NEW DELHI: RJD MP Sudhakar Singh on Saturday alleged that a “sleeper cell” of the BJP and RSS were behind the abuse directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an opposition rally in Bihar, reiterating Congress‘s earlier claim that “BJP agents” were planted to create a controversy.His remarks come after a viral video from Congress…
NEW DELHI: A Belgian court of appeal has once again rejected the bail plea of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 6,300-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The decision comes just days before his extradition hearing scheduled in mid-September, news agency PTI quoted.Officials said the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sweetened a sour protest when he pulled out candies for BJYM workers waving black flags at him in Bihar’s Arrah protest. While the Rae Barelli MP was doing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra,’ he witnessed the black-flag protests in Arrah over his alleged remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his…
Carpenters and servitors busy in constructing wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra ahead of the Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has agreed to a proposal by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to install three wheels from the chariots used…
MP Akhilesh Yadav joins last leg of Voter Adhikar Yatra (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticised the Election Commission of (EC), alleging that the poll body has become the “Jugaad Commission” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yadav arrived in Bihar to join the 16-day Voter Adhikar…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath (ANI image) VARANASI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya to inspect the preservation work being carried out under the National Mission for Manuscripts.This is CM Adityanath’s third visit to the university campus, with the people extending a traditional welcome with students chanting Vedic mantras and reciting…
Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over its handling of law and order in the national capital after a sewadar in Delhi’s Kalkaji Temple was murdered over a dispute related to ‘chunni prasad’.“Didn’t the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday presented ramen bowls and chopsticks to his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba as he concluded his two-day visit to Japan.The gift, combining Indian artistry with Japanese culinary customs, features a large brown moonstone bowl and four smaller ones, inspired by Japan’s donburi and soba rituals.The moonstone, sourced from…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi and Tokyo inked 21 pacts during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to Tokyo, the ministry of external affairs said on Saturday.According to MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, India signed six agreements, seven Memorandum of understanding, and made eight new announcements.“Productive outcomes during a productive visit. May India-Japan friendship scale newer heights…
NEW DELHI: A landslide hit the Chandigarh-Manali highway near Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.This comes as Himachal Pradesh is reeling under heavy rain and flash floods.In a video shared by news agency PTI, a large chunk of the mountain was seen crumbling down.Meanwhile, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched urgent restoration…