New Delhi: The RSS on Thursday called for reviewing the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the preamble of the Constitution, saying these were included during Emergency and were never part of the Constitution drafted by B R Ambedkar. Addressing an event on 50 years of Emergency here, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabole said, “Babasaheb Ambedkar…
Guna: In a rare and light-hearted moment, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was seen embracing a musical mood during his journey on a special train going from Gwalior to Bengaluru on Thursday. As the train rolled through scenic stretches, Scindia delighted fellow passengers by singing the iconic Bollywood classic, “Suhaana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam Haseen…”– a song…
New Delhi: Tensions within the Congress continue to simmer as party MP and senior leader Shashi Tharoor posted a cryptic message on social media amid ongoing speculation about his equation with the party leadership. Responding sharply, Congress MP Manickam Tagore took a veiled dig at Tharoor, suggesting that “even a free bird must watch the…
New Delhi: India has evacuated 272 Indian and three Nepalese nationals from Iran following the conflict with Israel, officials said on Thursday. A special flight carrying them arrived in Delhi a little past midnight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. “#OperationSindhu update 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special…
New Delhi: A clerk working at the Indian Navy’s headquarters in New Delhi has been arrested on charges of espionage, accused of leaking sensitive military information to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), including during the recently concluded Operation Sindoor, according to media reports. The accused, identified as Vishal Yadav, a resident of Haryana, was nabbed by the…
Pune: A panel backed by Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday swept elections to the Malegaon Cooperative Sugar Mill in Baramati by winning all but one seat, while a group supported by the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) could not open its account. The election, which had turned into a prestige battle between NCP…
New Delhi: A Delhi University panel’s decision to drop proposed postgraduate Political Science papers on Islam, Pakistan, and China has failed to find consensus among the members. While some called it ideological censorship, those who supported the decision termed it a step towards making the syllabus “India-centric” and free from bias. In its meeting on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cited Operation Sindoor as a powerful testament to India’s advancing self-reliance in the defence sector, as he reviewed several infra projects at the 48th meeting of PRAGATI. The Centre’s PRAGATI initiative is aimed at fostering Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation by integrating efforts of the central and…
Nainital: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar briefly lost consciousness during a public event in Uttarakhand’s Nainital on Wednesday (June 25), prompting a swift response from his medical team. The incident occurred during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Kumaon University. The Vice President had just concluded his address at the event when he descended from the dais…
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge offered a mix of humour and political clarity while speaking about senior party leader Shashi Tharoor at a press interaction on Wednesday (June 25). With a characteristic chuckle, Kharge remarked, “I can’t read English, but his language is very good. That’s why we made him a member of the…
