New Delhi: A nationhood is constituted by people who share a “common sense of their history” and a “common vision of their future”, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday as he released an 11-volume series that charts different phases of the history of ancient India and its accomplishments. Addressing a gathering at the…
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday sought support for his wife in the Lok Sabha polls and sent out a message to Baramati voters, telling them they have elected his uncle Sharad Pawar’s daughter three times, but now they should elect his daughter-in-law. Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it will hear on April 16 a batch of pleas seeking cross-verification of the votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The VVPAT is an independent vote verification system which enables an elector to see whether his vote was cast correctly. It generates a paper…
New Delhi: In a massive setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition challenging his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam, saying there was no contravention of legal provisions. Besides his arrest, Kejriwal, who is currently in judicial custody in Tihar…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the start of Navratri and also the traditional Indian new year, which is celebrated in the form of various festivals across India. In a post in Hindi on X, Modi said, “Best wishes to all my family members of the country on the occasion…
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices continued their record-breaking rally on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex breaching the historic 75,000-mark for the first time ever in early trade and the Nifty climbing to its fresh new record peak. Buying in IT stocks contributed the most to the markets rally in early trade. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed…
Chennai: Ravindra Jadeja made optimum use of a tacky Chepauk surface as Chennai Super Kings were back to winning ways after they comfortably outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in an IPL match here on Monday. It was CSK’s third win in five games, all of which have come at Chepauk, having lost the…
CHANDRAPUR: In an acerbic attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held the grand old party responsible for all ills plaguing the country and went on to compare the outfit to bitter gourd (karela), whose taste he said, will never change even if it is “fried in ghee or mixed with sugar”….
Idukki: The Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church recently included the screening of the contentious film ‘The Kerala Story’ as part of its three-day vacation training class for catechism students across various churches in the diocese from April 2nd. Directed by Sudipto Sen, ‘The Kerala Story’ is a modestly-budgeted Hindi film that narrates a…
Seoni: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday exuded confidence to win the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and said the new government will transfer Rs 1 lakh annually into accounts of women belonging to SC, ST, and backward categories. Addressing a rally at Dhanora in Seoni district, which is part of the Mandla Lok Sabha constituency,…
