on Saturday that he was made the victim of a “deep political conspiracy” and arrested by the ED in the excise policy case based on a false statement by a witness. In a video message, she said Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED […]

NEET-UG 2024 counselling process delayed

NEW DELHI: The counselling process for the medical entrance exam National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 which was expected to start on Saturday has been delayed. The counselling session was expected to start on July 6 even though the Medical Counselling Committee had not shared any detailed notification and schedule for it. Sources […]

PM Modi speaks to UK counterpart Keir Starmer

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK free trade agreement, a statement said. Modi congratulated him on assuming charge and a remarkable victory of his Labour Party in the […]

Centre directs states to be alert about Zika spread

PANAJI: The health department on Friday sent the Union health ministry’s Zika advisory to all health centres, including those in the interiors. An Aedesmosquito-borne viral disease like dengue and chikungunya, Zika is not fatal but is associated with microcephaly (reduced head size) of babies born to affected pregnant women, making it a major concern. “Health […]

PM lauds India’s highest-ever growth in defence production

PM lauds India’s highest-ever growth in defence production

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded India’s highest-ever growth registered in 2023-24 in defence production which rose to Rs 1,26,887 crore, a 16.8% increase compared to the value of production of the previous financial year. Sharing a post on ‘X’ by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the PM wrote, “Very encouraging development. Compliments […]