Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the Congress must be a party of hope, not of resentment, a party of the future, not just of the past, and a party with a positive narrative and not just criticism. He also slammed the BJP for “trying to divide North from South” and said…
Ahmedabad: Alleging that the BJP won the Maharashtra assembly polls through a “fraud” like never before, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday made a strong pitch for having elections on ballot paper. Addressing the AICC session here, Kharge also accused the Modi government of “selling off” government assets to benefit crony capitalists and slowly finishing…
New Delhi: India clears mega deal to buy 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft from France. The government-to-government deal worth over ₹63,000 crore will be signed soon. Indian Navy will get 22 single-seater and four twin-seater aircraft as part of the deal, Government Sources told ANI. Indian Navy will get 22 single-seater and four twin-seater aircraft as…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Jainism has played an invaluable role in building India’s identity, asserting that its values offer an answer to the global challenges of terrorism, war, and environmental protection. Addressing an event to mark the ‘Navkar Mahamantra Divas’, Modi said his government is committed to preserving the heritage…
Baharampur (WB): (Apr 8) Stones were allegedly hurled and police vehicles were set on fire during a protest over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Tuesday, officials said. The incident happened on the NH-12 in the Jangipur area, where a large number of people had assembled in the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the first-ever World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) will encourage Indian artists to create content and make them global. Addressing the Rising Bharat Summit organized by the News18 television channel, Modi said that WAVES will also invite artists from around the world to collaborate in…
Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and Kashmir Freedom Front have disassociated themselves from the separatists’ conglomerate, Hurriyat Conference, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced, on Tuesday. Eleven such organizations in Jammu and Kashmir have shunned separatism so far. Shah asserted that the move demonstrated people and #39;s…
Ahmedabad: Accusing the BJP-RSS of carrying out a “well-planned conspiracy” against national heroes, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asserted that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s ideology was contrary to the RSS’ ideas and said it is laughable that today that organisation which “has no contribution” in the freedom struggle claims his legacy. In his opening address…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the country even beyond 2029, and there is no question of discussing a successor, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday. Fadnavis’ assertion comes in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s claim last month that Modi had visited Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in…
Ahmedabad: The Congress top brass on Tuesday began deliberations at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial here to chalk out the party’s roadmap for upcoming assembly polls and organisational reforms, including giving more powers to the district units. Ahead of the AICC session, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and…
