- India
Bhagavad Gita in schools: AAP, Congress support Gujarat Assembly resolution
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution requesting the BJP government in the state to take necessary steps for the effective implementation of the education department’s recent decision…
- India
Boat probe: 3 men came to Mumbai via Kuwait-Saudi-Dubai-Pak route
Mumbai: Three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, arrested by Mumbai Police started their boat journey from Kuwait on January 28 and claimed to have taken Saudi Arabia-Dubai-Pakistan route before entering Indian shores illegally, as…
- Chennai
AIADMK retorts Amit Shah’s ‘doors open’ remark, says ‘doors shut’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s main opposition AIADMK on Wednesday said it had already shut its door on the BJP and ruled out joining forces with the saffron party for the Lok Sabha polls.…
- India
‘Not Poonam Pandey’: Centre clarifies on cervical cancer campaign
New Delhi: Actor Poonam Pandey is not being considered as the brand ambassador of the government’s national campaign to spread awareness of cervical cancer, Union health ministry officials said on Wednesday. The…
- Photos
Photos: Karnataka Congress protest in Delhi
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other Karnataka Congress leaders during a protest against the centre, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.…
- Photos
In pics: Festival of Harmony at BAPS Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiritual leader of BAPS, arrives at the BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi marking the beginning of the Festival of Harmony. (PTI Photo) Abu Dhabi: Mahant Swami…
- Photos
Photos: Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha
Rourkela: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at the Ved Vyas Temple during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, in Rourkela, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (PTI Photo) Rourkela: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi poses…
- India
Poonam Pandey likely to lead Centre’s cervical cancer awareness campaign
New Delhi: Actor Poonam Pandey is likely to be the brand ambassador of the government’s national campaign to spread awareness of cervical cancer. According to sources, Pandey and her team are in…
- India
Congress ‘not opposing’ UCC bill in Uttarakhand, proposes referral to select committee
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday resumed the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code bill with the opposition Congress members moving a proposal to refer the legislation to a select committee of…
- India
No data available to reveal poverty situation in country: Shashi Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the government is spending money at the top level by raising capex every year as it believes in “trickle down economics”. Initiating the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh finance minister tables Rs 2.86 lakh cr budget
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister B Rajendranath on Wednesday tabled a vote-on-account budget of Rs 2.86 lakh crore for fiscal 2024-25 in the Legislative Assembly here, with a revenue expenditure of Rs…
- India
HC adjourns hearing on plea against allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the plea challenging the order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque to February 12. The Allahabad High…
- India
Manipur Meitei bodies welcome decision to fence India-Myanmar border
Imphal: Imphal Valley-based Meitei organisations have welcomed the Centre’s decision to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, while Naga and Kuki bodies in Manipur said “it is not acceptable to them”. In…
- India
2,000 people suffer from food poisoning after meal at event in Nanded
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Nearly 2,000 people suffered from food poisoning after consuming food at a religious event held at a village in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, an official said on Wednesday. A religious discourse…
- India
EC has stabbed democracy in the back: Raut on poll body’s order on NCP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back through its decision to recognise Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s faction…
