Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav urged organisers and sponsors of religious programmes to stay away from controversial preachers, saying those making objectionable remarks about Hindu deities could create social discord and damage the reputation of those inviting them. Yadav’s remarks came amid a controversy over statements by Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri concerning…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that cities like Pune would have had to wait decades for Metro connectivity if the network had continued expanding at the pace it did before 2014. In a post on X, Modi said India had only 248 km of Metro lines across five cities in 2014,…
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday described the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as “extremely important” for the exploited and deprived among the “Bahujan Samaj as well as the upper-caste”, asserting that only her party government could guarantee justice, security and a life of self-respect for the oppressed and poor sections. The assembly polls are…
Pursurah (WB): Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced a host of welfare measures for farmers in West Bengal and promised a special package for those in Alipurduar, Jhargram and Purulia districts, projecting his government’s commitment to ensuring their well-being. Addressing an event in Hooghly district’s Pursurah, he said that 46 lakh farmers in West…
New Delhi: Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, Union minister Kiren Rijiju has listed some conditions for the Congress, saying if the party wants to “win more MPs”, its senior leader must spend more time in India and stop meeting “anti-India people”. Rijiju has been taking on Gandhi and other Congress leaders for demanding an…
New Delhi: A three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar on Thursday, with several people feared trapped under the debris, officials said. The incident was reported at 9.50 am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazaar Metro station. At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, have been rushed to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) will ensure faster justice. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the CSS for FTSCs, including exclusive POCSO Courts, for a further period of five years with effect…
New Delhi: BJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni on Wednesday hailed the Cabinet decision to offer an extension to Agniveers set to exit the military at the end of their four-year tenure as “significant”, saying it will empower youth and the Army, and secure India. In a major overhaul of the Agnipath scheme, the government announced…
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the BJP has succeeded in executing its “Operation Lotus” in Kashmir by “pushing out” Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the NC. Mehdi on Tuesday resigned from the NC as well as the Lok Sabha. “With a heavy heart, not with joy, because he…
Raipur: A special court in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Wednesday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app scam. Chandrakar, who was recently extradited from Oman, was sent to a two-day CBI transit remand on Monday as the agency wanted…
