‘Only two reasons’: Priyanka Gandhi targets government over Vande Matram debate; brings in ‘Bengal election’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Prime Minister and claimed that the Centre wanted the discussion on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha to serve its poll prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.During her address in the Lok Sabha, Priyanka said that there…

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‘Bowed to Muslim League’: PM Modi’s sharp attack on Nehru over Vande Mataram; takes ‘MMC’ dig at Congress | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a fierce attack on the Congress in the Lok Sabha during a special debate marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, accusing the party of repeatedly compromising on the national song — from the freedom movement to the years after Independence. Framing the discussion around what he described as…

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Centre pushes PPP medical colleges nationwide; 11 projects get nod under new funding model | India News

Representative image (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s push to expand medical education into underserved districts has entered a new phase, with the Centre revealing in the Lok Sabha that 11 new medical colleges have received in-principle approval under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) model. These colleges will come up by upgrading district hospitals — a shift…

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‘Remain alert’: UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s warning to public against ‘infiltrators’; asks people to ‘verify identity’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday warned of a “strict and decisive” action against Bangladeshi and Rohingya “infiltrators” in the state. He advised the state residents to ensure that the “identity of any individual is thoroughly verified before employing them in domestic or business activities.““My esteemed residents of the state, The…

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CJI Surya Kant bats for tech-enabled jail reforms, UK-style monitoring | India News

File photo: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant CHANDIGARH: In a significant push for modernising the country’s prison ecosystem, CJI Surya Kant has advocated bold, tech-integrated reforms, ranging from digital-skills training to UK-style inmate-monitoring systems, aimed at transforming prisons from punitive spaces into “engines of reintegration”.Highlighting the need to align prison training with the “economy…

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Goa inferno: ‘Island’ club with narrow path leading to it made firefighting a challenge | India News

PANAJI: Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at northern Goa’s Arpora located approximately 16km from Panaji, was constructed on a salt pan with inadequate safety measures, highlighting significant infrastructure concerns following a Saturday night fire incident that claimed 25 lives.The establishment, marketed as Goa’s first island club, faces scrutiny over its safety protocols and building design….

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