NEW DELHI: The announcement of special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar by the Election Commission has stirred a fresh political bickering match in the state which is scheduled to go into a high-stakes assembly election at the end of the year.The poll body has taken up the mantle of weeding out foreign illegal…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Sunday canceled the two government orders on the implementation of three-language policy as the opposition accused it of “imposing” Hindi on the people of the state.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has now announced a panel on language formula implementation. “Narendra Jadhav committee will study the Mashelkar committee report on the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday clarified that his party is not opposed to the Hindi language, but stands firmly against its “imposition”, especially in schools across Maharashtra.Thackeray made the remarks while speaking to reporters after participating in a protest event in south Mumbai, where…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Sunday issued a show cause to party MLA Madan Mitra for making controversial remarks over the alleged gangrape of a law student in her college in Kolkata.In a circular issued by the party’s Bengal president Subrata Bakshi, Mitra has been show caused for violating party rules and a reply has…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday latched on to the remarks of Captain Shiv Kumar to rake up its attack on the government, accusing it of failing to disclose aircraft losses during Operation Sindoor.In a social media post on X, Congress leader Pawan Khera cited India’s defence attaché to Indonesia and claimed that “Indian Air Force…
File photo of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM D K Shivakumar (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress MLA H A Iqbal Hussain on Sunday hinted at a leadership change in Karnataka, saying that D K Shivakumar can get the chief minister post within the next two or three months. His remark came amid…
Bar council of India (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: In a decisive step toward preserving the credibility of legal education in India, the bar council of India (BCI) has issued a formal advisory against the proliferation of unapproved LLM (master of laws) programmes offered in online, distance or hybrid formats. This advisory reinforces the exclusive…
Three devotees died and over 50 others were injured in a deadly stampede near the Gundicha Temple in Puri, Odisha, during the annual Rath Yatra festival on Sunday morning. The incident unfolded between 4 and 5 am as thousands of pilgrims had gathered to witness the rituals when chaos broke out, reportedly due to two…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the Emergency imposed 50 years ago, calling it one of the darkest chapters in India’s democratic history in his monthly Mann ki Baat address.Referring to the Emergency imposed in 1975, PM Modi said, “Those who imposed Emergency not only murdered the spirit of the Constitution but…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed key issues including health, yoga, and religious pilgrimages during the 123rd episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann ki Baat.He talked about the massive crowd participation in the Yoga Day, eliminating eye disease called Trachoma, giving credit to health workers and Constitution as he recalled the…
