NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi came under attack on Saturday for his “naach-gaana” comment on the January 22 consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, with the ruling BJP calling him a “liar of the highest order”.The saffron party also said his comments show the Gandhi family’s real nature and contempt for Hinduism.The…
PM Modi at a BJP poll rally in Hisar in Haryana on Saturday (PTI photo) HISAR: With his poll rallies in Haryana and Jammu on Saturday coinciding with the anniversary of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces against POK-based terror launch pads in 2016, PM Narendra Modi hit out at Congress,…
(Picture credit: X@suyeshasavant) NEW DELHI: A passenger flying Air India from Delhi to New York complained about a cockroach in her meal on Sept 17, which led to her two-year-old son falling ill. The airline said it was investigating the matter and would “take necessary actions”.A post from the X handle of @suyeshasavant said: “Found…
HOSUR: At least 10 people received medical treatment, with two hospitalised, after a major fire Saturday disrupted production at a key Tata Electronics plant in Tamil Nadu which makes Apple iPhone components. The incident in Hosur is the latest to affect Apple’s iPhone supply chain just as the company is looking to diversify beyond China…
AHMEDABAD: A sessions court (Ahmedabad rural) has acquitted three persons over three decades after they were accused of spreading terror in post-Babri Masjid demolition riots. They were charged with bringing explosives to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in 1993.The court concluded that Pankaj Patel, Vrajlal Patel and Virukbhai Kharasiya, of Bhesan in Junagadh, did not know that their…
AHMEDABAD: A sessions court (Ahmedabad rural) has acquitted three persons over three decades after they were accused of spreading terror in post-Babri Masjid demolition riots. They were charged with bringing explosives to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in 1993.The court concluded that Pankaj Patel, Vrajlal Patel and Virukbhai Kharasiya, of Bhesan in Junagadh, did not know that their…
Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party is set to have two front seats in Lok Sabha, in what will give it the chance to accommodate another member besides party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Congress, meanwhile, will have four front seats and DMK one in the 18th Lok Sabha.Congress front row will be led by…
NEW DELHI: Government Saturday lifted blanket ban on export of non-basmati white rice while imposing a minimum export price (MEP) of $490 per tonne on the grain. This came a day after it halved export duty on parboiled rice to 10%. The two consecutive decisions will push outbound shipment of the key foodgrain just ahead…
KOLKATA: Junior doctors across Bengal have threatened to return to complete cease-work from Monday, citing security concerns following the assault on some colleagues and nurses at College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital near Kolkata on Friday.They declared that they will go on cease-work after SC hearing on Monday on RG Kar rape-murder case. They…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan said Saturday Nilambur MLA P V Anvar‘s allegations against CM Pinarayi Vijayan and home department were serious. The allegation of phone tapping, including that of cops, is also grave, he said.The governor said in New Delhi on Saturday that legal action will be taken if he receives a complaint….
