Composer A R Rahman’s claims that he possibly faced instances of “communal” discrimination in the last eight years in Bollywood caused an outcry on Saturday. During an interview with BBC Asian Network, Rahman was asked, “…today there’s a lot of discrimination against the Tamil community within Bollywood. What was it like in the 1990s. Did…
Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher NEW DELHI: This time, 150 years of Vande Mataram will be the theme of the Republic Day parade on Jan 26. A series of paintings created by Tejendra Kumar Mitra in 1923, illustrating the verses of ‘Vande Mataram’ and published in the ‘Bande Mataram Album’ (1923), will be displayed as view-cutters…
File photo of a Russian vessel arriving at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the joint naval exercise in South Africa’s Cape Town NEW DELHI: The Indian government has defended its decision to not participate in the “Brics Naval Exercise”, saying it was purely a South African initiative in which not all Brics members…
NEW DELHI: Delhi airport on Saturday issued a passenger advisory warning of possible flight disruptions due to dense morning fog expected to continue on Sunday. Citing the India Meteorological Department, the airport said low visibility conditions could impact some flight operations.“According to the India Meteorological Department, dense morning fog will continue tomorrow, leading to low…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): Sergio Gor, US Ambassador to India, paid tributes at the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai and highlighted how, under US President Donald Trump, the alleged mastermind behind the Mumbai 2008 terror attacks- Tahawwur Rana was extradited to India. In a post on X, he…
NEW DELHI: Alleging intimidation, coercion and unprecedented political pressure, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the Mahayuti over the BMC elections, calling the January 15 civic polls a “strange” contest fought as a matter of political survival by his opponents.Addressing a press conference, Thackeray alleged that the ruling…
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday reimposed GRAP-IV in Delhi-NCR after the region’s air quality slipped into the ‘severe’ category. This comes a day after GRAP-III was enforced as a precautionary measure. The region has been grappling with high pollution levels for several months. GRAP-IV had earlier been lifted in…
LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets a patient undergoing treatment after alleged consumption of contaminated water, at Bombay Hospital, in Indore. (@INCIndia/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI/INDORE: The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, today met the families of the victims who died due to the…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis fired a sharp and witty response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s claim — that “if God willing,” his party could have its mayor in Mumbai — asking whether “Deva” referred to him or to God.Thackeray, in his first public address following the BMC election defeat, had…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray vowed to continue the fight in Mumbai after BMC elections, asserting BJP “can’t buy loyalty.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Malda, accused the Trinamool Congress of corruption and called for “asli poribortan” in Bengal. India and Bangladesh Under-19 captains skipped the customary handshake at the toss….
