Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi was an “irresponsible leader” and worker of RSS whose “ideology of hatred” led to Mahatma Gandhi’s death. “Modi is a dedicated worker of the RSS whose ideology of hatred led to the killing of Mahatma Gandhi. I am a dedicated volunteer of Gandhiji,” […]
Reacting to a media report that the urban development ministry declined to give Zohra Sehgal a ground floor flat because she doesn’t qualify under certain clauses, the veteran actress’s daughter feels it is an insult to her and the case should be taken up as a “special category”. The 101-year-old actress lives with her daughter […]
The Delhi High Court was informed Monday by the city police that 19-year-old Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania died because of “serious” internal injuries in the head and the toxicology report came out negative. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was told by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sidharth […]
Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu Monday held discussions with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about forming a federal front of regional parties opposed to both the Congress and the BJP. Naidu, a former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, called on Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo, at the state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah district. […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday met relatives of those who died in the boat capsize in Odisha and expressed grief at the loss of lives. A party release said Gandhi visited Sambalpur to condole with the family members and relatives of those who lost their lives in the accident at the Hirakud Dam Reservoir. […]
Two youth from Manipur were beaten up here late Sunday, police said Monday, just a few days after an alleged racial attack led to the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh. The Manipuri youth were attacked by a group of motorbike riders in Ambedkar Nagar area of south Delhi around 8.30 p.m. Sunday. One […]
The BJP will make a detailed study of the Telangana bill before taking a decision on supporting it in parliament, party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday. Naidu told reporters in Nellore that some clarity would come about on the bill in a couple of days. While reiterating his party’s commitment to a Telangana state, […]
The private sector should be given a free hand in the education sector, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said Sunday. He also said that the government should set up the Indian Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Management and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in all states. Speaking at the 9th […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Sunday said the central government had been sending adequate funds to Odisha but they were not reaching the people. Addressing a public meet at Bhatapada village near Cuttack, Gandhi said: “The money we send is being stolen.” “Your money is not reaching you. It’s getting lost in between,” he said. […]
An American woman has remarried her husband after she lost all the memories of her first wedding, a media report said Saturday. Amanda Karth, 27, from Florida had tied the knot with Cody Karth 10 months ago but on her wedding nightsuffered a rare heart phenomenon called Broken Heat Syndrome, in which the heart became […]