Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday said there cannot be an effective opposition in the country without the Congress, but added that the party has “somewhere lost ground” and must revive itself as a “national obligation”.Speaking at the launch of his book Guardians of the Republic, Kumar…
24 years of 2001 Parliament attack On the afternoon of December 13, 2001, India witnessed a deadly assault on its democracy. A group of Pakistan-trained terrorists drove into the Parliament complex in a stolen white ambassador car and opened fire, leading to a gun battle that lasted nearly half an hour. For millions who watched…
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and ex-Congress leader Ashwani Kumar claimed that there could not be an effective opposition than Congress, however, the party has “somewhere lost ground.” He also emphasised that he does not believe in the idea that any Prime Minister will do “everything wrong.”“The impression that this regime does everything wrong, that…
Walk into any corporate office today, and you’re likely to witness a scene that feels less like a workplace and more like a group project assigned by the universe. On one end of the floor, a Boomer is carefully crafting an email that begins with “Dear Team,” while a GenZ intern is wondering why the…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming it was “not very surprising” that India has been left out of a new US-led high-tech supply chain initiative, “Pax Silica,” citing it a “sharp downturn in Trump–Modi ties.“These remarks came after some reports stated that the United States has…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Centre’s reported decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), arguing that the exercise would lead to unnecessary expenditure of government resources without delivering any clear benefit.Her remarks came a day after the Union cabinet approved a Bill to rename…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday trained its guns on the Trinamool Congress after chaos broke out during football icon Lionel Messi’s brief visit to Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, sharing videos of angry spectators and calling the episode a “total embarrassment” on an international stage.BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, reacting to footage from the stadium,…
NEW DELHI: Expressing dismay over the Madhya Pradesh high court order condoning delay of over four years on the state govt’s part to file an appeal, the Supreme Court has said it “wonders” whether the high court was aware about law laid down by the apex court on condonation of delay, and quashed the order.The…
The government informed Parliament on Friday that 5,945 Indian nationals were evacuated from Israel, Iran, Syria and Iraq over the past three years amid safety concerns in the region.In a written reply to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar said the operations included Operation Ajay in Israel in 2023…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders across parties paid solemn tribute to security personnel martyred in the 2001 Parliament terror attack. Remembering their bravery and sacrifice, the nation reaffirmed its unwavering stance against terrorism. The attack, which claimed 14 lives, was a stark reminder of the threats faced by the “temple of democracy.” NEW…