Modi first PM to lower dignity of public discourse: Manmohan Singh blames BJP for ‘castigating Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday appealed to Punjab voters, two days ahead of their vote, to ‘protect democracy and Constitution from repeated assaults’ by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Calling the people of Punjab warriors, the Congress leader said that BJP has been targetting ‘Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat’ over the withdrawal of…

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Delhi excise policy case: Rouse Avenue Court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till July 6 | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia, former deputy chief minister and AAP leader till July 6 in connection with the CBI case related to the Excise Policy.The court extended the remand of Sisodia and other accused in the case filed by the Central Bureau of…

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s PA held by customs for allegedly smuggling gold from Dubai | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi customs officials on Thursday announced that they have arrested Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s personal assistant at the Delhi IGI airport after he was allegedly caught smuggling gold from Dubai. The personal assistant, identified as Shiv Kumar Prasad was caught with 500 grams of gold, according to custom sources.The arrest involved another individual,…

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Past govts didn’t conserve heritage due to slave mentality: PM Modi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Accusing Congress of ignoring Mahatma Gandhi, PM Modi has said the icon remained unknown to the world till the 1982 film ‘Gandhi’ was made, inviting swift retaliation from Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge who said “those whose ideological ancestors along with Nathuram Godse were involved in the assassination of Bapu can never follow the…

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India test-fires RudraM-II missile from Su-30 fighter | India News – Times of India

RudraM-II air-to-ground missile NEW DELHI: India successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-ground missile, which is designed to have a strike range of almost 350-km, from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter of the IAF off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.The RudraM series are being developed by DRDO as new-generation anti-radiation missiles (NGARMs) for destroying a variety of…

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Punjab mantri’s ‘sleazy’ clip surfaces, NCW seeks probe | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought urgent intervention and action from DGP Punjab to investigate allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving AAP Punjab minister Balkar Singh in a video call with a 21-year-old woman seeking a job.The video has since stirred a political storm with BJP functionary Tajinder Bagga and national spokesperson…

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