NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday slammed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying that even if Fadnavis took 100 births, he wouldn’t be able to understand what goes on inside the mind of NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar.This response came days after Fadnavis’ claim that Sharad…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday urged the residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to join India. Addressed an election rally in Ramban assembly constituency, the defence minister asserted that India considers them as their own, unlike Pakistan, which treats them as foreigners. “Support the BJP to form the next government in J&K so…
NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has strongly criticized Union minister Amit Shah’s accusations against his party and asserted that he stands against the vision of India promoted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Speaking to reporters, Abdullah expressed confidence that his party will succeed in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, despite Shah’s claim…
NEW DELHI: The Palestinian ambassador to India, Adnan Abu Al-Haija, urged India on Sunday to mediate the current ongoing crisis between Palestine and Israel. The ambassador called on India to facilitate a ceasefire, organize an international conference, and back the creation of an independent Palestinian state.“We are always looking for a friend like India to…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a sharp attack on Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) vice president Omar Abdullah after his recent remarks regarding Afzal Guru, the man convicted in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned Abdullah’s statement, accusing him of making “irresponsible and anti-national” comments in…
NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday cautioned citizens against compromising on nationalism, terming it “the ultimate betrayal to the nation”. “Wherever anyone threatens the integrity of the nation, we must not tolerate it … Today there is a need for ideological tenacity, purity of basic thoughts and propagation of national sentiment,” said Dhankar…
NEW DELHI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh called an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday following a week of renewed violence in the state.Earlier, at least five people were killed in a gun battle between groups belonging to two communities in Manipur’s Jiribam district. A security source said that several others were injured and the number…
NEW DELHI: A day after wrestler Vinesh Phogat joined Congress, former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh questioned the legitimacy of Phogat’s participation in the Paris Olympic games, saying that ‘God punished’ her for going to games by ‘cheating’.Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said to ANI, “Is it not…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, in a big charge on Saturday, said the Congress and National Conference (NC) alliance wants to release the separatists and terrorist sympathisers to destabalise Jammu and Kashmir.The home minister also claimed that the three parties, Congress, NC and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, “want to push J&K into the fire…
NEW DELHI: A video circulating on social media shows BJP MLA Prashant Bamb from Maharashtra dancing to Amitabh Bachchan‘s popular song “Khaike paan Banaras wala” receiving mixed reaction from netizens.Bamb, who represents the Gangapur assembly seat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, performed the dance during a programme on Thursday night. While many praised his dance moves,…
