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TMC MP Mahua Moitra booked

New Delhi: The Delhi police on Sunday registered an FIR against TMC MP Mahua Moitra over an alleged “derogatory” social media post targeting National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma. The Krishnanagar MP has been booked under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to actions intended to outrage the modesty of…

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Congress slams govt over ‘accentuated unemployment crisis’

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Modi government had accentuated India’s “unemployment crisis” with the decimation of job-creating MSMEs through the “Tughlakian demonetisation, a hastily rushed GST, and rising imports from China”. In a statement, Congress general secretary, in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh cited a new report by Citigroup, a global…

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TDP will regain past glory in Telangana: AP CM

Hyderabad: Thanking the people for protesting against his arrest in September last year, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday proclaimed that the Telugu Desam Party will soon regain its past glory in Telangana as well. Addressing TDP workers here, Naidu said the party was born in Telangana (four decades ago) and soon…

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People’s enthusiasm, excellent work to make India developed nation our biggest strength: PM Modi

New Delhi: Excellent work of Indians across various fields and enthusiasm to make India a developed nation is the country’s biggest strength, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. In a written message to the Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) on the seventh foundation day of its incubation innovation fund, Modi said that the kind of…

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Key accused, 2 others held in Hathras stampede case; cops probe ‘political’ link

Noida: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in Hathras stampede, was arrested from Delhi by Uttar Pradesh Police which claimed he was the main organiser-fundraiser for the July 2 ‘satsang’ and suspected that self-styled godman Bhole Baba’s events were “funded” by a political party. Claiming that some political parties had recently contacted Madhukar, the police said…

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