NEW DELHI: Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s announcement of the “GST Bachat Utsav”, alleging that the new tax structure continues to put a heavier burden on common people while benefiting the rich. There was no immediate response available from the BJP over the allegations. Addressing a press conference,…
A morphed image of PM Modi posted by a Congress worker in Dombivli sparked BJP protests and a political showdown in Mumbai. Meanwhile in Delhi, over 200 people fell ill from suspected food poisoning after eating buckwheat flour during Navratri fasting.Here are top 5 stories that made headlines today:Congress worker’s morphed post against PM Modi…
NEW DELHI: The heavy rainfall, which is among the heaviest in nearly four decades, has crippled the lives of people in Kolkata, shutting down transport modes, institutions, and forcing the state to declare puja holidays two days in advance. Overnight rainfall that began past midnight caused roads to submerge, leading to water entering numerous houses…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday upped the ante against those who are allegedly opposing the ‘Swadeshi campaign’ launched by the Centre.While addressing a gathering, Yogi said that some people divide society along caste, regional, and linguistic lines and even continue to break society apart and even oppose initiatives like the…
Ashok Chaudhary; Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Bihar minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday sent a defamation notice to Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor after Kishor accused him of corruption. It demanded that Kishor either substantiate his claims or face criminal proceedings and a civil suit seeking Rs 100 crore in damages in Bihar.Also Read:…
Asaduddin Owaisi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi will kickstart his party’s Bihar Assembly election campaign with a four-day “Seemanchal Nyay Yatra” from September 24 to 27 in the Seemanchal region of the state.According to a release from AIMIM on Tuesday, the Yatra will begin from Kishanganj and cover various Assembly constituencies in…
NEW DELHI: A soldier died from a bullet fired from his service rifle outside a military hospital in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police have started inquest proceedings to ascertain whether the soldier died of accidental firing or committed suicide, they said. The soldier-driver was waiting in a parked medicine…
NEW DELHI: To effectively handle disasters, the government has designated specific ministries and departments for their monitoring, early warning, prevention, mitigation and preparedness, with the aim to ensure zero or minimum inconvenience and casualties due to the disasters. While avalanche, oil spills will be handled by the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Earth Sciences…
Akhilesh Yadav and Azam Khan (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh chief ministerAkhilesh Yadav on Tuesday welcomed the release of senior party leader Azam Khan from Sitapur jail. He described it as a “matter of relief and joy” not only for him and his family but also for those who…
Manish Tewari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday cited recent youth-led protests across South Asia to argue that today’s generation will no longer accept entitlement. The BJP, seizing on his remarks, claimed they were a veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi — the “ultimate nepo kid” — and described Tewari’s comment as…
