Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday expelled his MLA Pooja Pal from the Samajwadi Party just hours after she heaped praises on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for delivering justice to the culprits behind the murder of her husband Raju Pal. An official signed by Akhilesh, the chief of the Samajwadi Party, said Pal has…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced service medals for 1,090 police personnel of various central and state forces on the eve of Independence Day. According to a Union Home Ministry statement, 233 personnel have been awarded the Medal for Gallantry (GM), 99 personnel have been awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), and…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday paid tributes to those who lost their lives during the Partition in 1947 and accused the Congress of dividing the country and hurting the pride of Maa Bharti (Mother India). On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Shah said it is an occasion to express condolences by remembering…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, which is observed annually on August 14, is a reminder of people’s enduring responsibility to strengthen the bonds of harmony that hold the country together. On this day, India remembers the upheaval and pain endured by countless people during that “tragic chapter…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday felicitated organisations that ran community kitchens during the Amarnath Yatra and said the successful conduct of the pilgrimage has shown that “we are second to none in the world”. The 38-day-long annual pilgrimage, which started on July 3, recorded 4.14 lakh devotees paying obeisance at…
Pune: Satyaki Savarkar, the complainant in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged comments against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, has filed an application before the court seeking to prosecute the Congress leader for `perjury’ or lying under oath. The plea, filed before the special court for MPs and MLAs, accused Gandhi of making “false…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the world is facing a “volatile and uncertain era”, having experienced the successive impact of the Covid pandemic, multiple conflicts and “trade upheavals”, and asserted that Atmanirbharta is the mindset needed to deal with “global turbulence”. In his address at a conclave here, Jaishankar also…
New Delhi: The nation will celebrate its 79th Independence Day on August 15 (Friday), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the grand ceremony from the historic Red Fort in Delhi. This year’s celebrations revolve around the theme ‘Naya Bharat’, reflecting India’s path toward becoming a prosperous, secure, and bold nation, aligned with the vision of…
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday charged the Election Commission with trying to “fix” upcoming Bihar assembly polls in favour of the ruling BJP at the Centre which, he claimed, found the CBI, ED and Income Tax department “ineffective” against the saffron party’s political opponents. Yadav went hammer and tongs at the EC at…
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a counterattack against Congress over allegations of electoral malpractice, questioning the timing of former party president Sonia Gandhi’s inclusion in the voter list and accusing opposition leaders of benefiting from irregularities in voter rolls. Addressing a press conference, Union Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that some…
