Imphal: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to arrive in Manipur on November 20 for the first time since ethnic violence broke out two years ago, a functionary of the organisation said on Wednesday. During his three-day stay, Bhagwat will interact with citizens, entrepreneurs, and representatives of the tribal community, RSS state general secretary Tarunkumar…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has set aside the conviction of Mohammad Ilyas in the 1996 Modinagar-Ghaziabad bus bomb blast case on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove charges against the appellant. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra vacated the conviction, observing that the prosecution “miserably failed”…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered his tributes to warrior queen Rani Lakshmibai on her birth anniversary. Lakshmibai played a pivotal role against the British in the 1857 rebellion — India’s first war of independence. She laid down her life bravely fighting the British forces, which tried to annex her kingdom. In…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered tributes to former prime minister late Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. “Tributes to former PM Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on the occasion of her birth anniversary,” Modi said in a post on X. Born on November 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi served as the prime minister…
KS Nagarajan As we mark 18 November 2025, the birth anniversary of the great patriot and Swadeshi Shipping Company founder V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, it is worth reflecting on how Bharat has historically treated its own visionaries, reformers, and nation-builders. From the days of Galileo, who was persecuted for simply declaring scientific truth, to our own…
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and apprised him of preparations underway for the upcoming annual India-Russia summit. Putin shook hands with Jaishankar, receiving him in the Representative Office of the Senate Palace in the Kremlin, state-run TASS news agency reported. “Honoured to call on…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah group, after it conducted simultaneous searches in Delhi-NCR against the trustees and promoters of Faridabad-based Al Falah University, linked to the Red Fort area car blast case, officials said. Siddiqui has been taken into custody under the criminal provisions…
New Delhi: Under a large-scale verification drive carried out after the November 10 blast near the Red Fort, the Delhi Police has registered cases against 250 people across the North district, mostly for not completing the mandatory police verification process, an official said on Tuesday. The blast triggered by a suicide bomber, which followed the…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal on Tuesday said despite the existing ban on manufacture and sale of gutkha, illegal consignments of the tobacco-laced product continue to enter the state from outside, causing harm to students and youth. The state government is considering invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime…
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to issue notices to the Union Government and investigative agencies on the progress of major bank-fraud cases is, in itself, a welcome move. Public money deserves the highest protection, and court-monitored probes ensure accountability. The bench led by Chief Justice B R Gavai has responded swiftly to a petition filed…
