Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign for the Bihar assembly polls next week, with as many as four election rallies scheduled by the end of this month, state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference here, Jaiswal said Modi will kick off his campaign with a rally in…
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said Indians in ancient times travelled world over to propagate culture and science, but never conquered or indulged in religious conversion. Speaking at the launch of the Arya Yug Vishay Kosh encyclopedia here, Bhagwat said many invaders have looted and enslaved India, and the last…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay a wreath at the National Police Memorial here on October 21 and pay homage to the 10 valiant policemen who laid down their lives in an ambush laid by heavily armed Chinese troops at Hot Springs, Ladakh, in 1959, officials said on Saturday. A joint parade of…
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday claimed that more than 9,000 acres of property have been recovered from “land jihadis” in Uttarakhand, asserting that now no one will be able to occupy government land “by placing a green sheet” on it. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of a new BJP office in Roorkee, Dhami…
Mumbai: At least eight persons were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding mini truck fell into a gorge in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred around 10.30 am in the Chandsaili ghat section within the jurisdiction of Taloda police station. A mini truck with about 40 persons on board…
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party on Saturday said Rs 20 lakh each has been credited to the families of those who lost their lives in the Karur stampede on September 27. The sum was directly credited to the bank accounts of the affected families, the party said. “The money, Rs 20 lakh each,…
Lucknow: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that no one could have anticipated that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) would evolve into the world’s largest organisation within 100 years. Speaking to party workers at an event in Lucknow, Singh remarked, “The RSS was founded nearly 100 years ago in a small room with only…
New Delhi: The Kartavya Path was adorned with 1.51 lakh diyas (earthen lamps) and drones lit up the sky in a Ramayana-themed laser show on Saturday as part of the Delhi government’s Deepotsav event to mark the festival of lights. Addressing the event, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said “Ram Rajya” has to be established in…
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday claimed “lack of coordination and infighting” in the opposition grand alliance in Bihar, and asserted the ruling NDA will return to power with a record majority in the upcoming state Assembly polls under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The elections for the…
Mumbai: Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha has taken over the command of Maharashtra Naval Area (MNA) from Rear Admiral Anil Jaggi, the Navy said on Saturday. Jha took over at a ceremonial parade held at INS Kunjali on Friday. Rear Admiral Jha was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1993. A graduate of the…
