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BJP to launch month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ nationwide to mark 25 years of PM Modi’s parliamentary political journey. (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: The BJP will launch a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ on September 17 to mark PM Modi completing 25 years in public service, with programmes ranging from blood donation and cleanliness drives to exhibitions,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday took cognisance of Greater Noida executive magistrate’s notice to a 2nd year law student for participating in a protest led by Cockroach Janata Party.Though the notice was withdrawn, the apex court said that it is a serious matter as its September 1 pan-India direction barred action against students.According to…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday accused the Centre of being “pressurised” by the United States after the National Investigating Agency did not invoke the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet against US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals.In a social media post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, his wife Amruta Fadnavis (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, said there was nothing wrong with Muslims participating in Navratri and other festivals, after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) called for Muslims to be barred from the upcoming Navratri festivities, a demand endorsed by…
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. Not because the Ipsos Education Monitor survey mirrors the plot of the Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla film, but because the title neatly captures the contradiction in its India findings. Indians may believe better opportunities for growth and prosperity lie offshore, yet they remain remarkably bullish about their education system, their…
PM wants desi connect with global pay MUMBAI: PM Narendra Modi Tuesday called for India to set its own standards and protocols for cross-border payments and directly integrate its payment system with countries where Indian diaspora populations are large and trade volumes significant.He said India now had a sovereign alternative to the foreign standards under-pinning…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC rapped Centre for naming a workplace sexual harassment survivor in a handbook it published on preventing such harassment and dealing with complaints.“How is the name of the victim disclosed in this? How can you do that? You are the govt of India. You yourself are publishing (handbooks) revealing the name of…
Building collapses to fires, 33k died in 5 yrs from 2020 NEW DELHI: Between 2020 and 2024, nearly 33,000 people died across the country in incidents involving building collapses, fires and falls into pits and manholes, according to govt data. Most of these deaths occurred in urban areas, pointing to serious gaps in civic governance…
Sri Lanka a close friend, India stands by it: Rajnath Singh Defence minister Rajnath Singh said in Colombo Tuesday that India and Sri Lanka are close friends and India will always stand firmly with Sri Lanka whenever the island nation faces a crisis.Singh, who is on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, has become the…
NEW DELHI: The NIA has not invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in its chargesheet against six Ukrainian nationals and a US citizen in a case registered under the anti-terror law in April. The chargesheet instead invokes sections 21 and 23 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.The chargesheet said the accused had valid…
