NEW DELHI: Whether it was the Gandhi family, the Congress worker, the man on the street, or the woman in the metro, Delhi stood up in applause and mourning on Saturday to say a final goodbye to Manmohan Singh, the self-effacing former PM who touched as many hearts with his dignity as lives with his…
NEW DELHI: Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has criticised the Congress for failing to convene a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting following her father’s death.In a statement on X, she pointed out that when her father passed away in August 2020, the Congress leadership did not even convene a condolence meeting by…
BJP and Congress should move beyond debates over Nehru and Savarkar, and focus on growth issues, Uddhav Thackeray said. NAGPUR: In his bid to reclaim the hardline Hindutva turf after being accused of abandoning the party’s core ideology, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday questioned BJP on why the nation’s highest civilian honour,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered his respects to Dr BR Ambedkar at the Parliament House Lawns in Delhi on the 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas. The Mahaparinirvan Diwas is celebrated on December 6, commemorating the death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, widely known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, who crafted India’s Constitution.PM…
NEW DELHI: Crediting India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with having laid the foundation for the country’s journey to becoming a global leader in every field, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lamented how he was “forgotten for years” and also “deprived” of the nation’s top recognition, Bharat Ratna.Addressing a gathering at the flagging…
NEW DELHI: Posters calling for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to be awarded the “Bharat Ratna” were seen outside the Janata Dal (United) party office in Patna, according to news agency ANI on Saturday.Earlier on Friday, Nitish Kumar while reviewing the flood situation in Bihar revealed that a sum of Rs 307 crore has been…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh, father of Yuvraj Singh, has once again criticized MS Dhoni, accusing him of negatively impacting his son’s cricket career. Yograj’s comments highlight a longstanding grievance which he believes curtailed Yuvraj’s career, despite his monumental contributions to Indian cricket, particularly in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna on BJP stalwart, former deputy prime minister L K Advani at his residence on Sunday.President Murmu visited Advani’s residence to honor him. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu were also present on this occasion. The visit to…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna award to five eminent personalities on Saturday, including two former Prime Ministers. The country’s highest civilian honour was awarded to former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan and two-time former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, posthumously at…
