India

Patna: Akhilesh Yadav to attend Opposition parties meeting on 12 June

02 Jun 2023 14:32 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, will attend an Opposition party meeting on 12 June in Patna, Bihar’s capital city. According to a Janata Dal (United) party leader, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been holding meetings to bring together Opposition parties against the Bharatiya Janata Party

Brij Bhushan postpones rally, planned for 5 June in Ayodhya,UP

02 Jun 2023 13:56 PM IST

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), who has been accused of sexually abusing some female wrestlers, stated on Friday that the massive gathering planned for 5 June in Ayodhya in favour of him has been postponed for a few days due to the

Japanese ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki enjoys ride in Mumbai local, explores markets

02 Jun 2023 12:41 PM IST

Japanese ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki, who once lauded the hard work put in by workers to advance the bullet train project, was spotted travelling in a Mumbai local on Thursday. Suzuki was in Mumbai, commuting like a typical Mumbaikar. He travelled in a local train in Mumbai and also

Shivaji’s idea ‘Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat’ inspires us’ says PM Modi

02 Jun 2023 12:16 PM IST

On the 350th anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation, Prime Minister Modi addressed the country. According to the PM Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj continues to inspire the nation and his ideas can be seen in the vision of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ calling him the beacon of bravery and fortitude. According

JP Nadda greets Telangana people on State Formation Day

02 Jun 2023 11:27 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Friday greeted the people of Telangana on the state’s formation day and said that the state is blessed with a remarkable cultural heritage. “Greetings to the people of Telangana on their State Formation Day. Telangana is blessed with a remarkable cultural heritage

‘Extremely unfortunate’ Rijiju after Rahul’s claim Muslim League is ‘secular’ party

02 Jun 2023 11:12 AM IST

According to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, it is extremely unfortunate that some citizens of the nation still consider the person who supports the Muslim League as Secular. Rijiju was criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his “completely secular” comments on the Indian Muslim League party. Rijiju also asked how Mohammad

IIPS inaugurates ‘International Conference’ on labour and sustainable development in Asia

02 Jun 2023 10:55 AM IST

The International Institute for Population Science (IIPS) in Mumbai is home to the South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM), which today inaugurated its inaugural international conference on “Labour and Sustainable Development in Asia: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward.”The Centre was conceived by the three UN agencies along

Administrative reshuffle: 7 IAS, 30 IPS officers transferred in Rajasthan

02 Jun 2023 10:33 AM IST

In a major administrative reshuffle in Rajasthan, seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 30 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred. “It has come to the notice that in the administrative secretariat and other department offices, the officers keep on continuing on a particular post and department only. This

BJP leader Bandi challenges AIMIM to contest beyond Hyderabad

02 Jun 2023 05:08 AM IST

Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bandi Sanjay dared All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi to contest the next Assembly elections across the state, claiming that the party will struggle “to recover its deposits”. Speaking to mediapersons in Karimnagar on Wednesday, Sanjay claimed it wasn’t possible for any party

“Gave me a gift…”: Rahul Gandhi on his MP disqualification

02 Jun 2023 05:07 AM IST

Opening up on his disqualification as a member of the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he was the first to be given the highest punishment for a defamation case. Taking questions from journalists during a free-wheeling conversation at the National Press Club in Washington on

Manipur: Army clarifies ‘All ranks are race, caste, creed and gender agnostic’

02 Jun 2023 05:06 AM IST

The Indian Army released a statement on Thursday stating that all its ranks were race, caste, creed, and gender neutral. The clarification came in light of alleged misinformation on social media, discrediting officers of a certain community for doing internal security tasks in violence-hit Manipur. “All ranks of the Indian

Section 124A dealing with sedition needs to be retained in IPC: Law Commission

02 Jun 2023 02:26 AM IST

The Law Commission of India, in its report submitted to the Law Ministry, has recommended that Section 124A of IPC dealing with Sedition needs to be retained in the Indian Penal Code, though certain amendments, so as to bring about greater clarity regarding the usage of the provision. “We further