Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that the BJP has been left with “nothing but money” to win the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, reacting to media reports about a possible announcement of Rs 20,000 dole for women in the state. Yadav, in a post on X, described the reported proposal as…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said the central government must approach the Supreme Court to get all FIRs registered during the students’ protests over the NEET-UG exam paper leak quashed. His statement comes days after the Supreme Court clarified that its earlier order would not prevent respective state governments from taking…
Nanded: Akali Dal chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked in Maharashtra’s Nanded on Thursday, police said. Badal was attacked near a gurudwara and has been hospitalised, police said. A viral video showed Badal walking inside a building with a cloth wrapped around his right hand. Earlier in the day,…
Ayodhya (UP): A total of four applicants were interviewed on Wednesday for the post of first full-time CEO of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with the candidates being asked about their ability to handle large crowds at major events and functioning of the temple system, sources said. Those who appeared before the three-member panel…
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Wednesday called on Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed ways to bolster maritime security cooperation between the two countries. Admiral Swaminathan is currently on a four-day visit to Mauritius starting August 10 to solidify bilateral maritime engagement with the strategically located Indian Ocean nation. “Adm Krishna…
Kohima: An influential students’ organisation of Nagaland on Wednesday said schools should not send pupils to Independence Day programmes where the full version of Vande Mataram has to be sung. According to the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), the complete version of the National Song was not in keeping with the country’s secular principles. The NSF…
Indore: A Mumbai resident claiming to be a social media influencer filed a complaint with the Indore police on Wednesday, objecting to the alleged presence of minor boys and girls at a recent students’ protest led by the CJP in New Delhi and seeking a probe, a police official said. The official said the complaint,…
Bengaluru: Ten days after expanding his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday allocated portfolios to the newly inducted Ministers, while effecting changes in the departments assigned to a couple of Ministers who assumed office earlier. B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has been given the Housing portfolio, while Lakshman Savadi is the minister…
New Delhi: Amid a noisy stand-off between treasury and opposition benches, Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the controversial FCRA amendment bill to a joint parliamentary committee and passed a bill to amend laws on mines and mineral development without any debate, before adjourning for the day on the penultimate day of the Monsoon Session. At…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday dared the opposition to submit a formal letter to the Lok Sabha speaker for a debate on students’ protests and all related issues, and said he will attend the entire proceedings to address all questions once the discussion begins today. Speaking to reporters in the Parliament…
