NEW DELHI: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday slammed the bill making “insult” to Vande Mataram a crime, saying BJP is trying to force Muslims and minorities to worship Hindu deities, while DMK claimed it was hurting the secular fabric of the country.DMK MP A Raja, who moved an amendment to the bill in Lok Sabha,…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party on Thursday forced Opposition bloc to take up the Ayodhya temple donation theft issue in Lok Sabha, even as Congress remained insistent on cornering Home Minister Amit Shah over the police crackdown on protesters.As a compromise, Opposition decided to take up both the issues simultaneously, evident in the loud protests both…
NEW DELHI: Leader of oppostion in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday snapped at a reporter asking, “Bhaiya, aap BJP ke ho kya?”His response came when a reporter questioned about a press conference held by the families of Delhi Police personnel injured during the July 20 clashes linked to the student protests in the national…
The apex court directed the MEA to facilitate DNA identification, assist families in seeking compensation and provide updates in their vernacular languages. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to appoint a nodal officer to coordinate with the families of Indians who died, were injured or went missing…
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen (ANI) NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday, marking her first public visit to the city in nearly two decades after being forced to leave amid protests over her memoir “Dwikhandito”.Describing her return as an emotional homecoming, Nasreen said coming back to Kolkata felt…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday stepped up the Opposition’s attack on the Centre, alleging that the government had gone back on its assurance not to act against students after they withdrew their July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest.Accusing the government of pursuing a ‘vendetta’ by filing FIRs and detaining students, Kharge demanded that…
Tiwari was shot during a standoff with police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel on June 17. NEW DELHI: A Special Task Force (STF) jawan has been arrested in connection with the controversial police encounter that killed 28-year-old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district last month, officials said on Friday.Ara Superintendent of Police Raj…
BJP MP Raghav Chadha (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: AAP turncoat and BJP MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday broke his prolonged silence on the paper leak issue, speaking for the first time from the ruling side in Rajya Sabha. As BJP pushed the anti-paper leak Bill in the Parliament, Chadha said he did not want headlines…
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has sparked exit buzz after he dropped part name from his social media bio NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla sparked rumours that he quit the saffron party after his changed his bio on X.In his latest bio, there’s is no mention of BJP. “Religion Islam, Culture~Hindu,Ideology~Bhartiya : ✍️Author: GST Ki…
NEW DELHI: Reinforcing its focus on tackling substance abuse through a rehabilitation-led approach, the Punjab government launched the Leadership in Mental Health Programme (LMHP), India’s first fellowship against substance abuse, in February 2026. Thirteen fellows from the inaugural cohort are currently working across Punjab to strengthen mental healthcare services and support the state’s anti-drug efforts.The…