NEW DELHI: The political class rushed to embrace and celebrate B R Ambedkar with generous tributes on his 135th birth anniversary, adding to celebrations by his followers across cities, and cementing the icon’s status as the sole bipartisan figure on the contemporary socio-political firmament.Political biggies PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi among others…
Supreme Court Justice B R Gavai (File Image) NEW DELHI: It is the Constitution which kept India united, strong and stable in the last 75 years despite facing turbulent times during external aggressions and internal disturbances, senior-most judge of Supreme Court Justice B R Gavai said on Monday while showering praise on B R Ambedkar,…
NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge strongly criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday in New Delhi, labeling them as “enemies of Babasaheb” both past and present. The remarks came in response to Modi’s accusations that Congress was spreading “votebank ka virus” by opposing the Waqf Amendment Act and…
BJP MLA Neelam Pahalwan proposed renaming Najafgarh to ‘Nahargarh’ citing historical ties, while other BJP MLAs raised issues like water shortages and alleged financial irregularities. NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Neelam Pahalwan on Thursday proposed renaming Najafgarh to “Nahargarh” in the Delhi Assembly, citing historical references to Raja Nahar Singh’s role in the 1857 revolt and…
NEW DELHI: The Constitution and its framer B R Ambedkar were at the centre of the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday as two tableaux on the Kartavya Path highlighted the journey of the Constitution, something that has been the focus of the political class since the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.The celebrations started with the commentary…
26th January is a special day that fills every Indian’s heart with pride and joy. Every year, Republic Day is celebrated on the 26th of January; it marks the moment when our Constitution came into being in 1950, making India a sovereign and democratic republic. It is a day to remember the incredible sacrifices of…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that 2025 would focus on the party’s organisational empowerment. At the Congress Working Committee’s ‘Nav Satyagraha Baithak’ in Karnataka’s Belagavi, he emphasised that “only hard work is not and timely concrete strategy and direction are necessary.” He added that there is a need to give a…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday accused Congress of disrespecting, mocking and humiliating B R Ambedkar during his lifetime, and doing a “drama” of remembering his legacy now, which showed the opposition party’s hypocrisy.Senior BJP neta Ravi Shankar Prasad highlighted several instances where he said Congress disregarded Ambedkar’s contributions and dignity.He pointed out that after Ambedkar…
NEW DELHI: A statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar located in front of Ahmedabad’s Shri KK Shastri College in the Khokhra locality was vandalized in the early hours of Monday, sparking protests by locals, according to police. “Some unidentified persons damaged the nose and spectacles on the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar, located in front of Shri…
My resignation will make no difference to Congress’s fortune, said Shah. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused Congress of circulating a “doctored” version of his Rajya Sabha speech after having been exposed as “anti-Ambedkar, anti-Constitution, anti-reservation and anti-OBCs”, asserting that BJP was exploring all legal options in response to the…
