Jashpur: Members of the Christian community on Thursday formed a 130-kilometre long human chain in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district seeking an FIR against BJP MLA Raymuni Bhagat for her allegedly objectionable remarks on Jesus Christ and conversions. The demonstrators linked hands from Pathalgaon to Lodum along Katni-Gumla highway peacefully against Jashpur MLA Bhagat, said Christian Adivasi…
Hyderabad: Telugu superstar Nagarjuna on Thursday filed a defamation case against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha over her comments blaming opposition BRS leader K T Rama Rao for the divorce of actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya. Prabhu and Chaitanya have criticised the minister for dragging their name in politics, saying their divorce was a…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that dissident MLA P V Anvar has joined the attempts by some groups to characterise the CPI(M) and the LDF as part of both “majority and minority communalism” in the state. Vijayan said that Anvar was now targeting the CPI(M), LDF and the Left government and…
Mumbai: No stranger to the physical toll of weight management during a competition, six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom Thursday waded into the debate surrounding wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic heartbreak for being 100gm over, saying that to be within the prescribed limit is an individual responsibility. The 42-year-old mother of four, who was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will address the third Kautilya Economic Conclave, which will discuss various issues including job creation, green economy, artificial intelligence and public policy design. This years’ conclave will focus on several themes, including reforming the international financial architecture, financing the green transition, geo-economic fragmentation and the implications for…
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, facing probe into the MUDA ‘scam’ case, on Thursday asserted that he is conducting himself in accordance with his conscience and confident that truth would prevail as he once again rejected opposition calls for his scalp. “Satyameva Jayate,” he declared as he spoke at the inaugural ceremony of the ten-day…
Today’s Supreme Court decision to transfer the habeas corpus petition related to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation is more than a legal formality – it’s a decisive step amid what seems to be another attempt to undermine Hindu spiritual leaders and institutions. A Tamil Nadu-based doctor claimed his two daughters were being held in illegal…
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the flood situation in Bihar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday demanded that the Centre and state government should expedite the relief and rescue operations. According to the disaster management department, the number of people affected by flood has reached 14.62 lakh. “The flood situation in Bihar is becoming terrible….
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said his party has yet to get justice despite approaching courts, so it has decided to turn to people, referring to their petitions demanding disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs. Thackeray also launched his party’s theme song ‘mashaal geet’, ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, on…
New Delhi: In a relief for Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to not act further in pursuance of the Madras High Court order asking it to probe alleged illegal confinement of two women at its ashram. The apex court transferred to itself a habeas corpus petition…
