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Naseeruddin Shah condemns Muslims celebrating Taliban
New Delhi: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has condemned what he says are “sections of Indian Muslims celebrating the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan”, calling it dangerous. “Even as the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is a cause for concern for the whole world, celebrations of the barbarians...
Glimpses of a brewing political sibling rivalry in Andhra
Former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s wife Vijayamma has invited associates of her late husband in politics and bureaucrats for what is being officially termed as a prayer meet but political pundits can witnesses cracks in the family. Vijayamma personally called up all the invitees, expected to be more...
Chandan Mitra is dead
New Delhi: Chandan Mitra, editor-politician who had been ailing for some time, passed away late last night, tweeted his son. He was 65. “Since it is already out there; Dad passed away late last night. He had been suffering for a while,” tweeted his son Kushan Mitra. Since...
Haryana Govt transfers officer for action against farmers
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has transferred 19 IAS officers, including Karnal Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha, who was recently caught on tape allegedly telling policemen dealing with a farmers’ protest to “break their heads”. Mr Sinha will now be the additional secretary of the Citizen Resources Information Department, a government...
Delhi schools reopen after 17 months
Schools in the national capital reopened with strict anti-Covid measures in place after a gap of 17 months. The new guidelines —- put in place to curb the potential spread of Covid —- include mandatory thermal screening, staggered lunch breaks, alternate seating arrangements, 50% seating per classroom, and...
Harish Rawat apologises for ‘Panj Pyare’ remark
After sparking a fresh controversy in Punjab, Congress in-charge Harish Rawat on Wednesday apologised for his ‘Panj Pyare’ remark and said that he had no intentions of hurting Sikh sentiments. “Sometimes you express respect and use some such words which are offensive. I too have made a mistake of...
Mulayem meeting with BJP chief triggers speculations
The Samajwadi Party has got political pundits guessing after Mulayam Singh Yadav’s meeting with Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief Swatantra Dev Singh. The Samajwadi Party has claimed that its leader Mulayam Singh Yadav had invited Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh to join the SP at their meeting on...
Amarinder backs Jallianwala renovation, contradicts Rahul
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday appeared to support the renovations at Jallianwala Bagh, for which the Centre has been facing a storm of criticism from opposition, historians and the civil society. The Congress government of Punjab has also been in the line of fire,...
AAP to contest in all UP Assembly seats
The AAP will contest on all the 403 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls next year on its own strength, party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said on Tuesday. Singh, who is also the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Uttar Pradesh in-charge, said the names of the candidates will...
Rahul slams Centre’s Jallianwala Bagh Memorial revamp
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the government’s revamp of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial an “insult to martyrs”, saying only a person who does not know the meaning of martyrdom can inflict such an insult. Taking to Twitter, the former Congress chief tagged a media report...
Kejriwal asserts AAP’s national ambitions
“We have changed Delhi…I have a pact with God that I will not die before seeing my country as the number one in the world,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced at a farmers’ ‘mahapanchayat’ in Haryana’s Jind on April 4, 2021. Kejriwal urged the farmers, who have been...
Nine Supreme Court judges take oath in one go
New Delhi: Nine new Supreme Court judges, including three women, were administered their oaths of office by Chief Justice NV Ramana on Tuesday morning. This is the first time in the history of India’s highest court that nine judges have been sworn in at one time. The ceremony...
India wants China border dispute solved through dialogue
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India wants a solution to the border dispute with China through dialogue and asserted that the government would never allow the sanctity of borders to be violated. The Modi government has made it clear to the forces that any unilateral action...
Gunfire at Kabul airport amid Taliban takeover
Kabul: Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001. Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban...
Assam Congress breaks up with Ajmal to pursue ties with Gogoi
It took the core committee of Assam Congress five long hours to decide whether it should continue to have its key partner All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the Mahajot (Grand Alliance) or part ways if the beleaguered national party needs to better its performance in the ensuing...
JD(U) believes Nitish has ‘all qualities’ to become PM
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not in the race for the post of the Prime Minister though he has all the qualities required to become one, his party, the Janata Dal (United), said on Sunday. The party is an ally of the BJP at the Centre as well...
ICHR says Nehru poster controversy ‘unnecessary’
New Delhi: Facing flak from opposition parties for excluding Jawaharlal Nehru’s image from a poster celebrating the 75th year of independence, the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) said the controversy over the issue is “unnecessary” as other posters being released in the coming days will feature the first...
CBI files 28 cases in Bengal post-poll violence
Kolkata: More than 100 CBI officers crisscrossing Bengal to investigate post-poll violence on orders of the Calcutta High Court have filed 28 cases so far, seven of them on Sunday. Two persons arrested on Saturday in the Nadia district have been sent to judicial custody till 10th September. The...
