Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress saying the grand old party cannot think beyond ‘parivarvaad’ (nepotism), corruption and appeasement and the country’s development has never been on its agenda. After independence, the Congress ruled the country for a long time but its focus was only on forming the government and not…
Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet has given the nod to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 in a bid to end child marriage, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. “This Act contained provisions allowing marriage registration even if the bride and groom had not reached the legal ages of 18 and 21…
Mumbai: The country’s first bullet train project would have seen much progress by now had the then Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra expedited permissions, said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday, asserting that the high-speed line will usher in economic growth. Speaking to media persons while inspecting the work on the project here, Vaishnaw announced…
Ranchi: India unearthed a fresh pace talent in debutant Akash Deep but veteran Joe Root single-handedly kept England afloat with a tenacious hundred that shunned ‘Bazball’ for a more conservative approach as the visitors hobbled to 302 for 7 on the opening day of the fourth Test here on Friday. At stumps, the 33-year-old Root…
Maharajganj (UP): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India has moved up to the fifth position from the 10th spot in the world in terms of economy. “In the next year and a half, we will be at the third position,” she said, adding that the standard…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said his government would launch two schemes — the supply of LPG cylinders for Rs 500 and free power supply of up to 200 units for the poor — on February 27, with AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra present on the occasion. The chief minister…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary leadership and efforts led to the establishment of the first Hindu temple in the UAE. Modi inaugurated the temple in Abu Dhabi on February 14 and described it as a symbol of the shared heritage of humanity. “After inaugurating it (temple) just…
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on INDIA bloc, saying members of the opposition alliance believe in instigating people in the name of caste and making them fight. He also said the opposition leaders cannot “tolerate” Dalits and tribal people occupying high posts. He cited the presidential election which was…
Hyderabad: Opposition BRS MLA G Lasya Nanditha died in a road accident at Patancheru near here on Friday. The incident occurred at around 5.30 AM today when the car she was travelling in hit a metal crash barrier on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) resulting in her death, police said. The car’s driver suffered injuries…
Mumbai: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Friday, where he was admitted after suffering a cardiac arrest. The former Maharashtra chief minister was admitted in the ICU of P D Hinduja Hospital here on Wednesday and breathed his last at the private medical facility, family sources said. Joshi…
