Parvesh Verma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: An election official on Wednesday asked the Delhi police to register a case against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma for distributing shoes to voters. In the complaint, the returning officer claimed Verma distributed shoes to electors of his New Delhi assembly constituency.“Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, prospective BJP candidate is distributing…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right), and France President Emmanuel Macron. (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: A summit on artificial intelligence (AI) organized by France and scheduled for early February in Paris will be co-chaired by India, french minister Clara Chappaz announced on Wednesday.Called the “Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence,” the event will bring together…
Mohan Bhagwat and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday strongly criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks suggesting that India’s “true independence” was achieved with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at the inauguration of the party’s new headquarters, Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge condemned Bhagwat’s…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a jibe at Larsen & Toubro chairman SN Subrahmanyan over his recent suggestion of a 90-hour work week while rejecting his proposal and recalled that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar had advocated that workers should not be made to…
A high-level enquiry committee set up by the Centre in November 2023 has recommended legal action against an individual regarding “activities of some organised criminal groups, terrorist organisations, drug peddlers, etc., who undermined the security interests of both India and the US”. What the MHA said In a statement released on Wednesday, the MHA, without…
Congress headquarters (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday targeted the Congress party for naming its new headquarters “Indira Bhawan,” arguing that decision reflects party’s preference for the Gandhi family over other notable leaders.Poonawalla questioned why the Congress did not name the building after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, referring to a…
NEW DELHI: Global social media giant Meta on Wednesday apologised to India for company CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks on Lok Sabha elections. The apology came a day after a Parliamentary panel summoned Meta representatives to register protest.Controversy erupted when Zuckerberg, during an episode of the Joe Rogan Podcast, claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic caused a…
Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that no coercive action shall be taken against Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee officer Puja Khedkar till February 14.A bench of justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice to the Delhi government and the Union Public Service…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat chief’s remark that India got it “true independence” after Ram temple was built, calling it “treason”.While addressing party workers after inaugurating the “Indira Bhavan”, Rahul Gandhi said that Bhagwat’s assertion about India not gaining independence in 1947 disrespects all…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday cited the support of CM Atishi‘s parents for the campaign for clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to allege that Aam Aadmi Party had links with NGOs who supported a terrorist whom Supreme Court sentenced to death for plotting the attack, which almost triggered a war with Pakistan. Talking…
