Pune: A special court in Pune has summoned Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, accusing the Congress leader of making objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue. The court issued the summons to Gandhi on Friday, asking him to appear before it on October 23. Last year,…
In the days leading up to and following Gandhi’s birth anniversary on October 2, a new wave of dissent has emerged under the slogan ‘Not My Mahatma.’ This phrase reflects a growing segment of Indians who once revered Gandhi as the ‘Father of the Nation’ and ‘Bapuji’ but now question the darker aspects of his…
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Indian Army said on Saturday. “Two terrorists have been eliminated by the security forces in the ongoing operation,” the army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said. The Corps had earlier in a post…
Our Political Desk As the assembly election process concludes in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, political observers across the country eagerly await the evening’s exit polls to gauge the outcome. These elections, occurring shortly after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, hold immense significance for both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and…
Chandigarh: Polling for all the 90 Assembly seats in Haryana began on Saturday morning amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The fate of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat, besides the JJP’s Dushyant Chautala and 1,027 other candidates, will be decided in the polls in which more than…
Dantewada: In one of the biggest operations against Maoists in Chhattisgarh, security personnel killed 28 Naxalites in a fierce encounter in the Bastar region on Friday, a top police official said, as the BJP government pushed ahead with its goal of eradicating Left-Wing Extremism. This was the second highest fatalities suffered by Maoists in a…
Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and discussed ways to deepen ongoing cooperation and strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties, and assured India’s continued support to the island nation’s economic rebuilding. Jaishankar, who is here on a day-long visit, less than a fortnight after President Dissanayake was sworn…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court constituting a Special Investigation Team to probe allegations of animal fat in Tirupati laddus, even as YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy attacked Naidu, accusing him of spreading lies and demanded that he should apologiseto people. Soon after the apex court…
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors demanding justice for the RG Kar medic on Friday evening called off their ‘total cease work’ at state-run medical colleges and hospitals but threatened to launch a hunger strike till death if their demands were not met by the West Bengal government within 24 hours. “We are calling off our ‘total…
Lakshman Rao After receiving the blessings of Lord Sankara, Ravana embarked on his journey to conquer kingdoms. While flying in his celestial Pushpaka Vimana, he passed over the majestic Mount Himalaya. He descended near a secluded spot, where he saw a maiden seated on a mat of sacred grass, with deerskin beneath her. Her austere…
