New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated Raksha Bandhan at his residence here, with school students and members of the spiritual organisation Brahma Kumari among others tying rakhis on his wrist. The festival is the celebration of the traditional bond between brothers and sisters. Modi shared a video clip of the celebration as…
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi must resign on “moral grounds” from the membership of the Lok Sabha if he does not have faith in the Election Commission, and flayed him for not submitting a written declaration on his “vote theft” claim. BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also asked Congress…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday asked why NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar spoke up only now about two men meeting him and offering to ensure the Opposition’s victory in last year’s state elections. “Why is Pawar disclosing this after Rahul Gandhi’s claims? Earlier, Pawar never endorsed Gandhi’s claims about (the manipulation of)…
As the Election Commission rolls out its nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the political temperature is boiling over. The exercise—aimed at removing deceased voters, duplicate entries, and illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh—has become the latest punching bag for the Congress and its allies. But the irony here is rich. For years,…
New Delhi: India’s annual defence production has reached an all-time high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in 2024-25, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. This marks a growth of around 18 per cent over the previous fiscal’s total of Rs 1.27 lakh crore. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India’s defence production has…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Bengaluru on Sunday to inaugurate the much-awaited Yellow Line of Bangalore Metro and the Vande Bharat Express train between Bengaluru and Belagavi. As per the itinerary shared by the Chief Minister’s Office, Modi will participate in three events during his nearly four-hour visit to the city. On…
New Delhi: At least five fighter jets and one large aircraft of the Pakistani air force were shot down during Operation Sindoor, said Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Saturday. He made the remarks while speaking at the Air Marshal Katre Annual Lecture in Bengaluru. During the event, the IAF…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the TDP-led NDA government is working towards developing tribal areas and plains on an equal footing. Commemorating the ‘World Tribal Day’, the chief minister noted that the NDA alliance government is working to illuminate the lives of tribals. My greetings to tribal brothers and…
New Delhi: State Bar Councils or the Bar Council of India cannot collect any “optional” fee other than the statutory charge from law graduates enrolling as lawyers, the Supreme Court has said while asking the Karnataka State Bar Council to stop collecting any such amount. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan…
Uttarakashi: Four helicopters were pressed into service to airlift people stranded in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi after flash floods and landslides earlier this week that claimed multiple lives and left behind a trail of destruction. According to official data, 729 people have been evacuated from parts of the disaster-hit Dharali area that are still cut off following…
