NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday upped his ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of saving the government rather than the nation through the Union Budget.Taking to X, Stalin said, “In protest of the exclusion of several states, except for a few, in the Union Budget report, MPs…
NEW DELHI: Two people were injured on Wednesday, when a temporary gate collapsed at an event attended by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Dhanadhanya Auditorium, in Kolkata. The program was being held by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department to commemorate the 44th death anniversary of the iconic actor Uttam Kumar.In the video…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court granted a permanent injunction against a company with a similar name to Adidas AG, a German sports and apparel company, in a trademark infringement complaint, operating in various industries, including textiles last week on Friday.Justice Sanjeev Narula’s court on July 19, ordered “ADIDAS” to pay damages amounting to Rs…
NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Wednesday arrested a man in ‘Spider Man‘ costume for violating traffic rules as the man was seen sitting on a car bonnet on Dwarka road.The police took action after it received a complaint on social media about the car. The person in the Spiderman costume was identified as Aditya (20)…
NEW DELHI: Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed an anti-paper leak bill by voice vote to reinforce the measures against irregularities that were witnessed in crucial examinations.The much-awaited Bihar Public Examinations (PE) (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, aims to curb malpractices such as the leak of question or answer papers, which have previously led to…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticised the BJP government, labeling the Union Budget as a ‘Kursi Bachao’ Budget.Rahul Gandhi said that the Budget undermines the federal structure of India. “This budget is an attack on the dignity of the federal structure of India. In the greed to save…
NEW DELHI: After the Supreme Court ruled out re-test in the NEET-UG paper leak case, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised Rahul Gandhi for fueling distrust in country’s examination system. He further asked if the leader of opposition will apologise for his remarks. “Rahul Gandhi was shouting that there is fraud and all and many…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday reacted to opposition allegations that Bihar and Andhra Pradesh were preferred over other states in the Union Budget 2024, terming them ‘outragous’ in Rajya Sabha. “In every Budget, you don’t get an opportunity to name every state of this country. The Cabinet had taken a decision…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday officially flagged objection to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s recent statement on providing “shelter to helpless people”, claiming that her remarks gave room for it to be taken out of context and cause confusion between the two neighbors, local media reported.Sending an official note to New Delhi,…
NEW DELHI: With a looming international debt crisis fueled by instable political situation and Gulf crisis at the time, India had foreign exchange reserves that could “suffice to finance imports for a mere fortnight.” Thus, came the 1991 economic reforms, popularly dubbed as the liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation of the Indian economy.“I rise to present…
