NEW DELHI: Announcing the launch of an ambitious ‘Mission Sudarshan Chakra’ just three months after cross-border military hostilities with Pakistan, PM Narendra Modi Friday said all important places in India, including strategic areas as well as civilian ones like hospitals, railways and centres of faith, will be given “complete security cover” under it by 2035.This…
A video of NYU graduates went viral as social media users hinted that there were hardly any Americans. A video of NYU students sharing their joy of joining jobs straight after their graduation turned into a controversial one as social media users pointed out that almost none of the students interviewed in the video were…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (File photo) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the stray dog issue in Delhi-NCR should be addressed through measures to regulate their population, rather than confining them to shelters – an approach that echoes the Animal Birth Control (ABC) rules mandated under law. Bhagwat’s comments come amid renewed debate…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has overtaken Indira Gandhi’s record for the most consecutive Independence Day speeches from the Red Fort, delivering his 12th in a row on Friday. Only Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, has given more consecutive speeches — 17 between 1947 and 1963. Indira Gandhi, who served two terms between…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday announced plans for a grand celebration of the second birth centenary of renowned 19th century social reformer Jyotiba Phule, in what can be seen as an important gesture to OBCs who revere the anti-caste activist, who also championed women’s education.“In the near future, we will be marking the…
CJI BR Gavai (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai, only the second from the Dalit community to head the judiciary, on Friday said the journey for building a just, equal and inclusive India is not yet complete though appointment of Droupadi Murmu, daughter of a poor tribal family, as President, illustrates the distance…
It’s been over four decades since Hema Malini and Dharmendra tied the knot, but their romance began years earlier, even before the release of Sholay. As the iconic film marks its 50th anniversary, Hema’s stunt double in the movie, Reshma Pathan, has opened up about the couple’s private relationship during the shoot.In an interview with…
Lavrov was seen wearing a sweatshirt with the inscription CCCP, the Cyrillic abbreviation for USSR. The wardrobe choice of Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov drew attention as the Russian team touched down in Alaska Friday. Lavrov was seen wearing a sweatshirt with the inscription CCCP, the Cyrillic abbreviation for USSR, as he entered the hotel…
NEW DELHI: As opposition parties slammed PM Narendra Modi over his remarks praising RSS in his independence day speech, BJP dismissed the criticism asserting that the Hindutva organisation’s ideology is shaping India’s public discourse today.BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya recalled that the country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, had invited the RSS to join…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his trip to Alaska was not about brokering a Ukraine peace deal, but about getting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.“I’m not here to negotiate for Ukraine,” he told the reporter before departing for Alaska.He said that he was open to offering security guarantees for…
