NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the World Book Fair here, distributing copies of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s literary classic ‘Anand Math’ — which features the national song Vande Matram — to children to instil in them a sense of patriotism and familiarise them with the dreams of Indian freedom fighters.After touring the…
Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena on Saturday decided to shift all its 29 newly elected Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporators to a luxury hotel in Mumbai, in a highly unusual instance of “resort politics” being deployed in a civic body election. The move came despite the Sena and its ally, the BJP, securing a clear majority…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): Sergio Gor, US Ambassador to India, paid tributes at the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai and highlighted how, under US President Donald Trump, the alleged mastermind behind the Mumbai 2008 terror attacks- Tahawwur Rana was extradited to India. In a post on X, he…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Congress for neglecting Assam and the broader eastern region. Addressing a crowd at the ‘Bagurumba Dwhou 2026’ programme in Guwahati, the Prime Minister accused the grand old party of prioritising political gains over state’s wellbeing.“The Congress long neglected Assam and the broader…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday claimed a major relief for farmers in the state’s border belt after the Centre agreed in principle to shift the security fence closer to the International Border.Mann, after his meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah, said the move will clear the way for unhindered cultivation…
NEW DELHI: Following a sweeping victory for the BJP-Shiv Sena Mahayuti in the BMC elections, Eknath Shinde shifted the newly elected corporators to a luxury hotel in Bandra on Saturday as the race for Mumbai’s next mayor intensified.The Shiv Sena contested 90 seats in the Mumbai civic polls and won 29. A senior party leader…
LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets a patient undergoing treatment after alleged consumption of contaminated water, at Bombay Hospital, in Indore. (@INCIndia/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI/INDORE: The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, today met the families of the victims who died due to the…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday dismissed suggestions that deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had been “rejected” on his home turf, saying voters had instead endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and the BJP’s governance model. “I will not say that people have rejected dada, rather they have accepted the leadership of…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad-based tennis players Samarth Sahita has qualified to play the qualifying round of Australian Open Junior 2026. Currently ranked No. 92 according to the ITF junior world rankings, he is ranked 15th in qualifying draw and has represented India at the Junior Davis Cup and the Rod Laver Cup. Arnav Paparkar is the other…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis fired a sharp and witty response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s claim — that “if God willing,” his party could have its mayor in Mumbai — asking whether “Deva” referred to him or to God.Thackeray, in his first public address following the BMC election defeat, had…
