New Delhi: Posting a video of past remarks by Rahul Gandhi on Hindutva, Hinduism and religious figures, the BJP alleged the Congress leader “pretends” to be a Hindu when elections are near. This comes days after Gandhi posted a picture of a ‘Tripund Tilak’, a sacred mark associated with Lord Shiva, and captioned it ‘Satyam…
New Delhi: The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has urged Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to postpone the party’s proposed November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan until after Diwali, citing concerns over disruption to business in 20 major markets in the national capital that could affect business worth Rs 10,000-12,000 crore. The traders’ body has…
Guwahati: The Assam government was closely monitoring the situation following a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in neighbouring Bhutan, with Dhubri district put on alert for possible downstream effects, officials said on Friday. The Sankosh River, which flows through Dhubri district, could be affected by the flood, prompting authorities to step up vigilance and prepare…
Palanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC), aimed at improving indigenous cattle breeds and enhancing milk production, at Bhildi in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. The PM, who arrived in the town as part of his two-day visit to the state, took a tour of the centre and…
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday shared the stage with Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray and MNS chief Raj Thackeray at a book launch in Mumbai and asserted no one should be surprised since such bonhomie was “part of Maharashtra’s political tradition”. Speaking at the launch of a book documenting the works and…
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has approved the implementation of the university’s student union constitution, setting May 15, 2027 as the deadline for its completion, and directed the protesting students to immediately call off their agitation. In an order dated October 29, the university said the competent authority had considered a request letter submitted…
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Telangana and Nagaland. The revisions follow requests from the chief electoral officers of the concerned states. The poll panel wrote separately to the five states and the Union territory of Delhi…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged people to join the opposition INDIA bloc’s November 1 ‘Chalo Dilli’ march, asking them not to worry about police and their “lathis”. The leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha asserted that the BJP “will not have the guts to try any of their…
New Delhi: Several INDIA bloc leaders have given the final shape to the “public impeachment” proceedings that they intend to carry out against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence on Friday as a symbolic protest over the “vote chori” issue. The INDIA bloc leaders met at Kharge’s residence here…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government was coordinating with the Union Home Ministry to airlift people from Ganjam district, where around 300 villages have been marooned by heavy rain and flash floods triggered by Cyclone Arnab, a top state official said on Thursday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg said teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and…
