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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi (right) and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at Independence Day celebrations at Congress headquarters in Delhi NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee on Sunday demanded an unconditional apology from senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for allegedly disrespecting Vande Mataram.Chatterjee is a direct descendant of renowned poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, who…

Jharkhand students and aspirants protest NEW DELHI: The protest by students and job aspirants over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 23rd day on Sunday, with the agitators announcing plans to burn effigies of chief minister Hemant Soren and congress leader Rahul Gandhi across all 24 districts.The protesters, under the banner of JPSC-JSSC…

RJD targets Nishant Kumar over flag-hoisting video, asks ‘who is he saluting?’ The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday targeted Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar by sharing a video of him hoisting the Tricolour on Independence Day. The Lalu Yadav-led party mocked former chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son over his gesture shortly after the flag-hoisting.Posting the…

File photo: PM Modi and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “dimagi naxal” remarks, saying he was “proud” to be described by the term.“I am proud to be a dimagi naxal!” Chidambaram said in…

Prime Minister Modi sought to position India as an open economy. NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday said that the world has virtually junked globalisation, and underlined the need for India to move towards building a strong manufacturing base and being part of the global value chain, while reaffirming his commitment to reforms.Hitting out at…

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court, which has recently become the preferred place to secure “personality rights”, has raised concerns over the expanding nature of such rights.While hearing a suit filed in 2023 over “misleading” YouTube content about the health and private life of Aradhya Bachchan, the minor daughter of actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya…

NEW DELHI: Identifying agriculture and food production as the “second strength” of the seven streams (Sapta Dhara) of power that can take India to “new heights” in the next 5-7 years, PM Narendra Modi Saturday pitched for transitioning to chemical-free farming and creating integrated farm-to-export supply chains for millets, spices and fruits.“We have to move…

New Delhi: The youth took centre stage in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address on Saturday as he unveiled a host of initiatives, including free online coaching and AI skilling, but also warned against “dimagi Naxals…looking for ways of violence and anarchy”, who, he said, must be “identified” and “isolated”.The PM’s 13th consecutive speech…

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has taken note of a curious case involving emergency alert buttons in buses. While the switches cost just Rs 15-20 each, they have largely remained unused because there are no dedicated centres to respond to alerts. Bus operators told the panel they are still required to pay Rs 2,500 to…

File photo: CJI Surya Kant Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said India had overcome several formidable challenges in the eight decades since Independence, but much remained to be done, urging young law graduates and lawyers to prepare themselves to shoulder the responsibilities of the future.Speaking at the national flag-hoisting ceremony organised by…