New Delhi: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, which is expected to take place on January 22. Modi said in a post on X that he is feeling blessed and it is his good fortune that he will be…
Mysuru: Dubbing JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy a “political villain,” Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday claimed that he was “more frustrated” than the BJP. He hit out at the former Chief Minister for his recent attacks directed towards him and his government. “If there is anyone who is a political villain, it is him,…
Jaipur: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday, saying its schemes are “hollow”, whereas those framed by the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan are being implemented on the ground. The Congress general secretary said a bill for women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has been passed in Parliament,…
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of “invoking the personal religious devotion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi” to make false claims during her poll campaign in Rajasthan and urged the Election Commission to take action against her. A BJP delegation, including Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Arjun Ram…
New Delhi: “India” should be replaced with “Bharat” in the school textbooks for all classes, a high-level committee for social sciences, constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum, has recommended. According to committee chairperson C I Isaac, the panel has suggested replacing the name “India” with “Bharat”…
New Delhi: Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will extend “full cooperation” to the Parliament’s Ethics Committee in the investigation of charges levelled by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against TMC’s Mahua Moitra. Sharing a copy of Vaishnaw’s letter on X, Dubey said it is the beginning of a ‘dharma…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon people to finish off forces trying to divide the country with casteism and regionalism, saying Dussehra should also mark the burning of ideologies which are not about India’s development but about fulfilling selfish interests. Addressing a huge gathering at a Dussehra event here, he said…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday celebrated Dussehra with Army soldiers at a forward base in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. The defence minister also performed “Shastra Puja” (worship of weapons) on the occasion, officials said. Singh’s celebration of Dussehra with the soldiers at the strategically important location close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC)…
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday asked if extremists across the border were involved in Manipur violence. “For many years, Meitei and Kuki communities have been living together. How did the violence erupt all of a sudden? The conflict benefits external forces. Are external factors involved,” Bhagwat said, while addressing the RSS Dussehra rally in…
New Delhi: Newly-appointed envoy of European Union Herve Delphin on Monday said making the EU-India strategic partnership a defining force for the world of today and tomorrow will be his key focus. Delphin said the EU’s partnership with India is one of the most significant relationships developed by the grouping on the global stage. The EU…
