Chennai: Kerala Governor Arif Mohamed Khan on Wednesday levelled a serious ‘ conflict of interest’ allegation against ex- Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman since his father and senior advocate Fali Sam Nariman and his juniors received Rs 40 lakhs from Kerala government for advice. He was responding to a query on Rohinton Nariman expresing concern…
Madurai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said caste and religious differences were created “later” to destroy Tamils’ unity and urged them to conduct cultural festivals like the traditional bull-taming sport jallikattu unitedly as Tamils. In his address after inaugurating a grand jallikattu arena named after his father and late DMK patriarch…
Kolkata: The INDIA bloc suffered a huge setback on Wednesday as Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said that her party declared that the Trinamool Congress would fight alone in Bengal. “I had no discussions with the Congress party. I have always said that in Bengal, we will fight alone. I am not concerned about what…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, who has been named for the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, on his birth centenary on Wednesday, and said he left an unforgettable imprint on Indian society and politics. Modi said Thakur’s relentless pursuit of social justice created…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the consecration ceremony at the newly-built Ram temple in Ayodhya “stitched a deep wound” inflicted during the era of Mughal ruler Babur nearly 500 years ago. He was speaking on Tuesday at the ‘Punah Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the newly-renovated Ramji temple in Ranip area of Ahmedabad…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress is unlikely to join the Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ when it enters West Bengal on January 25, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. The Yatra, currently in Assam, is scheduled to enter West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district on January 25. After a recess of two…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that she has not spoken to anyone in the Congress on seat-sharing in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Her comments come a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reportedly said in Assam that seat-sharing talks were underway with the…
Guwahati: The pro-talk ULFA, which had signed a tripartite agreement on December 29 last year, has been formally disbanded 44 years after it was formed, a senior leader of the outfit said. According to a clause of the pact, ULFA shall abjure the path of violence, give up all arms and ammunition and disband the…
Puri: Days after unveiling the Rs 800 crore heritage corridor project around the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday visited the 12th century shrine on Tuesday and prayed for the welfare of the people of Odisha. Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa or the Temple Heritage Corridor project aims at providing improved amenities to…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Centre’s decision to confer Bharat Ratna on his political mentor Karpoori Thakur. The JD(U) president expressed delight that the announcement came on the eve of the former Chief Minister’s 100th birth anniversary. It will send a positive message among the…
