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Rahul may contest from Amethi; official announcement likely tonight
New Delhi: Amid the suspense over Congress nominees from Amethi and Rae Bareli, sources Thursday indicated that Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest from the seat he lost last time. With Friday…
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SIT chief probing Karnataka sex scandal under CBI scanner
Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated an inquiry, codenamed ‘Operation Kanak’, against Bijay Kumar Singh, the head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) tasked with probing the sexual assault…
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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami stokes ‘land Jihad’ rhetoric
In yet another incident of Islamophobia, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently raised ‘land jihad’ conspiracy during an election rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, to target Muslims. Dhami was speaking at…
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BJP not against Muslims, PM Modi respected in Islamic countries: Rajnath
Supaul: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday debunked the opposition charge that the BJP was creating a Hindu-Muslim divide, highlighting the goodwill enjoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in several Islamic countries.…
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Revanna sex scandal will echo in LS polls, tough for BJP: Tharoor
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said the alleged sex scandal involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna will echo in the remaining phases of the Lok Sabha polls not just in…
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UP: Man dies of snakebite, family puts body in Ganga for revival
The tragic death of a twenty-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh has cast a spotlight on the persistence of superstition in some parts of India once again. He was kept in a river…
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BJP promotes corrupt, those who don’t talk about public welfare: Priyanka
Chirmiri: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday claimed the BJP promotes only two kinds of leaders, one who is corrupt and the other who speaks nothing about people’s welfare and issues.…
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India blasts USCIRF, describes it as biased entity with political agenda
New Delhi: India on Thursday came down hard on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and said it continues to publish its propaganda on the country “masquerading” as part of…
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Jharkhand: Maoist posters with poll boycott call spotted in parts of Palamu LS seat
Medininagar: Posters, allegedly put up by Maoists, were noticed in parts of the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand, asking people to boycott the parliamentary elections, police said on Thursday. The posters…
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UP: BJP drops WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan, fields son Karan from Kaiserganj
Lucknow: The BJP on Thursday finally announced its candidates for the Kaiserganj and Raebareli Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. In Kaiserganj, the BJP dropped sitting MP and former Wrestling Federation of…
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‘Crossing the line’: 134 instances of free speech violations reported in 2024
The country has witnessed an alarming surge in free speech violations in the first four months of 2024. As many as 134 violations were reported, according to “Free Speech Collective”. The report…
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BJP govts in 10 to 15 states will collapse once INDIA bloc wins: Khera
Panaji: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday claimed that the BJP-led governments in 10 to 15 states will collapse once the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre after the…
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SC orders bar association to reserve minimum 1/3rd posts for women
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to reserve at least 1/3rd posts for women in its executive committee. Asking SCBA to implement the quota…
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Modi helped Prajwal Revanna, who raped 400 women, flee: Rahul
Shivamogga: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna had raped 400 women and made their videos, and sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for…
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List of Muslim candidates likely to become IAS Officers this year
The number of Muslim candidates successfully becoming IAS officers in India remains low every year. This year too, Muslim candidates likely to become IAS officers stay in single digits. The UPSC recently…
