Bengaluru:  Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has directed Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to conduct an inquiry into the incident in which ministers were allegedly prevented by police officers from entering the Nandi Dhwaja (Nandi Flag) puja venue at the Mysuru Palace premises. Ministers Balakrishna, Narendraswamy and Basavanthappa were allegedly denied entry to the puja…

New Delhi:  The BJP on Thursday cited a media report on alleged links between riots in France and the recent protests in India, claiming it exposes the “anarchy and regime change plot” of the Congress, and called Rahul Gandhi a “gaddar” (traitor). There was no immediate reaction from Congress to the BJP’s charge. According to…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday extended birthday greetings to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and said his “decisive leadership and unwavering dedication” continue to inspire millions across the country. Shah, who has been serving as the country’s home minister since 2019, turned 62 on Thursday. “Warm Birthday Greetings to the Hon’ble…

New Delhi: The JD(U) on Thursday questioned the rationale of the INDIA bloc, saying its constituents often fight against each other in state elections and there is no consensus among them on leadership, issues or a plan to contest polls together. The remarks came as INDIA bloc leaders are scheduled to hold a virtual meeting…

New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi made her Instagram debut on Thursday with a post on her upcoming book, which she said is a “story of love, duty, loss and finding a place to belong”. This is Gandhi’s first foray into social media as over the years she has maintained her distance from…

New Delhi:  When someone with power becomes afraid of the expression of another, he doesn’t know it, but he has already lost the very power he is trying to protect, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday amid the row surrounding her photographer son’s exhibition. Artist and photographer Raihan Vadra, the son of Priyanka…

Raipur:  A video of a senior woman IPS officer firing an AK-47 assault rifle into the air during a traditional weapon worship ritual on Dussehra in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon city has gone viral, triggering a debate over safety, discipline and weapon handling protocols. While some social media users defended Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankita Sharma,…

New Delhi:  Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has condemned the alleged racial abuse of a youth from Tripura by a Delhi-based content creator and said the Delhi and Tripura police would teach the accused a “hard lesson”. In a post on X, Rijiju said there had been a delay in lodging an official complaint…

Bhubaneshwar:  BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and accused him of hatching a conspiracy to bring about a “regime change” without elections and taking guidance from abroad. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the Puri MP alleged that the Congress was attempting to create unrest in the country. “An…