New Delhi: While India has given equal voting rights to all, some claim that minorities have no rights in the country, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday in an apparent jibe at the opposition. Intervening in a debate on 75 years of the adoption of the Indian Constitution, the parliamentary affairs minister also cautioned…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to celebrated actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor on his 100th birth anniversary, hailing him as “the eternal showman”. He said on X, “Today, we mark the 100th birth anniversary of the legendary Raj Kapoor, a visionary filmmaker, actor and the eternal showman! His genius transcended generations, leaving…
New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to an Apollo hospital here, sources said on Saturday. Advani remains under observation. His condition is “stable”, hospital sources said. He has been admitted under Dr Vinit Suri, a senior consultant in the neurology department. After his health deteriorated, veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna…
Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have busted a terror module backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and run by operatives of proscribed outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). “In a major breakthrough, @PunjabPoliceInd has disrupted, #Pakistan – #ISI backed terror-module run by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harvinder Rinda and Harpreet Singh @ Happy…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s reference to the death of a judicial officer triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Friday with Union minister Kiren Rijiju accusing her of raising a matter settled by the Supreme Court and warning of “appropriate parliamentary action”. Participating in a debate on 75 years of the…
Prayagraj (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Maha Kumbh 2025 a “maharaja of unity” which would take the country’s cultural and spiritual identity to new heights. Addressing a public meeting here while inaugurating various developmental projects, the prime minister said the differences of castes and sects disappear at the Maha Kumbh. “The…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that security forces would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang in Ladakh and also to the eastward limit which has historically been India’s patrolling limit. He said in Lok Sabha that the last of the disengagement agreement with China was related to Depsang…
Mumbai: Days, after the Congress suffered its worst-ever defeat in assembly polls in Maharashtra, its state unit president Nana Patole, has requested the central leadership to relieve him of the responsibility of the organisational post, party sources said on Friday. The sources said Patole has emailed a letter to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, telling him…
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till December 16 following ruckus between the treasury and the opposition benches over a no-trust motion against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Vice-president Dhankhar is the Rajya Sabha’s ex-officio chairman. Opposition parties, led by the Congress, have submitted a notice to move a motion to remove Dhankhar, accusing…
New Delhi: Senior BJP Leader Rajnath Singh on Friday said the contribution of several leaders in the making of the Constitution was deliberately ignored and hit out at the Congress, asserting that a particular party always tried to “hijack and appropriate” the framing of the Constitution. The defence minister initiated the debate in the Lok…
