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NEW DELHI: Congress questioned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s (RSS) contribution to the nation as it celebrated its centenary on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi terming the journey “glorious.”The grand old party dug into history, pointing out RSS ideologue VD Savarkar’s “friendly relations with the British” while Congress “fought for freedom.”“Congress fought for freedom, RSS stood…

Akhilesh Yadav (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hoarding gold and converting “black money into solid assets,” a process he described as goldification.Yadav alleged that the recent surge in gold prices is not the result of rising…

SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) joined Apex Body Leh (ABL) in withdrawing from talks with the Centre, demanding a judicial probe into the Sept 24 firing by security forces in Leh that killed four protesters and wounded more than 80.Talks with the Union home ministry’s high-powered committee had been scheduled for Oct 6. Both ABL…

JAMMU: A doctor posted at sub-district hospital of Banihal in J&K’s Ramban distrct was arrested on Tuesday after a patient accused him of sexual assault in his chamber. The health department later suspended the accused, Dr Girdhari Lal Manhas, a consultant gynaecologist, with immediate effect.According to police, Nadia Banoo, who is pregnant, had gone for…

PM Narendra Modi and Navi Mumbai International airport (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will finally get its long-awaited second airport — which will eventually overtake the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Int’l Airport (CSMIA) in traffic handling capacity — this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA)…

Philippines earthquake; PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the deadly earthquake in The Philippines that killed at least 69 people. “Deeply saddened to learn about the loss of lives and widespread damage caused by the earthquake in the Philippines. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved…

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India] October 1 (ANI): On the occasion of Maha Navami, the ninth day of Sharadiya Navratri, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed the traditional Kanya Pujan at the Gorkhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on Wednesday.During the ceremony, CM Yogi Adityanath paid homage to the divine forms of young girls, symbolising the goddess,…

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday after doctors advised him to have a pacemaker implanted.His son, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, tweeted, “Sri Kharge was advised pacemaker to be implanted and is admitted to the hospital for the planned procedure. He is stable and doing well.“Kharge,…

NEW DELHI: A total of 10,786 persons involved in farming sector (consisting of 4,690 farmers/cultivators and 6,096 agricultural labourers) have committed suicide in 2023, accounting for 6.3% of total suicides victims (1, 71,418) in the country, shows the NCRB report of the ministry of home affairs.The number of such suicides, however, declined by more than…