New Delhi: With the government deciding to confer former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur with the Bharat Ratna posthumously, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said this prestigious recognition is a testament to the socialist leader’s enduring efforts as a champion for the marginalised and a stalwart of equality. Thakur was born in 1924 in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said nepotism, dynasticism and corruption in politics impeded India’s development after independence and called on people, especially women and the youth, to end these “evils”. Speaking at a function to celebrate the 127th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Modi said the twin evils of nepotism…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to register a case against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for “provoking the crowd” to break barricades, and called their actions “Naxalite tactics”. “I have instructed @DGPAssamPolice to register a case against your leader @RahulGandhi for provoking the crowd,”…
Ayodhya: Iqbal Ansari, one of the main plaintiffs in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, on Tuesday said the BJP has brought an end to the Ram temple issue. Speaking to PTI, he also said that now everyone should listen to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s advice to shun habit of fighting on small disputes. Ansari said…
Ayodhya: The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the general public on Tuesday, a day after the consecration of the new Ram Lalla idol. A large number of devotees, both locals and visitors from other states, gathered outside the main gates for hours since late on Monday night, waiting to enter the…
Domdoma (Assam): A day after the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was a “political programme” of the BJP and dismissed suggestions that it had generated any wave among the people. Gandhi also lashed out at Assam Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma for creating hurdles for his…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his birth anniversary, saying he was a towering figure whose impact on Maharashtra’s political and cultural landscape remains unparalleled. Thackeray, one of the early pioneers of hardline Hindutva politics, enjoyed a large following. He was born on this…
Kendrapara (Odisha): Many parents in Odisha’s Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts named their babies born on the Ram temple consecration day as Ram and Sita. At least six babies, both boys and girls, who were born in government-run and private hospitals in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts on January 22, were named after Lord Ram and Devi…
Ayodhya: The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the general public on Tuesday, a day after the consecration of the new Ram Lalla idol. A large number of devotees, both locals and visitors from other states, gathered near the main gateway along the Ram Path leading to the temple complex late on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and said his unwavering dedication to the nation’s freedom continues to inspire. Modi also greeted people on ‘Parakram Diwas’, which marks the Azad Hind Fauj founder’s birth anniversary. Modi said in a post on X, “Greetings…
