Gonda (UP): Embattled WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Sunday praised Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav for not associating himself with the ongoing protest by top wrestlers of the country, saying Yadav was “standing with the truth”. Singh is in the eye of a storm after the grapplers levelled sexual harassment…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed the makers of ‘The Kerala Story’ film, saying they were taking up the Sangh Parivar propaganda of projecting the state as a centre of religious extremism by raising the issue of ‘love jihad’ — a concept rejected by the courts, probe agencies and even the Union Home…
New Delhi: India brought home another batch of 229 people on Sunday under its mission to evacuate stranded Indians from violence-hit Sudan. The fresh batch of evacuees arrived in Bengaluru, a day after 365 people returned from the African country to Delhi. “#OperationKaveri One more flight brings back 229 passengers to Bengaluru,” External Affairs Minister S…
Ludhiana (Punjab): Eleven people died after inhaling toxic gas in the city’s thickly-populated Giaspura area on Sunday, police said. Four more people, who were taken ill, were undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said. The source of the leakage and the type of the gas are yet to be ascertained, they added. However, Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hand over a fast patrol vessel and a landing craft to the Maldives as India’s “gift” during his visit to the island nation from May 1 to 3. The defence ministry said this on Sunday, noting that Singh’s visit to the Maldives will be an “important landmark” in…
New Delhi: In the 100th episode of “Mann ki Baat”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the radio broadcast is an expression of the feelings of crores of Indians and it has ensured he is never cut-off from people. Modi said “Mann ki Baat” gave him a solution to connect with the people and was…
Hyderabad: The stoic silence of Telangana state IAS officers association over the release of the Convict and former MP Anand Mohan in their colleague’s murder, by the Nitish government in Bihar, raises many doubts. Interestingly their colleague association in the neighboring Andhra Pradesh has issued a statement condemning the decision. The T-IAS officer’s decision to…
Mumbai: Actor Sonam Kapoor is set to share the stage with global icons such as Lionel Richie and Katy Perry and at the grand Coronation Concert planned for King Charles III in May. The 74-year-old royal will be formally crowned as monarch along with his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, at Westminster Abbey in London on…
Mumbai: Registrations for the 15th edition of the “Kaun Banega Crorepati” will start from Saturday evening, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has announced. The 80-year-old actor, who has served as the host of the reality show since its inception, shared the news in a post on Twitter. “#KBC15 Registration starts from 29th April .. @9PM @SonyTV” Bachchan tweeted….
New Delhi: Achieving self-reliance in defence and reducing import dependency for military hardware is important for India to maintain its strategic autonomy and shoulder new responsibilities commensurate with its emerging stature, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said on Saturday. In an address at a think-tank, Gen Chauhan noted that India’s economic growth coupled…
