Patna: After meeting his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now likely to call on Maharashtra stalwarts Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray later this week, sources in the JD(U) said here. Kumar, who has caught the national imagination with his pitch for a “united opposition” which, he…
New Delhi/Lucknow: “The Kerala Story”, the film on conversion that has polarised political discourse, was given tax-free status in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Tuesday and came under renewed attack from some opposition leaders for allegedly fuelling hatred. As the multilingual film totted up box office numbers and controversy raged, the Supreme Court said it…
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Tuesday said its exercise with the ASEAN navies in the South China Sea demonstrated the ability of the two sides to operate as an integrated force to promote peace, stability and security in the region. The two-day sea-phase of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise in the South China Sea that ended…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches against suspected bookie Anil Jaisinghani in a money laundering case linked to an alleged betting racket in the Indian Premier League (IPL) T-20 cricket tournament in 2015, official sources said. Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha were arrested by the Mumbai Police for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to bribe…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Tourism and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj has said the controversial film “The Kerala Story” will be tax-free in the state. The film, starring Adah Sharma, was released in cinemas on Friday and deals with the events behind the alleged disappearance of thousands of women from Kerala. It depicts how women from Kerala were forced…
Mysuru: Top Congress leaders in Karnataka on Tuesday sought the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari, the deity of Mysuru city, a day before the Assembly elections. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress state chief D K Shivakumar along with a large number Congress leaders and supporters paid their obeisance to the Goddess. Along with flowers, fruits, “Thamboolam”,…
Panaji: The third meeting of the G20 Development Working Group (DWG) began in Goa on Tuesday with 80 delegates from member countries participating in it. The first two sessions of DWGs were held in Mumbai and Kerala. The meeting, being held at a resort at Dona Paula near state capital Panaji, will set up developmental outcomes…
New Delhi: Stoking a controversy, Union Minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel claimed that “tolerant Muslims can be counted on fingers” and it too “was a tactic to lead a public life wearing a mask” as it leads to vice-president, governor or vice-chancellor posts. But the real face of such “so-called intellectuals” from the community gets revealed…
Bhawanipatna (Odisha): At least three Maoists were killed and a policeman was injured during a gunbattle in a forest in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Tuesday, a top official said. The incident took place in the morning when a combing operation was underway, he said. “Three Maoists have been killed a DSP rank officer has suffered injuries…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s speech in Dholpur reflects that his leader is Vasundhara Raje and not Sonia Gandhi, Sachin Pilot said in a no holds barred attack against his party colleague on Tuesday. The Congress leader also categorically denied Gehlot’s charges during his speech on Sunday that the MLAs who rebelled against him in…
