Mallikarjun Kharge also referred to Congress’s historical role in deciding which national songs would be adopted. NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday defended the version of Vande Mataram sung at the party’s Independence Day programme, saying it was the same version historically sung by Congress leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar…
File photo: MGNREGA workers at a work site (Picture credit: PTI) MGNREGA, which served as rural India’s job safety net for two decades, was repealed on July 1, 2026. In its place is the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, which raises the guaranteed employment from 100 to 125…
NEW DELHI: P for Pichde (backwards) … P for Pidit (oppressed) … and now P for Pandit. Is Akhilesh Yadav playing smart with his acronym politics? Or is the SP chief just desperate not to miss any support group as he expands his PDA politics for the 2027 assembly elections?When Akhilesh Yadav coined the term…
Newly wed British couple on honeymoon and their pilot killed in helicopter crash in Greece A British couple were killed alongside their pilot when their private helicopter crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, just minutes before they were due to land at a heliport.Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert were on their honeymoon…
As a parent, getting your children enrolled in schools is only the beginning of a years-long journey that will have its own highs and lows apart from their personal life. From packing their lunches to taking them to the bus stop, all the small things add up big time. But thirteen years ago, while overseeing…
Sonia Bellina’s death has shocked her TikTok community after her burned body was found in a French vineyard. (Image via: (Instagram/@soniiabelliina) Sonia Bellina, a French TikTok creator with more than 259,000 followers, has sadly passed away. She was identified as the woman whose burned body was discovered in a Saint-Gilles vineyard on August 12, 2026….
On allegations that police personnel used lathis fitted with nails, the affidavit said the videos showed only one such incident, but claimed that the object was in the hands of a protester and not a police officer. NEW DELHI: The Delhi police on Tuesday replied to the allegations raised about having officers present in civilian…
JollyIRL’s Thailand stunt takes worrying turn as livestream ends suddenly during her bungee jump. (Image via: Kick/@JollyIRL) JollyIRL’s Thailand livestream took an unexpected turn when a bungee jump ended with the stream cutting off before viewers knew if she was safe. The Kick streamer was in Pattaya as part of her Southeast Asia travel series…
When the First World War finally ended, Germany’s powerful High Seas Fleet was not allowed to sail home. Instead, dozens of warships were sent to Scapa Flow in Scotland, where they remained under uneasy Allied supervision while the terms of peace were being decided. Then, on 21 June 1919, the German commander made a decision…
The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings NEW DELHI: Bihar government on Tuesday transferred 17 IPS officers, including the superintendents of police in Bhojpur and Siwan, where police action during recent student protests had sparked controversy.The development comes as the state government told the Supreme Court that a constable fired four…