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…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday planted a Kadamb sapling, a gift to him from British King Charles III, on his 75th birthday, at his official residence. The gift was inspired by Modi’s initiative — Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam — urging people to plant a tree as a tribute to their mother,…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to newly-elected DUSU president Aryan Mann of the ABVP and vice president Rahul Jhansla of NSUI and other poll winners, hours after the DUSU Election Results were announced. The court expressed displeasure over the use of luxury cars like Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, and even JCBs,…
New Delhi: India on Friday said it expects Saudi Arabia to keep in mind “mutual interests and sensitivities” in the wake of Riyadh sealing a strategic defence pact with Pakistan. The agreement states that “any aggression against either of the two countries shall be considered as an aggression against both”. “India and Saudi Arabia have…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hailed then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and the Indian soldiers for India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1965 war, saying it was a test of the nation’s strength. Singh said India managed to face the uncertainty and challenges in 1965 due to the “strong-willed” leadership of…
