- India
Stalin asks Centre to celebrate Indian Languages Day instead of Hindi Diwas
Chennai: Indian languages, including Tamil, should be made official languages of the Union government and Indian Languages Day should be celebrated rather than the Hindi Diwas, DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief…
- India
EC will take ‘stronger’ steps to include specially abled, transgenders in electoral process: CEC
New Delhi: The Election Commission will take “stronger” initiatives for senior citizens, specially abled and transgender persons to ensure that they are included in the electoral process with all due respect as…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court grants bail to man accused of rioting, arson
New Delhi: A court here has granted bail to a man accused of rioting and torching a house in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying a charge sheet…
- India
BJP brought armed goons in trains from outside for rally, claims Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP brought in hoodlums armed with bombs in trains from outside the state to foment trouble during its march to…
- Kashmir
Article 370 did not obstruct J-K’s development: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar: Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said Article 370 was not an obstacle in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, and claimed that the erstwhile state had performed better…
- India
SCO summit opportunity for India, Pak to break ice, resolve issues: Hurriyat Conference
Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan is an opportunity for prime ministers of India and Pakistan to break the ice and move towards…
- India
Modi is quicker than cheetah when evading issues: Asaduddin Owaisi
Jaipur: In a left-handed compliment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday suggested that he is quicker than the cheetah when it comes to evading serious issues. The…
- India
Eating non-veg not a taboo but avoid beef: RSS intellectual wing head
New Delhi: Non-vegetarian food is not a taboo and cannot be banned in the country but beef should be avoided, senior RSS functionary J Nanda Kumar said on Wednesday. However, Kumar, head…
- India
Term 2 for Jay Shah, Ganguly as SC modifies BCCI’s constitution
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed modification of BCCI’s constitution and paved the way for its President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue in office without having to serve…
- India
World looking at India for knowledge: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Ahmedabad: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said people of the country need to understand their “swa” (self) because the whole world is looking at India for knowledge. He…
- India
Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim visits BJP councillor injured during protest march
Kolkata: Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday visited BJP councillor Meena Devi Purohit at a hospital where she was admitted after suffering head injuries during the saffron party’s march to West Bengal…
- India
What if WB followed UP’s bulldozer model: TMC’s Mohua Moitra on violence in BJP rally
Kolkata: A day after public properties were damaged in Kolkata and Howrah during the BJP’s mega protest march, TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday asked whether the West Bengal government should follow…
- India
BJP’s ‘Operation Kichad’ fast tracked in Goa: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday squarely blamed the BJP for its eight MLAs crossing over to the saffron party in Goa, saying it was resorting to such means unnerved by the…
- India
Ahmedabad: 7 workers killed after falling down from elevator shaft
Ahmedabad: Seven labourers were killed and one was seriously injured after falling to the ground while working inside an elevator shaft at an under-construction building in Ahmedabad city on Wednesday morning, police…
- India
Union Cabinet approves proposal to add Himachal’s Hatti community to ST list
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a proposal to add the Hatti community in the Trans-Giri area of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur to the list…
