New Delhi: On the final day of the Winter Session of Parliament, opposition MPs staged a protest at Vijay Chowk on Friday demanding Home Minister Amit Shah’s apology and resignation for allegedly “insulting” BR Ambedkar. They also carried out a protest march from Vijay Chowk to Parliament. The protest comes a day after separate marches…
Dhaka: Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad “once and for all for the future generations,” state-run news agency has said. Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also discussed the revival of the SAARC and called for…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it was important to establish proof of direct or indirect acts of instigation by the accused to attract the abetment of suicide offence. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said in order to sustain Section 306 of IPC, dealing with abetment of…
Nagpur: The Maharashtra assembly on Friday passed supplementary demands of Rs 33,788.40 crore, including a provision of Rs 1400 crore for the state government’s flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. The supplementary demands, which were tabled in the assembly on Monday by minister Uday Samant, was passed in the Lower House after a debate. In…
Kolkata: Bengali film ‘Bohurupi’ has crossed Rs 17.25 crore of revenue at the box office after screening for 68 days, setting a record as the “biggest blockbuster” in the state, an industry body official said on Friday. The success of the film is a “reflection of cinemagoers’ unwavering love for authentic storytelling”, one of the…
Sambhal (UP): A four-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Saturday conducted a survey of the recently-discovered Shri Kartik Mahadev temple, five ‘teerths’ (pilgrimage sites) and 19 ‘koops’ (wells), a senior official said. Speaking to reporters, Sambhal District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya said, “A four-member team of the ASI started the survey this…
Jaipur: The death toll in the tragic truck collision in Jaipur during the early hours of Friday increased to eight and about 35 persons are undergoing treatment for injuries. According to officials, the death toll is likely to increase and they suspect gas leak from an LPG tanker caused the massive fireball on the major…
New Delhi: Expressing grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday to enquire about the incident and assured him of all possible support. Modi said in a post on X, “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the…
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian economist, jurist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in the military cantonment…
The controversy surrounding Gur Patwan Singh Pannun’s allegations against Russia and his relentless pursuit of a Khalistan state sheds light on a larger and more troubling narrative. His recent claims—linking Moscow to the killing of Hardip Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistani activist—highlight the complex web of geopolitics, propaganda, and the rising influence of shadowy external forces…
