NEW DELHI: The winter session of parliament is scheduled to start from November 25 and continue till December 20, Union minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju announced on Tuesday. During the session, several crucial legislations are expected to be discussed.In a post on X, Rijiju said, “President, on the recommendation of Government of India, has…
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday hinted at his retirement from politics after the end of his Rajya Sabha term in 2026. He added that he would not contest any elections and that it was time for the new generation to enter politics.“I am not in power. I am in…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday took a jibe at Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, comparing its leader Alamgir Alam to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.While addressing a poll rally at Koderma, Yogi accused the JMM of deceiving the voters in the name of development and “patronising” mafia under its government.“Jharkhand, especially Koderma,…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Monday accused Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on recent attacks on Hindu temples in Canada, which he said suggested a lack of concern for Hindu lives.Speaking to news agency ANI, Bhandari said, “It is painful that when all parties have…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed concern over the attack on a Hindu temple in Canada, describing the incident as “deeply concerning.”Addressing reporters in Canberra, where he is on an official visit, Jaishankar said, “What happened yesterday at the Hindu temple in Canada was deeply concerning. You should have seen the…
HARIDWAR: An all-woman rafting team drawn from personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) set off to traverse the length of Ganga from Devprayag in Tehri Garhwal to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal, covering a distance of 2,500km in 53 days. This is the first time an all-woman team will raft the entire stretch of the…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notice to O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, on a petition by a postgraduate law student challenging its decision to declare him unsuccessful in an exam for allegedly using AI to generate “submissions” to questions on a particular subject.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri was hearing petitioner Kaustubh Shakkarwar’s…
Film director chidananda S Naik NEW DELHI: The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is celebrating a significant achievement with its student film, ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know‘, directed by Chidananda S Naik, qualified for the Oscars 2025 in the Live Action Short Film category.This milestone follows a series of accolades, including…
Dubbing the violence outside a temple in Brampton in Canada “absolutely condemnable”, Congress Monday urged the Centre to take up the issue “very strongly” with the Canadian authorities.Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said, “It is absolutely condemnable, in no uncertain words. We urge govt of India to take up the issue very strongly with Canadian authorities….
JALANDHAR: Emphasising that the Nov 1984 anti-Sikh violence was not mere ‘dange’ (riots) but a Sikh genocide and massacre, Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira said justice still eluded the victims and that the maxim “justice delayed is justice denied” was appropriate in this case, reports I P Singh.Khaira added that he was aware that…
