Patna: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ heralded the Indian freedom movement and kept the country united post-independence. Addressing a programme to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the song at the BJP office here, Shah asserted that the dreams envisioned by the freedom fighters were fulfilled in…
New Delhi: In an apparent attack at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said important stanzas of the national song “Vande Mataram” were dropped in 1937, which sowed the seeds of partition, and asserted that such a “divisive mindset” is still a challenge for the country. Modi made the comments while inaugurating the…
Mumbai: Properties owned by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused Tiger Memon and his family, including a flat where one of the conspiracy meetings had taken place, are set to go under the hammer soon, an official has said. The Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture and Property) Act Authority (SAFEMA) had received details of 17…
New Delhi: The CBI has registered an FIR against former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, his wife Razia Sultana and others in connection with the “murder case” of their son Aquil Akhtar (35), who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Panchkula, Haryana, on October 16, officials said. There was simmering discontent between the deceased and…
Patna: In the “highest ever” voter turnout in Bihar, nearly 65 per cent of 3.75 crore electors voted on Thursday across 121 constituencies in the first phase of the assembly polls, which marks the beginning of a closely watched high-stakes contest that is seen as a litmus test of the ruling NDA’s popularity. In a…
The Congress party’s political mask has finally slipped, this time not by the BJP’s accusations or by public perception, but by the admission of its own Chief Minister. When Telangana’s A. Revanth Reddy told Muslim voters that “Congress hai to Muslims hai, bagar Congress Muslims kuch bhi nahin,” he was not merely speaking in the…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he could travel to India next year and noted that talks with India are “going good”. “It’s great, going good. He (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) stopped… Largely, he stopped buying oil from Russia,” Trump said at the Oval Office in response to a question on how talks…
Panjim (Goa): Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi on Thursday sparked controversy by leaving his hotel immediately after being eliminated from the FIDE World Cup and expressing dissatisfaction with the tournament conditions here. Soon after losing 0.5-1.5 to Indian GM Diptayan Ghosh and bowing out of the prestigious event, the two-time World Championship challenger made a quick…
New Delhi: The BCCI has shortlisted Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai as the venues for next year’s T20 World Cup, with the final to be played in Ahmedabad. The 2023 ODI World Cup final, between India and Australia, was also conducted in Ahmedabad, home to the world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan as part of a money-laundering probe linked to the operations of an alleged illegal betting site, official sources said on Thursday. A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
