At the start of 2026, I had gone to Somnath for the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, marking a thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple. Now, I will be back in Somnath on 11th May to mark 75 years since the inauguration of the restored Temple by the then President of India, Dr. … Read more
NEW DELHI: All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday rejected Union cabinet’s decision to accord “Vande Mataram” a status equal to national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”, make all six stanzas of the song compulsory and mandate its recitation before the national anthem in govt and educational institutions. In a statement, the board said if … Read more
NEW DELHI: As the left grapples with the severe setback it suffered in Kerala, the centralised leadership model described as ‘Brand Pinarayi’ and the poll campaign around it is under scrutiny, even as the party itself continues to hold there is no place within it for “cult politics” and the campaign was not a one-man … Read more
NEW DELHI: At least six in every 10 road crash victims in India in 2024 were two-wheeler riders/pedestrians, according to the latest report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). An analysis of four years of data shows a steady rise in both the share and number of two-wheeler riders and pedestrians killed in crashes, amid … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nida Khan, an accused in the Nashik TCS case, has been taken into custody from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.Khan was wanted in the case of alleged sexual harassment and forcible religious conversion at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).The court had earlier rejected her anticipatory bail. According to the FIR, … Read more
CAG Sanjay K Murthy (File photo) New Delhi: Comptroller and Auditor General Sanjay K Murthy on Thursday said governance is the barrier behind failed urban mobility in the country. It is not for want of roads or rails but for want of systems that work together.“The solutions are not unknown. London, Stockholm, and Singapore have … Read more
West Bengal Governor RN Ravi dissolves Mamata cabinet; paves way for new BJP government formation NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor R N Ravi on Thursday dissolved the Mamata government cabinet along with the state Legislative Assembly ahead of the formation of a new government following the recently concluded Assembly elections.According to a government release issued … Read more
TMC MP Mahua Moitra (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday shared a video showing a group of men raising anti-TMC slogans against her aboard a flight and urged civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu to place them on the no-fly list.Moitra said someone forwarded her the video after … Read more
NEW DELHI: The vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu state unit Khushbu Sundar expressed her support for TVK chief Vijay for the chief ministerial post as the latter has hit a roadblock in government formation in the state after falling short of majority by 5 MLAs.“As a citizen of Tamilnadu State, when people … Read more
Chennai: DMK President MK Stalin along with other senior party leaders during a meeting of the party’s newly elected MLAs-designate at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters, in Chennai. NEW DELHI: Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin on Thursday chaired a meeting of its 59 newly-elected MLAs at the party headquarters in Chennai, days after … Read more