Kolkata: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that the Left and the liberals are the biggest danger to Hindus. Maintaining that Muslims or Christians are never a threat to the Hindus, he claimed that those weakening the Hindus are within their own society. “I believe that the Left and the liberals are…
Bengaluru/Udupi: Amid criticism from a section within the ruling Congress, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday strongly defended his visit to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha yoga centre in Tamil Nadu for Mahashivaratri celebrations, calling it is his personal belief. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, while calling BJP leaders’ claims…
New Delhi: Indians must work hard to achieve the ambitious target of making India a USD 30 trillion economy by 2047, former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said. Joining the ongoing debate on working hours, India’s G20 Sherpa said Japan, South Korea and China have achieved economic success through a strong work ethic and…
India’s linguistic diversity is one of its greatest cultural treasures. Yet, while Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK raises the alarm over the ‘imposition’ of Hindi and Sanskrit, the reality is that several native languages within Tamil Nadu and other southern states have been swallowed by dominant regional tongues. The irony is unmistakable – as pointed out…
Justice denied due to delay The issue of unresolved cases in Indian courts is a major challenge that has deeply impacted the justice system. The growing number of pending cases raises serious questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of the current system designed to deliver justice. Such delays have a detrimental and widespread impact on…
New Delhi: India’s import duties comply with the global trade rules and the government should convey this to the US administration, economic think tank GTRI said on Sunday. It also said that negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement with the US presents several challenges. The US may push India to open government procurement to American…
New Delhi: The question of reverting to ballot papers does not fall under the ambit of the mandate of a joint committee of Parliament examining the two bills on simultaneous polls, the Union law ministry is learnt to have said. Going back to the ballot paper system was a “suggestion” made by some of the…
Karachi: The Australian team has already left for Dubai while South Africa will leave for the same city late Saturday night ahead of the Champions Trophy semifinals, even though it remains uncertain whether their matches will be held there or not. Dubai is set to host the first semifinal on Tuesday, with Lahore is hosting…
Karachi: England’s head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged his players’ lack of confidence during their seven-wicket loss to South Africa but insisted the heavy defeat in India ahead of the tournament had not impacted their morale, despite the team ending its Champions Trophy campaign winless. The loss to South Africa marked England’s seventh consecutive ODI defeat,…
Dehradun: Fifty workers have been pulled out of the snow from the site of an avalanche-hit BRO camp in Mana village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, but four of them died on Saturday as rescuers raced against time to trace four more laborers feared trapped. According to the latest rescue updates provided by the Uttarakhand State…
