New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation at a ceremony in Ayodhya’s Ram temple and said the neighbouring country, with a deeply strained record of repression of minorities, has no moral standing to lecture others. “We have seen the reported remarks and reject them with the contempt…
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed concern over reports that MPs were allegedly being restricted from saying ‘Jai Hind’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ inside Parliament, and asked whether such measures were aimed at undermining West Bengal’s identity. Banerjee said she had come across media reports claiming that the patriotic slogans were not being permitted…
New Delhi: The student’s union of JNU on Wednesday denied the Delhi Police charge that it helped organise the anti-pollution protest at India Gate that has come under the scanner over alleged “pro-Maoist slogans”, calling the FIR’s claims “false” and “malicious”. The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) said it has “repeatedly” informed the police…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the BJP-RSS of damaging institutions and disrespecting the Constitution, claiming their current reverence for it is a mere pretence and sham as they never made any contribution in its making. He also noted that justice, equality, freedom, mutual brotherhood, and secularism, which are the hallmarks of…
Guwahati: Under-fire India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday said it was up to the BCCI to decide his future after the Test series whitewash against South Africa but also reminded everyone of the success the team has achieved in his tenure. Gambhir was speaking after the humiliating 408-run drubbing at the hands of South…
Karamsad (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that Constitution Day reminds the countrymen that freedom is not only about rights, but also about duties and a call for unity. The PM’s message was read out during the flag-off ceremony of ‘Unity March’ in Karamsad town of Gujarat’s Anand district, the native place of…
Kolkata: Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as “uncollectable” in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. These forms are “uncollectable” since the voters were either absentee, duplicate, dead or permanently shifted, an official said. The figure was 10.33 lakh on Monday. “As of Tuesday noon, the number stood…
New Delhi/Dhaka: Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party on Tuesday announced nationwide agitations and “resistance marches” till November 30 in protest against the death sentence handed to the former premier by what it described as an “illegal” tribunal. On November 17, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced 78-year-old Hasina to death along…
New Delhi: A portion of the holy relics of Lord Buddha enshrined at the National Museum here has been brought back to the country following a 17-day public exposition in Bhutan, officials said on Tuesday. The exposition signified the cultural bonds between India and Bhutan and was part of the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF)…
New Delhi: Flight operations were impacted on Tuesday, with at least seven international flights cancellations and nearly a dozen overseas services being delayed due to the ash plumes from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia. Air India has cancelled 13 flights since Monday as seven of its aircraft that had flown through regions affected by the…
