Ansari cites Nehru on ‘danger to India’ from Hindu right-wing communalism NEW DELHI: Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday cited former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru‘s remarks about the “danger to India” while referring to concerns raised by late constitutional expert and author AG Noorani in his book The RSS: A Menace to India.He…
Indian-American Tech CEOs forum ‘IDEAS4INDIA’ held in Seattle. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella praised Seattle’s growing technology ecosystem and its deepening ties with India while addressing more than 40 Indian-origin tech CEOs and CTOs from across sectors, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and enterprise software.Nadella was the guest of honour at the first ‘IDEAS4INDIA: Indian American…
BJD leader also pointed to the financial position of banks and platforms that are shareholders and promoters of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday rejected the Centre’s decision to impose a 0.4 per cent merchant discount rate (MDR) on person-to-merchant UPI transactions above Rs…
The women’s performances also highlighted a broader change in their role in government welfare programmes Women’s empowerment found expression through songs at the Matri Shakti Samvad and Felicitation Ceremony held at Mukhya Sevak Sadan on Saturday, with women highlighting various women-centric welfare and empowerment schemes of the Central and state governments.The women also expressed their…
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh on Russian sactions NEW DELHI: India will take decisions in the best interests of its people and will continue to follow an independent foreign policy, minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said while responding to a question on the Russian Sanctions Bill and its possible impact on India.“The…
Goa First or Goa rethink? Kejriwal ally GFP open to ‘realignment’ with Congress Will Arvind Kejriwal go back on his commitment to build a non-BJP, non-Congress alliance in Goa and once again find himself sharing the political stage with the grand old party? The question has surfaced after Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief Vijai Sardesai,…
Ravneet Bittu detained while protesting against Mann’s convoy NEW DELHI: BJP leader and former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu shared videos on X showing his detention by police after he protested with eggs and tomatoes as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s cavalcade passed through Ludhiana.In the footage, Bittu could be heard saying, “throw, throw!” as…
Anojan Sivarasa’s family has claimed that he was sentenced to death over a social media post allegedly amounting to blasphemy A Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker on Saturday urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the case of a young Sri Lankan Tamil facing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia.In making…
Bittu was detained by the Ludhiana Police and whisked away to an undisclosed location NEW DELHI: BJP leader and former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu was detained by Ludhiana Police on Saturday after he protested with eggs and tomatoes as chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s cavalcade passed through Ludhiana.Bittu was detained by the Ludhiana Police and…
Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Rejinagar as her candidate withdraws. NEW DELHI: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction’s candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, has decided to withdraw his candidature, dealing another setback to the faction a day after its Nandigram nominee also pulled out.Chowdhury said he was withdrawing because the faction’s newly allotted…