New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday disassociated itself with the criticism of the Supreme Court by its MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma, with party president J P Nadda rejecting the comments as their personal views. He also affirmed the ruling party’s respect for the judiciary as an inseparable part of democracy. “The BJP has…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a dinner for US Vice President J D Vance and Indian-origin Second Lady Usha on Monday evening, after holding talks with the American leader that are set to focus on trade, tariff and several other key issues, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The US…
Bhubaneshwar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who was chosen as the BJD president for the ninth time in a row, on Saturday called upon party workers to expose the alleged false narrative of the ruling BJP. BJD’s organisational election returning officer PK Deb announced 78-year-old Patnaik as the party president at the state council…
New Delhi/Kolkata: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday staged protests in different parts of the country against the recent communal violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad over the amendments made to the Waqf law, demanding immediate imposition of President’s Rule in the state. The protests were held in Murshidabad, Delhi and Noida, among other places, with…
Jammu: Seven alleged hardcore criminals were arrested and sharp-edged weapons were seized in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The criminals were roaming in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) when they were intercepted and arrested by police near AIIMS Vijaypur, a police spokesman said. He identified the arrested accused as Yaqoob…
Ranchi: The Indian Air Force’s prestigious Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) enthralled the audience with a breathtaking show at the Namkum Army Ground in Ranchi on Saturday morning. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, senior defence and administrative officials, were present at the event, which was split into two phases. In the composite phase, six…
Kolkata: A delegation of the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by its chairman Vijaya Rahatkar, met the riot-affected people in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday and assured them that all steps would be taken by the Centre to ensure their safety in the future. The affected women narrated their plight during the violent…
New Delhi: Four persons died and several others are feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Shakti Vihar area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. Around 22 people were allegedly trapped under the debris when the building collapsed, police said after reaching the spot. So far, 14 people have been…
New Delhi: Twenty-four candidates scored a perfect 100 in the engineering entrance JEE (Main), the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency on Saturday. Rajasthan had the highest number of candidates with a perfect score. One woman student is among the top scorers. The results of 110 candidates found using unfair means,…
New Delhi: Asserting that there is “limitless headroom for entrepreneurs”, Prashanth Prakash, partner at Accel, says the venture capital firm will use its recently announced USD 650 million fund over the next two-three years to back start-ups focused on AI and tech-led industrialisation. The company is eyeing 20-25 start-up investments this year as it mounts…
