Bhubaneshwar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution, and weakening legislations meant to protect the poor and tribals. Addressing the party’s ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh’ here, Kharge also said that tribals, dalits, women and youths of the country will have to…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disbursed the first instalment of the hiked pension amount of Rs 1,100 per month to the bank accounts of 1.11 crore beneficiaries, including senior citizens, widows and people with disabilities. Over Rs 1,227 crore was credited under six different pension schemes during a function here, officials said….
Chennai: India hit nine terror targets crisscrossing Pakistan with precision and missed none of them during Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday, taking pride in India’s capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from across the border. The precision was to the point where India knew who was where and the…
New Delhi: A 46-year-old man died after a three-storey building collapsed in the Bada Hindu Rao area in the early hours of Friday, a fire services official said. The body of Manoj Sharma was found in the debris, he said, adding a call about the collapse was received at 1.56 am. The building housed multiple…
Gorakhpur (UP): Asserting that Shri Ram, Shri Krishna, Lord Shankar and the epics associated with them are not just stories, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said they are symbols of our faith, heritage and the highest ideals of a civilised culture. Citing the views of eminent socialist leader Dr Ram Manohar Lohia,…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Thursday passed the `Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill’, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations with a focus on urban Naxalism and “passive militancy”. While tabling the bill, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — who holds the Home portfolio — said the government was not against…
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday disapproved of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits, terming his comments “irresponsible”. Without naming Mann, it said the government of India “dissociates” itself from the “unwarranted” comments made by a “high state authority” that undermined India’s ties with…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said the Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Election Commission (EC) should allow Aadhaar cards, voter-ID cards, and ration cards in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar has come as a “relief for democracy”. Congress general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopa,l pointed out that the apex…
New Delhi: In a veiled swipe at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after he penned an article on the Emergency, party leader Manickam Tagore on Thursday said when a colleague starts repeating BJP lines word for word, one begins to wonder whether “the bird is becoming a parrot”. Tharoor has said that the Emergency should not…
Bengaluru: Amid speculations of a leadership change in Karnataka, state Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the party high command is observing everything and will take a decision when the time comes. Responding to a question about the “drama” surrounding a possible change in leadership and the public statements made by some party leaders…
