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Modi says new India reviving tradition of science with faith
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Ujjain has led India’s prosperity and knowledge for thousands of years and the new India is moving forward by reviving the tradition of science and research along with faith. Speaking at a public function after performing puja at the Mahakaleshwar temple and...
Infosys president Ravi Kumar quits, no reason given
IT services major Infosys on Tuesday said its president Ravi Kumar S has resigned from his post. The company did not give any reason for the move which comes just days ahead of its second quarter earnings announcement. “The board of directors placed on record their deep sense of...
TMC claims Ganguly denied 2nd term for failure to join BJP
Amid reports that Roger Binny is likely to replace Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI President, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of “trying to humiliate” the former Indian skipper as it failed to induct him into the party. The BJP had tried to spread a...
Shinde faction gets ‘two swords and shield’ as symbol
The Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has received the ‘Two swords and shield’ as symbol for the upcoming by-election in Andheri (East), the Election Commission said today. The Commission has already allotted the name “Balasahebanchi ShivSena” for his group. In its letter, the Commission...
Modi blames Jawaharlal Nehru for Kashmir imbroglio
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel resolved issues of merger of other princely states, but “one person” could not resolve the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in a veiled attack on India’s first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Anand district ahead of the state...
Kejriwal claims many Gujarat BJP leaders ‘secretly’ support him
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that many leaders and workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat secretly support his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and want to see the defeat of their own party in the upcoming Assembly elections. Targeting the BJP over the...
Tharoor says not allergic to Ambanis and Adanis
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday echoed what his party colleague and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on industrialist Gautam Adani’s announcement to invest Rs 65,000 crore in the northern state over the next five years. Gehlot had welcomed Adani at the Invest Rajasthan Summit earlier this week, where...
Uddhav faction asks for name with Thackeray for party
The Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena has given a list of three names and symbols for the upcoming bye-election in Mumbai’s Andheri East, sources in the Election Commission said. ‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb Thackeray’ is the first choice for the name and ‘Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ is the...
Musk ‘formula’ to resolve China-Taiwan tensions, Ukraine war
Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing. “My recommendation . . . would be to...
Mob performs puja at Karnataka heritage madrasa on Dussehra
A mob participating in a procession for Dussehra allegedly broke into a heritage madrasa in Bidar district of Karnataka. They shouted slogans and even performed a puja in a corner of the building. A police case has been registered against nine people, but no arrest has been made yet....
ED raids across Delhi, Punjab, Hyderabad in liquor policy case
The Enforcement Directorate today launched fresh raids at about 35 locations in Delhi, Punjab and Hyderabad, deepening its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped Delhi liquor policy. The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor companies, distributors and supply chain networks in these...
RSS chief: Hindu Rashtra concept getting more acceptance
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said scare-mongering was being done by some that there was a danger to minorities, but asserted that this is neither the nature of the Sangh nor of Hindus. “The Sangh resolves to stand on the side of brotherhood, amity and peace,”...
Shah blames Farooq, Nehru-Gandhis for JK woes
Union home minister Amit Shah ruled out talks with Pakistan today and indicated that the elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held soon. Speaking to a huge crowd in Kashmir’s Baramulla, Shah said, “I assure you that once revision of revision of electoral rolls is completed, free and...
KCR moves to national stage with Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, aspiring for a national role ahead of the 2024 election, launched the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), a new version of his party, at the recommended “auspicious time” of 1.19 pm on Wednesday. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is now BRS, Rao declared after...
Sisodia demands action in 6,000-cr scam in BJP-run MCD
In the scam-versus-scam fight between the BJP and AAP in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wrote to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena with a renewed demand for action over a “Rs 6,000-crore scam” in collection of toll tax by BJP-run municipal bodies. This came a day after the Lieutenant Governor —...
Cong left with chairmanship of only one parliamentary panel
For the first time in around three decades, opposition parties have not been given the chairmanship of any of the four key parliamentary panels in the latest reshuffle announced on Tuesday. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who headed the panel on Information Technology, has been replaced by an MP from the...
Roll-out of KCR’s national party to take on BJP today
After months of positioning himself as a national player and touring states to meet anti-BJP leaders, Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samiti President K Chandrasekhar Rao is on Mission 2024. He is all set to launch his national party. The muhurat (auspicious time) has been set for 1:19...
Case against ‘obscene’ dance on UP Ramlila stage
Uttar Pradesh cops have filed a case against 10 members of a Ramlila committee after a video of an “indecent” dance being performed on a stage surfaced on social media. The video was from Panwasa village, Sambhal police said in a statement. An FIR was lodged against 10...
