New Delhi: A bust of Babasaheb Ambedkar was unveiled at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as a “fitting tribute” to the architect of India’s Constitution. “It is a matter of immense pride that today, on Constitution Day, a bust of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was unveiled at the UNESCO Headquarters…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the education ministry seeking to change the name of IIT Bombay to Mumbai, CM Devendra Fadnavis said amid a row over Union minister Jitendra Singh’s remarks on the nomenclature of the premier institute. The Minister of State for Science and Technology had said…
Haldia (WB): Targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a day after she warned that she would “shake India” if “attacked in Bengal”, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said the people of the state would “shake her so hard in April” that she herself would be “left sitting with a begging bowl in Kalighat.” Addressing…
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…
