NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister P Viswanathan on Friday dismissed calls to project TVK chief Vijay C Joseph as the INDIA bloc’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha polls, asserting that Rahul Gandhi is the “definitive” choice.“As Congress leaders, we are very clear. Our beloved leader and leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi,…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai on Friday slammed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over its clearance of actor Yash‘s latest film ‘Toxic’, raising concerns about its portrayal of women and violence.Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, the ‘We the Leaders foundation’ chief said, “…Regulations should be tightened…. The censorship board must make…
From Tagore’s streets to 10-minute delivery: The business of Rakhi In August 1905, as Bengal braced for a partition designed by the British to split its Hindu and Muslim population along communal lines, Rabindranath Tagore walked through the streets of Kolkata asking strangers to tie threads on each other’s wrists. It was Raksha Bandhan, and…
Manipur ambush survivor says attackers wore camouflage uniforms A survivor of the ambush that killed four members of the Liangmai Naga community in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday has recalled how armed attackers, dressed in full camouflage uniforms, opened fire on their vehicle in a forested area.Forty-four-year-old Gaikamang Ringkangmai, who sustained a bullet injury to…
Ramesh cited the latest report of the parliamentary standing committee of the ministry of social justice and empowerment, tabled on August 10, to question the government’s record on its existing free coaching scheme. NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday slammed the Centre over its recent digital education initiatives, alleging that the government was…
The leaders extended warm greetings to the citizens on the auspicious occasion. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday celebrated Rakshabandhan with schoolgirls at his residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Wishing Indians on the occassion, he prayed that the auspicious festival bring happiness, prosperity, and success into everyone’s lives.PM Modi shared images of the…
Penguin India on Sonia Gandhi Book NEW DELHI: Penguin Random House India on Friday clarified that it is not the publisher of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love in India.The Publishing house rejected reports that it decided against publishing the book because the author declined editorial changes.In a statement posted on…
Sanajy Raut on one-year extension for drivers to learn Marathi NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday alleged that the BJP-led Maharashtra government extended by a year the deadline for auto and taxi drivers to learn Marathi as it was “under pressure from Delhi,” referring to the BJP’s central leadership.“The Marathi proficiency…
Palbociclib is a generic breast cancer drug NEW DELHI: Contradicting the government claim that generic breast cancer drug palbociclib can be used as an alternative to patented drugs in the same group, noted oncologist and Magsaysay award winner Dr R Ravi Kannan has opined that these drugs are not interchangeable. He explained that ribociclib benefits…
Scuffle broke out over police’s attempt to remove a TMC banner from the party office NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police have filed three FIRs against three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee, and arrested 13 people following a confrontation with police and civic body officials at his Camac Street office a day ago, an officer…