Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s ‘X’ handle was found to be hacked on Sunday, with hackers posting images of flags of Pakistan and Turkey, an official said. The hackers live-streamed images with photographs of the two Islamic countries on a day when India and Pakistan are set to play their second game in…
Ranchi: Agitators from the Kurmi community, who launched a railway blockade in Jharkhand demanding ST status and inclusion of their Kurmali language in the Eighth Schedule, on Sunday withdrew the stir from all but two stations following the Centre’s assurance of a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the matter. The agitation…
New Delhi: As political temperatures rise in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has reignited the debate over electoral malpractice by sharing a controversial video from the 1990s that allegedly exposes booth capturing under the Lalu Yadav-led RJD government. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Rijiju posted a video…
Mirzapur/Gonda (UP): BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ministers at the Centre and in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Saturday criticised Rahul Gandhi, calling him irresponsible in the wake of his vote-theft charge. Apna Dal (S) chief and Union Minister Anupriya Patel, during a visit to her constituency, Mirzapur, said that Rahul Gandhi is a senior…
Wayanad(Kerala): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that democratic spaces are being shut down across the country, denying people places to have open discussions with each other. Rahul, also the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was speaking after inaugurating, along with his sister and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, an auditorium in…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said using technology in the right direction and in a fearless manner can take policing to the next level. Addressing an annual event of the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) at the Maharashtra Police Headquarters in south Mumbai, he stressed the need to change the organisational structure of…
Gayaji (Bihar): President Droupadi Murmu on Friday offered ‘pind daan’ at the Vishnupad temple in Bihar’s Gayaji for the salvation of her ancestors’ souls. The President performed the ‘pind daan’ rituals and ‘jal tarpan’ at the place of worship, said Shambhu Lal Vitthal, working president of the Vishnupad temple trust. Talking to reporters, Vitthal said,…
Mumbai: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday initiated the breakthrough of a five-kilometre-long tunnel in Thane near Mumbai, marking a significant achievement in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Standing at one of the openings of the tunnel, Vaishnaw pushed the button and triggered a controlled dynamite blast to break through its final layer, completing five…
Bhavnagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong pitch for ‘atmanirbharta’ saying the main enemy of India was the dependence on other nations and asserting the country should make everything from (semiconductor) chips to ships. He was speaking at the ‘Samudra se Samruddhi’ event in Gandhi Maidan in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar, where he inaugurated…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said people should punish through elections those who use foul language in politics, which only degrades the country’s political discourse. Shah also said that the opposition wants to debate on the road instead of any constitutional platform, and that’s why the public has kept them on…
