Bhubaneshwar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution, and weakening legislations meant to protect the poor and tribals. Addressing the party’s ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh’ here, Kharge also said that tribals, dalits, women and youths of the country will have to…
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disbursed the first instalment of the hiked pension amount of Rs 1,100 per month to the bank accounts of 1.11 crore beneficiaries, including senior citizens, widows and people with disabilities. Over Rs 1,227 crore was credited under six different pension schemes during a function here, officials said….
New Delhi: Former chief justices of India, J S Khehar and D Y Chandrachud, are interacting on Friday with the parliamentary committee scrutinising the simultaneous election bill as it held its eighth sitting. Sources said both jurists are of the view that the concept of ‘one nation one election’ is not violative of the basic…
New Delhi: In a significant move towards defence self-reliance, the Ministry of Defence has reportedly selected an Indian company to establish a dedicated maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for the S-400 Triumf air defence system, one of the most advanced long-range missile platforms in India’s arsenal. The facility being developed in partnership with Russia’s…
Tirupati: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday alleged that nearly 1,000 non-Hindus are working in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) without having faith in Lord Venkateshwara or adhering to Sanatana Dharma. Even if non-Hindus were employed earlier, why is there no change? He questioned. “There may be several…
Chennai: India hit nine terror targets crisscrossing Pakistan with precision and missed none of them during Operation Sindoor, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday, taking pride in India’s capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from across the border. The precision was to the point where India knew who was where and the…
God save the Nobel Peace Prize Once a symbol of rare virtue and global statesmanship, the Nobel Peace Prize has now become the unofficial trophy for delusion and self-congratulation. And this year, the stampede is real. Everyone with a microphone, a modest PR team, or a record of doing the bare minimum for peace—or in…
New Delhi: A 46-year-old man died after a three-storey building collapsed in the Bada Hindu Rao area in the early hours of Friday, a fire services official said. The body of Manoj Sharma was found in the debris, he said, adding a call about the collapse was received at 1.56 am. The building housed multiple…
Lahore: In yet another attack, insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, according to authorities. The incident was reported on the national highway in the Zhob area of the province, said Assistant Commissioner Zhob Naveed Alam. The armed insurgents checked…
Washington: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States would apply a 35% tariff to all imports from Canada beginning next month, reviving tensions with a major trade partner that had largely dissipated in recent weeks. “Instead of working with the United States, Canada retaliated with its Tariffs,” Trump wrote in the letter shared…
