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PM opens Arabic Academy in outreach to Bohra Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new campus of an educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslims on Friday in an outreach to one of Mumbai’s most influential communities ahead of the high-stakes municipal elections in the city. PM Modi was seen walking, holding hands with the head of...
Gehlot’s budget gaffe gives BJP a stick to beat Cong
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took potshots at Congress and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his budget gaffe saying that last year’s budget was read in the state assembly. Nirmala Sitharaman, who replied to the debate on the Union Budget 2023-24, hit back at Congress over...
New US visa plan brings hope to Indian techies
In a move that could benefit tens of thousands of foreign tech workers on H-1B and L1 visas, the US is planning to resume “domestic visa revalidation” in certain categories on a pilot basis with the goal of scaling it up in the next few years. The pilot project,...
After Rahul, Kharge’s parliament remarks also expunged
Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asked Rajya Sabha chairperson, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, why parts of his speech on Prime Minister Narendra Modi were scrubbed from parliament records, a day after similar action against party leader Rahul Gandhi. “I don’t think there was anything unparliamentary or accusatory against...
US rules out sanctions against India on Russian oil
The US is not looking at sanctioning India over its oil purchase from Russia, Karen Donfried, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, said on Wednesday. The relationship with India is most consequential and while the policy approach of US and India may differ, both share...
GVK group denies Adani arm-twisted it for Mumbai airport
GV Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman of the conglomerate GVK, has strongly denied Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s comments that the Modi government arm-twisted GVK and “hijacked” Mumbai airport from the conglomerate and handed it to the Adani group. “There was absolutely no pressure from the Adani group or anyone else...
MP row over poem critical of Gandhi at school event
A poem criticising Mahatma Gandhi recited by a school student sparked a political flashpoint in Madhya Pradesh. The poem, recited at an event in Seoni’s CM Rise School, accused the Mahatma of being “silent” during a “period of violence” — an apparent reference to the Partition. The poem also...
Husband arrested after actor Rakhi Sawant files complaint
Reality Star Rakhi Sawant’s husband Adil Durrani has been arrested by Mumbai Police after the former filed an FIR against him, alleging he mishandled her funds. The Oshiwara Police filed the FIR under IPC Sec 406 and 420 against Adil Durrani. Later in the evening, the police also added...
Siddaramaiah Hindutva vs Hindu remark sparks row
Former Karnataka chief minister and the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramiah, on Monday triggered controversy with his remark that he is not anti-Hindu but anti-Hindutva as according to him, Hindutva is for murder, violence and discrimination. Speaking in Kalaburagi during the launch of a book –...
Parliament adjourned amid Opposition protest on Adani row
Both houses of the parliament were adjourned till 2 pm today amid loud protests and sloganeering from opposition parties demanding a discussion on and an investigation into allegations of fraud against the Adani Group. Opposition parties, following a meeting at the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya...
Video shows Chinese balloon being downed by US missile
Boom. And the Chinese spy balloon, of the size of three buses, that had strayed into the US airspace was shot down with a single missile, showed a video. The Pentagon said on Friday that it had surveillance capabilities. China angrily voiced its “strong dissatisfaction” at the move and...
RBI says banking sector stable amid Adani stocks rout
The Reserve Bank of India today said the country’s banking system remains resilient and stable, amid concerns about the exposure of lenders to Adani group companies. “Various parameters relating to capital adequacy, asset quality, liquidity, provision coverage and profitability are healthy. Banks are also in compliance with the Large...
Adani ditches share issue on ‘moral’ grounds
Adani Enterprises Ltd has called off its Rs 20,000-crore share sale, saying it would not be “morally correct” in the current market condition. Adani Enterprises chief Gautam Adani has said although the FPO closed successfully yesterday, “the market has been unprecedented (today), and our stock price has fluctuated over...
Income tax rebate limit up to Rs 7 lakh in New Regime
The central government today made the much-awaited mega announcement on increasing the earnings level up to which no income tax is payable: Rs 7 lakh a year from the 2023-24 financial year. It was Rs 5 lakh so far. Under a new five-slab structure, those making even a rupee above it...
Adani refutes Hindenburg charges as ‘attack on India’
Gautam Adani’s group on Sunday likened the damning allegations made by short seller Hindenburg Research to a “calculated attack” on India, its institutions and growth story, saying the allegations are “nothing but a lie”. In a 413-page response, Adani Group said the report was driven by “an ulterior motive”...
Heavy snowfall may disrupt grand finale of Rahul’s Yatra
Heavy snowfall in Kashmir’s Srinagar might dampen the celebratory spirit of the closing ceremony of Congress’s pan-India foot march ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, scheduled for today. Congress is organising a mega rally at Sher-I-Kashmir Cricket Stadium to mark the end of 135-day long Kanyakumari to Kashmir yatra. Besides the...
March against ‘love jihad’ seeks anti-conversion laws
Activists of right-wing organisations took out a massive rally in Mumbai on Sunday against ‘love jihad’ and demanded anti-conversion laws and a crackdown on land grabbing in the name of religion. Leaders and workers of right-wing outfits such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu...
BBC Modi show screened in Kerala, Delhi, Hyderabad
The Congress unit in Kerala screened the controversial BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi in Thiruvananthapuram even though the central government has banned it in India saying it’s false and motivated “propaganda”. The public showing of the series — the two-part documentary speaks about the 2002 Gujarat riots and...
