New Delhi: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving life sentence in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, died on Thursday, Safdarjung Hospital sources said. The hospital has not yet clarified the cause of his death. Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018, in…
Chennai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the Congress party’s decision to sing only two stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ is not only anti-national but also a defiance of law and appeasement eyeing vote bank. Referring to the Congress Working Committee’s decision to follow only two paras of the national song, instead of the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944 and died on May 21, 1991. “On the occasion of his birth anniversary, paying homage to former Prime Minister of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi,” Modi said in a…
Pune: Police have granted permission for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s August 22 ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Pune with 30 conditions, prohibiting “objectionable” banners or images and directing organisers to avoid hurting religious sentiments. The ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ (voice of students) event is specifically dedicated to female students to discuss issues like education, safety, equality,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of the meeting of chief ministers of southern states to be held near here that will deliberate important inter-state and national issues. Amit Shah will lead the deliberations of the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council at a…
Chennai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council on August 20 at Mamallapuram near here, and the chief ministers of southern states and UTs will take part, the government said on Wednesday. The Southern Zonal Council comprises the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and…
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday condemned the Congress for its decision that only first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at all party events in the future, saying the main opposition party has completely shattered its claim of being the “sole copyright holder” of the freedom struggle with its “adamant” stand against…
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee on Wednesday decided to abide by the 1937 resolution of its highest decision-making body on Vande Mataram, saying only two stanzas of the National Song would be sung at all party events henceforth. The Congress decision came after the BJP accused its leaders of insulting Vande Mataram by not…
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav was detained in Patna on Wednesday while taking out a march over the recent police action during the NEET paper leak protests in Bihar, SSP Kartikeya K Sharma said. Yadav was taken away in a police vehicle near the Income Tax office here. “The government is pushing the future of…
New Delhi: The “scams” under the previous Kejriwal government are now coming to light, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta alleged on Wednesday after the arrest of AAP leader Satyendar Jain. She said that 19 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled in the Delhi Assembly revealed the corruption under the AAP…
