File photo: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Congress over a controversy surrounding the rendition of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day event, accusing it of insulting the national song and alleging that the incident was…
Jharkhand students and aspirants protest NEW DELHI: The protest by students and job aspirants over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 23rd day on Sunday, with the agitators announcing plans to burn effigies of chief minister Hemant Soren and congress leader Rahul Gandhi across all 24 districts.The protesters, under the banner of JPSC-JSSC…
Air India Express (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A passenger travelling with his wife on an Air India Express flight to Mumbai fired a round during a weapon check at Varanasi airport on Sunday, injuring two security screeners.The incident took place around 9.30 am when the passenger, travelling on flight IX-1810, declared that he was carrying…
RJD targets Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video, asks ‘who is he saluting?’ The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday targeted Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar by sharing a video of him hoisting the Tricolour on Independence Day. The Lalu Yadav-led party mocked former chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son over his gesture shortly after the flag-hoisting.Posting the…
Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan and Tiger Shroff (R) File photo NEW DELHI: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued notices to Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over advertisements for a chewing elaichi brand.In Friday’s notice, dated August 14, the FDA said the advertisements featuring the actors violate provisions…
CAG report on Indian Railways NEW DELHI: E. coli bacteria, some strains of which can cause food poisoning, diarrhoea and kidney failure, has been detected in drinking samples collected from water coolers at several railway stations, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.The CAG study assessed passenger services at…
File photo: PM Modi and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “dimagi naxal” remarks, saying he was “proud” to be described by the term.“I am proud to be a dimagi naxal!” Chidambaram said in…
Patiala: The false ceiling of a hall at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala, a top centre of Sports Authority of India, collapsed during an Independence Day function on Saturday, injuring three students, reports Bharat Khanna.Videos of the cave-in show members of the audience scrambling to safety.“No one sustained any major injury….
NEW DELHI: Congress lashed out at PM Narendra Modi Saturday over his remarks on “dimagi Naxals”, calling it a sign of desperation.Congress’ RS MP Jairam Ramesh said, “First he called his opponents ‘urban naxals.’ Now he calls them ‘dimagi naxals.’ It is a sure sign of his desperation. It is a separate matter that he…
Prime Minister Modi sought to position India as an open economy. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday said that the world has virtually junked globalisation, and underlined the need for India to move towards building a strong manufacturing base and being part of the global value chain, while reaffirming his commitment to reforms.Hitting out at…
