NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Hindi must be made acceptable, flexible and conversational, and stressed the need to promote it by strengthening all Indian regional languages and establishing their mutual congruence.Shah, while addressing the official language‘s diamond jubilee celebrations and the 4th Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan here coinciding with Hindi Diwas,…
NEW DELHI: Less than two days after he was released from jail on bail in the excise policy case, with conditions imposed on his functioning as chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal took everyone by surprise when he announced he would be resigning soon and sought early elections in the capital.Declaring that he will not sit in…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday stressed the need for the country’s security and law enforcement agencies to identify and tackle emerging national security challenges such as narcotics, rogue drones and online frauds “before they turn into major challenges”.In his concluding remarks at the two-day national security strategies conference – attended by the…
MEERUT: Ten people from a family have died after a three-storey building collapsed at Zakir Colony, Meerut, following continuous, heavy rains on Saturday evening. Rescue teams responded quickly, pulling 15 people from the debris, five of whom survived. The condition of one of them is critical. Authorities believe the heavy rains weakened the structure of…
NEW DELHI: India can achieve 71% reduction in CO2 emission from the transport sector by 2050 by adopting three high-ambition strategies – electrification, improving fuel economy standards, and switching to public transport for passenger movement and railways for freight, according to a study by World Resource Institute.The transport sector in India accounted for 14% of…
JAIPUR/ALWAR: Being a Hindu means to be generous and harbour goodwill towards everyone, regardless of their religious beliefs, caste or dietary practices, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Sunday while flagging “an increased feeling of superiority or inferiority” as a threat to social order.“Hindus are the most liberal people in the world, accepting everything… They are…
NEW DELHI: The assessment of top BJP politicians that established parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including Congress, will have no role in government formation is based on the possibility of a good performance by seven local parties and 32 Independents in the fray, who are said to be strongly placed.Sources said Independents and local parties…
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government will complete 100 days of its third term on Tuesday , on the PM’s birthday. A notable achievement during this period has been the emergence of 11 lakh more ‘Lakhpati Didis’. Significantly, more than one crore lakhpati didis, who earn more than Rs 1 lakh per year, have been…
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday launched ‘Operation Sadbhav‘ to provide humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Typhoon Yagi, a powerful storm that has left hundreds dead in Southeast Asia. Under the operation, India provided assistance worth $1,00,000 each to Vietnam and Laos.A consignment of 35 tonnes of humanitarian assistance, including water purification items, water containers,…
GUWAHATI: A hand grenade exploded Saturday night at the residence of Manipur’s veterinary & transport minister Khashim Vashum in Ukhrul, causing property damage but no casualties. CCTV footage showed a white Maruti Gypsy from which the suspect emerged, hurled the grenade, and fled, police said, reported.The Naga People’s Front MLA, an ally of BJP, was…
