Supporters on bulldozers to attend UP CM Yogi Adityanath rally in SP bastion Mainpuri. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has time and again advocated for “bulldozer action” against criminals and stated that such decisions require both capability and commitment. On Saturday, his supporters extended the symbolism by attending his public rally on…
NEW DELHI: Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) MLA Qaiser Jamshaid Lone on Friday said that when he was a teenager, he considered becoming a militant after he was “tortured and humiliated” by an army officer during a crackdown.However, Lolab Mla said, his “faith” in the system was restored after a senior officer intervened. Lone made…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asking it to first decide between the two different slogans given by its leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi — ‘Ek hai toh safe hai‘, and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath — ‘Batenge toh katenge‘.Addressing a press conference…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday challenged the notion that patriarchy hinders women’s progress in India, citing Indira Gandhi‘s rise as prime minister. During her interaction with CMS Business School students in Bengaluru on Saturday, Sitharaman asked if patriarchy stopped women from achieving what they wanted in…
Union home minister Amit Shah in Palamu NEW DELHI: As long as the Bharatiya Janata Party is in India, the religion-based minorities will not get a reservation, Union home minister Amit Shah warned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday after the oldest party promised to give reservations to Muslims. Addressing a rally in Jharkhand‘s Palamu,…
NEW DELHI: The chief ministers of Congress-ruled Telangana and Himachal Pradesh, along with Karnataka’s deputy CM, countered BJP’s claims that Congress was failing to deliver on its election promises.Ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, and Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar joined forces to defend their…
NEW DELHI: Workers from the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) staged a ‘Samosa March’ in Shimla on Saturday in response to Himachal Pradesh’s ongoing “samosa controversy”. The unusual protest comes as debate swirls around an CID investigation after snacks intended for Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu were mistakenly served to his security staff….
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Kerala Police registered a case on Saturday in connection to the food kits bearing the images of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad. The case, filed under BNS Section 173 and the Representation of the People Act, comes after the Election Commission’s flying squad…
Three coaches of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station in the South Eastern Railway division near Howrah, said railway officials on Saturday. The 3 coaches that derailed included one parcel van and 2 others. 10 buses were arranged for the affected passengers for their further journey. According to the Chief Public Relations…
AHMEDABAD: In an important judgment that could benefit 1.06 lakh women in Gujarat and over 24 lakh women across the country, the Gujarat high court has ruled that anganwadi workers (AWWs) and anganwadi helpers (AWHs) are entitled to be absorbed as “permanent employees holding civil posts” in the central or the state govts.Justice Nikhil Kariel…
