New Delhi: Protesting wrestlers including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday after they breached the security cordon while trying to move towards the new Parliament building, where a women’s Mahapanchayat was planned for the day. In chaotic scenes witnessed at the Jantar Mantar, wrestlers and police officers…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he inaugurated the new Parliament building, saying that a “self-glorifying authoritarian PM with utter disdain for parliamentary procedures” has opened the new complex. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building on Sunday morning. Attacking the PM, Congress general…
New Delhi: Amid the raging Sengol row, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the positions taken by the government and the Opposition on the issue are reconcilable, as he called for embracing this symbol from the past to affirm the values of our present. His remarks come amid a war of words between the…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday took a dig at the BJP over the party describing the Sengol as a symbol of transfer of power from the British, saying that in India the transfer of power is through the will of the people who gave themselves this Constitution. His remarks come amid…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, saying his personality exuded strength and his fearless and self-respecting nature could not tolerate the mindset of slavery. Paying homage to Savarkar on his birth anniversary during the ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast, Modi said Savarkar’s sacrifice, courage and determination continue to inspire…
New Delhi: Soon after inaugurating the new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hoped that the iconic building becomes a cradle of empowerment, igniting dreams and nurturing them into reality. May it propel our great nation to new heights of progress, he said. “As the new building of India’s Parliament is inaugurated, our hearts…
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday said his government has set a target to generate 100 GW of renewable energy under its green hydrogen mission. Speaking at the eighth NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting, Patel said the state was committed to achieving green growth with renewable energy. “Gujarat’s renewable energy capacity has reached…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting his request to host Khelo India 2023 and said on Saturday that the games would be conducted with befitting grandeur, like when the state organised the 44th Chess Olympiad. The games would showcase Tamil culture and hospitality, he said. Making the…
New Delhi: Enabling policies and grassroot initiatives of Modi-led government have led to social and economic transformation of the country since 2014, and the nation is all set to become the fourth largest economy in world within two years, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. India is being seen as a bright spot globally and…
Rajamahendravaram (AP): TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said his party flag is the backbone of the Telugu community across the globe while the front and rear wheels of the party’s election symbol bicycle stand for welfare and development respectively. He made these remarks at the two-day ‘Mahanadu’,…
