New Delhi: The BJP on Monday unveiled its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, giving former Union minister Smriti Irani a significant organisational role as one of the party’s eight national general secretaries and assigning her charge of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Irani’s appointment is among the most closely watched decisions…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a separate plea of the Nirmohi Akhara seeking a direction to the Centre to reconstitute the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the affairs of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, as a “public trust”. The Nirmohi Akhara, an ancient Ramanandi Hindu monastic order…
New Delhi: In a major relief to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Allahabad High Court not to proceed with a case involving allegations of disproportionate assets against the Congress leader. The top court also asked the CBI and the ED not to file any report in pursuance of the directions of…
Tarapith (WB): At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured in a fire at a hotel in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early on Monday, police said. The fire erupted around 5 am on the ground floor of the four-storey hotel in the temple town of Tarapith, when most of the guests were…
Lakshmisarai (Bihar): At least six people were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred due to a heavy rush of devotees at the temple to offer water to lord Shiva in the holy month of Shravan. Sub-Divisional…
Portland (USA): India’s middle and long-distance runner Ankita Dhyani clocked a personal best time to finish second in the women’s 1500m race at the Stumptown Twilight event here. The 24-year-old Ankita clocked 4:06.75s in the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger level meet (Category D) on Saturday. She improved upon her previous personal best by more…
Jammu: Amid tight security arrangements, the annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine of Budha Amarnath in Poonch district will begin today, with LG Manoj Sinha scheduled to flag off the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu. Security has been further tightened ahead of the yatra, with forces deployed along Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway amid operations at several…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to visit flood-hit Bhadrak and Jajpur districts on Monday as the state remains on high alert following an IMD forecast of extremely heavy rain in the wake of the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. The state has evacuated more than…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “dimagi naxal” remark, and said, “I am proud to be a dimagi naxal”. Addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day on Saturday, Modi warned about “dimagi naxals” who have allegedly entrenched themselves in the system…
U Lakshmanrao This article was written in response to the Editor’s thoughtful appeal to develop a theme around the cultural renaissance of Bharat, rooted in the timeless virtues of our ancient heritage. I consider it a particularly inspiring suggestion, as it encouraged me to look beyond the visible dimensions of independence and explore the deeper…
