New Delhi: There is a long list of heinous crimes against women in opposition-ruled states such as Rajasthan, West Bengal and Bihar, but it is playing politics over the Manipur incident, the BJP alleged on Saturday. Tension mounted in the hills of strife-torn Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday showing two women from…
New Delhi: The Department of Delhi Prisons has suspended four officials, including a deputy superintendent, in connection with the physical appearance of jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Supreme Court, a statement said on Saturday. The presence of Malik, serving life term in Tihar jail, in a packed courtroom created a flutter in the apex court…
Tirumala: “A strong conviction, goal, zeal, and devotion of administrators will help in the development of the administration of temples”, asserted TTD EO AV Dharma Reddy. He was addressing a galaxy of administrators belonging to various Hindu temples from over 30 countries during the three-day Maha Kumbh of Temples-International Temples Convention and Expo held at…
Imphal; Manipur Police has arrested a fifth person, aged around 19, in connection with the May 4 parading of two tribal women in Kangpokpi district of the state, officials said on Saturday. The two women are alleged to have been sexually assaulted before being set free by a mob. A 26-second video of the incident…
The demand for social justice in all and sundry institutions may be justified. But, can ‘merit’ be overlooked to implement reservations is a disturbing question. The latest demand of the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s demand for consideration of reservations even in the appointment of judges indeed appears to many as the most dangerous…
Raipur: The Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh on Saturday survived a no-trust motion moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party on the last day of the Monsoon session of the state assembly.The no-confidence motion was defeated by voice vote in the state assembly shortly after 1 am after a 13-hour debate. While the Congress has 71…
(D Nagarjuna) A masterpiece acronym INDIA has suddenly made people understand its expansion and when it is read, there seems to be everything that people are looking forward to. The word inclusive forms the core of this alliance since somehow what people could see in BJP was that it became exclusive to people on communal,…
New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka on Friday unveiled a vision document to significantly expand connectivity and economic ties even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to the island nation’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe the need to ensure a “life of dignity” for the Tamil community in that country. Following talks between Modi and Wickremesinghe, the…
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the second day in a row on Friday following vociferous protests over the Manipur violence by opposition MPs, demanding a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue, evoking a sharp reaction from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who accused the protesting members of not being…
Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Friday ordered a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple here, according to government counsel Rajesh Mishra. The barricaded ‘wazukhana’, where a structure claimed by Hindu litigants to be a ‘shivling’ exists, will not be part of the survey. The court of A K…
