Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday lay the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river linking project, the first such initiative under the national river interlinking policy, at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. Nearly 44 lakh people in 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh in Uttar Pradesh will get drinking water under the…
MS Shanker The controversy surrounding actor Allu Arjun’s alleged involvement in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case has spiralled into a full-fledged political battle. With the case diary now public, it reveals that 18 individuals have been implicated, including Allu Arjun as the 11th accused. The principal accused are the owners of Sandhya Theatre, but the…
New Delhi: Paris Olympics’ double bronze-medallist Manu Bhaker on Tuesday admitted that “there has been a lapse may be on my part” while filing nominations for this year’s National Sports Awards amid a raging controversy over her exclusion from the list of Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees. A day after the sports ministry had to…
Nagpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday termed Congress’ protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his comments about Dr B R Ambedkar as drama, and said it should apologise for wasting Parliament’s time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown how the Gandhi family always opposed Ambedkar, he told reporters here. Asked about…
New Delhi: In a bid to get battle-ready for challenges ahead, the Congress will decide on an action plan for the next year at its CWC meeting named ‘Nav Satyagraha Baithak’ being held in Karnataka’s Belagavi to mark the 100th anniversary of the Belgaum session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi. The opposition party asserted that…
Melbourne: With a smile, India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday played down concerns around Virat Kohli’s struggles outside the off-stump in Australia and backed his longtime teammate to the hilt, saying “modern-day greats figure out their own path.” Kohli’s five innings in this series Down Under read 5, 100 not out, 7, 11 and 3…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday claimed that he was also a victim of chit fund scams and urged people to be aware of the activities of ponzi firms to save their hard-earned money. Majhi said this while addressing a function to celebrate the State Level National Consumers Day here. “I was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting eminent economists and sectoral experts to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025. Sitharaman, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery, Niti Aayog CEO BVR…
Lahore: “Even though the chance was missed, we should try again,” says Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan when asked about Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 1999 ‘bus yatra’, a bold attempt by the then Indian prime minister to put India-Pakistan relations on the peace track. Vajpayee took a bus ride to Lahore on February 19, 1999….
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime has been riddled with controversies, and the latest uproar surrounding popcorn is no exception. The government’s imposition of an 18% GST on popcorn sold in multiplexes has popped more than kernels — it’s sparked heated debates about taxation fairness and economic sensibility. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s defense of…
