NEW DELHI: Crediting India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with having laid the foundation for the country’s journey to becoming a global leader in every field, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lamented how he was “forgotten for years” and also “deprived” of the nation’s top recognition, Bharat Ratna.Addressing a gathering at the flagging…
NEW DELHI: Personal setbacks and achievements matter little to CJI-designate Sanjiv Khanna, whose family, nearly half a century ago, took in its stride the unceremonious supersession of his uncle Justice H R Khanna, who stood up for citizens’ rights undaunted by the might of Union govt during the dark days of Emergency.He himself was fourth…
NEW DELHI: During Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s ongoing visit to India, both nations have unequivocally condemned terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms, including the use of terrorist proxies and cross-border terrorism, and called for action against groups such as Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM).According to a joint statement, PM Modi and…
NEW DELHI: Jhamku Devi, 69, travelled 565km from her native village in Rajasthan’s Sadaran to Delhi for an event Tuesday that she hoped would settle the “dispute” over whether she was living or dead.It’s been 21 months since her status in govt records inexplicably changed to “deceased”, cutting her off the list of beneficiaries of…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Diwali will be historic this year as after a 500-year wait, thousands of lamps will be lit on the festival in the temple built at the birthplace of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya.Modi made the remarks after launching development projects worth nearly Rs 12,850 crore and extending his…
JAIPUR: A 13-year-old boy from Surajgarh town in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district died Tuesday after a homemade firecracker exploded in his pocket, leaving him critically injured.The teen, Himanshu, had allegedly made the explosive with a friend’s help by mixing sulphur and potassium — very commonly used materials in cracker manufacture — without their families’ knowledge. They…
CHENNAI: Are ministers governed by a dress code? Is a T-shirt formal dress or casual?The Madras high court will decide the issue as a public interest writ petition has been filed flagging Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin‘s routine of wearing T-shirts bearing the DMK party’s Rising Sun symbol embroidered on the left chest.An…
KASARAGOD: Over 150 people were injured, 16 of them critically, in an explosion triggered by firecrackers during a Theyyam performance – a religious ritual – at Anjoottambalam Veerar Kavu temple in Kerala’s Kasaragod district in the early hours of Tuesday. Seven of the injured are on ventilator support. Three temple committee officials have been arrested…
NEW DELHI: In a rare instance, ED is set to move SC in a case related to Santiago Martin — the Chennai-based ‘lottery king’ who earlier this year turned out to be the single biggest contributor to political parties with Rs 1,368 crore in electoral bonds — asking the top court to recall its 2023…
AGRA: UP police has busted a gang quite audaciously involved in selling arms online — via Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — and apprehended seven people, including two buyers. The gang was arrested while they were delivering a revolver in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday. They used to sell ‘katta’ (country-made pistols) for Rs 4,000-5,000 while an imported…
