NEW DELHI: A war of words brewed between Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin on Monday after the Dravidian leader accused the the central government of withholding funds from states that had performed well but were against the National Education Policy (NEP).The charge was followed by a barb from the…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday mounted a fresh attack on PM Modi for not visiting strife-addled Manipur, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressing concern over the internal security risks.Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the PM “has not made any effort to stop” the violence and the subsequent fallout. In a piercing…
NEW DELHI: A viral video doing the rounds on social media showed a heated altercation between loco pilots at Rajasthan‘s Gangapur City Junction. The video, which TOI couldn’t independently verify, shows an ugly confrontation between loco pilots from the Kota and Agra Railway Divisions, all vying for the chance to drive the newly-launched Vande Bharat…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minster on Monday came all-out in defense of her government and dismissed allegations of offering money to the deceased trainee doctor‘s family who was raped and murdered at a state-run hospital in Kolkata. The TMC supremo, who is under fire from various quarters, also defended her decision to not sack…
NEW DELHI: During the hearing of the suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a fresh status report on the probe by by September 17. The apex court…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The two leaders exchanged a warm embrace and then held bilateral talks centred around strengthening the overall strategic partnership between India and the United Arab Emirates.Sheikh Khaled bin…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday trained its guns at the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the ruling party in Texas. The Congress leader is on a three-day trip to US, where he said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) looks at India as one idea…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh revealed on Sunday that in September 2016, four Opposition MPs had attempted to engage with Hurriyat Conference leaders as part of the central government‘s efforts to initiate peace talks in Kashmir. However separatist leaders refused to meet with the delegation, Singh said while addressing an election rally in the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Monday responded to the opponents’ ‘Pappu‘ jibe against Rahul Gandhi and claimed that he has a vision contrary to what BJP promotes.While addressing the Indian diaspora in Texas, Pitroda said, “He (Rahul Gandhi) has a vision contrary to what BJP promotes by spending crores of rupees. I must…
Thousands on Sunday protested across more than 130 cities in 25 countries to demand justice for the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered last month at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.The demonstrations began in various groups throughout Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Singapore before expanding to cities in several…
