Mahatma Gandhi once envisioned a future where the Congress would quietly dissolve itself into a Lok Sevak Sangh after Independence, having fulfilled its role and returned power to the people. History, as it often does, chose drama instead. The party stayed on, grew older, heavier with legacy — and now, at 140, finds itself older…
PM Modi, Inscribed relic casket from Piprahwa (Picture- Ministry of culture) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he will inaugurate the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics in Delhi on Saturday, calling it a special moment for those who care about India’s history, culture and the teachings of Bhagwan Buddha.In a…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has written to IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the government to urgently step in over what she described as a disturbing rise in the misuse of AI tools to sexualise women on social media, particularly on X, owned by…
NEW DELHI: At least 10 people have died while more the 1,400 are affected due to a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water in Bhagirathpura area of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore.“According to health department data, four people have died due to the diarrhoea outbreak in Bhagirathpura. However, I have received information about 10 deaths due to…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday spoke about India’s neighbourhood policy, saying that “you can have bad neighbours… unfortunately, we do” a veiled swipe at Pakistan.Ties between New Delhi and Islamabad, long strained, further deteriorated after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, an attack was designed…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a broadside against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his “vote chori” after a study by the Karnataka government found out that majority respondents in the state believe that elections in India are conducted freely and fairly and that EVM’s deliver accurate results.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla cited the…
NEW DELHI: Air India on Thursday said it regretted the incident after one of its pilots on a Vancouver–Delhi flight on December 23 was found to be under the influence of alcohol by Canadian authorities.Flight AI186 was delayed at Vancouver airport after the cockpit crew member was offloaded ahead of departure. In a statement, an…
Shah Rukh Khan, Mustafizur Rahman NEW DELHI: Hindu religious leaders and BJP figures have launched sharp attacks on Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan over his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) selecting Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman, while the Congress has stepped in to defend the actor, calling the remarks against him an attack on India’s…
NEW DELHI: In a relief for highway commuters, toll on under expansion stretches — from two-lane to four-lane — will soon be halved during the construction period and the user fee on partially opened expressways such as Delhi-Mumbai and Amritsar-Jamnagar will be same as that of other NHs. At present, the toll on expressways is…