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Jan Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor with NDTV's Rahul Kanwal. Former election strategist Prashant Kishor has expressed regret for not contesting the recently-held Bihar assembly elections, in which his Jan Suraaj party failed to open an account during its debut. "In hindsight, it may have been a mistake for me not to contest," Kishor told NDTV's Rahul Kanwal. The election strategist-turned-politician had decided not to contest the crucial elections, in order to focus on strengthening his p ...Read More >
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday lashed out at Congress MP Imran Masood for describing Delhi blast accused Dr Umar Muhammad as a "misguided youth", calling the remarks "unfortunate and concerning". The Congress, meanwhile, stood by Masood's comments and reiterated that no religion endorses acts of terror. Masood's statement came after a video surfaced in which Umar justified suicide attacks as a "martyrdom operation -- as known in Islam". Masood countered the claim, saying suicide attacks are ...Read More >
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 19 (ANI): Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi on Wednesday. At the event, the Padma Shri awardee actor reflected on the teachings and principles of Sri Satya Sai Baba. She also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the ceremony. Also Read | Sushmita Sen Birthday Special: 5 Stunning Looks of Actress and Former Miss Universe. "I extend a heartf ...Read More >
Puttaparthi: Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi on Wednesday. At the event, the Padma Shri awardee actor reflected on the teachings and principles of Sri Satya Sai Baba. She also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the ceremony. "I extend a heartfelt thank PM Narendra Modi Ji, for being with us here today and for honouring this special occasion. I'm looking forward to listening to your ...Read More >
The Indian Statistical Institute campus in Kolkata ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Communal graffiti appeared on the Indian Statistical Institute campus in Kolkata this week * Students launched a counter-protest promoting constitutional values against hatred * The institute condemned the graffiti as a violation of core values and code of conduct Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kolkata: A controversy broke out at a premier institute ...Read More >
Bettiah (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday exuded confidence that people of Bihar will not "restrict" themselves to religion and caste and vote to lay solid foundations for a "good society". He also noted the record voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls. "We are confident that the people of Bihar will rise above caste, religion, and money in the coming times and vote for a good society," the former political strategist turned ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti hit back at Union Minister Giriraj Singh's controversial remarks following the arrest of two accused after recovering 360 kgs of explosives in Faridabad. After Giriraj Singh said that the accused always belongs to one community, Mufti asked him about the murderers of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, indicating that those were non-Muslims. Addressing a press conference in ...Read More >
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faces no corruption charges and claimed only the NDA can develop the state. He criticized the INDIA bloc's job promises, questioning their funding, and highlighted the Modi government's financial contributions to Bihar compared to the UPA regime. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday claimed that there is not a single corruption case against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and asserted that only the NDA can ma ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Around 4,000 newly recruited Madhya Pradesh police constables undergoing training at eight centres have been directed to read chapters from the 'Bhagavad Gita' every evening during the Hindu month of Margashirsha. Additional Director General of Police (Training) Raja Babu Singh maintained that the initiative aims to guide trainee constables toward leading righteous and disciplined lives. "It will help the newly recruited strike a balance between intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave a split verdict on a plea filed by the Maharashtra government seeking a review of the court's earlier direction for setting up a special investigation team comprising police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe the communal riots that broke out in Akola in 2023. While Justice Sanjay Kumar, who authored the earlier verdict delivered on September 11, refused to review the direction, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma agreed to ...Read More >
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], November 4 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday graced the 20th convocation ceremony of Kumaun University at Nainital, Uttarakhand, according to a release. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that education is the foundation of any nation's development. Therefore, education should not only develop students' intellect and skills, but also strengthen their moral strength and character. Also Read | Lalan Singh Booked: FIR Registered Against Union Min ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 3 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said local body polls in Maharashtra must be held only after the electoral rolls are cleaned up. He also refuted the ruling BJP's allegation of "appeasement politics" with regards to voters list irregularities and said the Shiv Sena (UBT) and other Opposition party have not referred to any bogus voter by religion. Addressing a press conference, Thackeray alleged the Election Commission and the Union government were "scared of ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah's National Conference and BJP teamed up in the assembly for the first time Tuesday to vote out PDP's proposed "anti-bulldozer bill" that seeks to grant ownership rights to locals occupying illegal properties on state-owned land for over 20 years.Omar, already facing allegations about last Friday's Rajya Sabha election being "a fixed match" after BJP won one of the four seats at stake, received a rare shout-out from the saffron party later for rejecting PDP's land b ...Read More >
The 'Charan Suhave Guru Charan Yatra', honoring Sikh devotion, was welcomed in Lucknow. CM Yogi Adityanath highlighted the Sikh Gurus' contributions to India's heritage, emphasizing sacrifice, service, and unity. The Yatra, marking 350 years since Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom, promotes national pride and spiritual awakening. In a ceremonial reception in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated the arrival of the 'Charan Suhave Guru Charan Yatra', an embodiment of Sikh f ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 'Charan Suhawe Guru Charan Yatra' of sacred 'Jode Sahib', a profound symbol of the Sikh community's faith, received a rousing welcome in the capital on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath welcomed the Yatra in Lucknow and said that the Guru tradition has given India the ideals of service, sacrifice and national protection. He emphasised that the Sikh Gurus' contribution in building India's heritage has been instrumental and unforgettable, and it remai ...Read More >
Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar demanded swift punishment for the man who harassed the players. "You lock him up and throw the keys away. That's the only way such criminals should be treated," he told India Today TV channel. But Vijayvargiya, who looks after urban development and housing and parliamentary affairs in the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, seemed to put some of the onus on the players themselves to ensure they remained safe. "Whenever a player steps out, just like wh ...Read More >
Emraan Hashmi on Ba***ds Of Bollywood. (Photo: Instagram) Emraan Hashmi has broken his silence on the viral response to a memorable dialogue and scene inspired by his film career in the recently released OTT series The Ba***ds of Bollywood. The Aryan Khan directorial Ba***ds of Bollywood has been creating quite a buzz in the entertainment industry for its portrayal of the Hindi film world. What's Happening * In one of the viral scenes, actor Raghav Juyal, who plays a die-hard fan of Hashmi, ...Read More >
Amritsar: Indians are increasingly being perceived as "careless" drivers, causing accidents and contributing to "festival littering", which is giving the community a bad name in the US and Canada and raising concerns about their image.After two fatal truck accidents involving Sikh drivers that left six Americans dead, tensions are rising as US society grapples with how it identifies the Sikhs and the larger Indian community.The tragic incidents sparked new debates about blame and responsibility, ...Read More >
The incident triggered a protest in Kathua, with locals demanding strict action against those responsible. Congress leader Yashpal Kundal called the incident 'an assault on the self-respect of marginalised communities'. The Jammu and Kashmir Police detained three men for questioning after the alleged desecration of the statue of B R Ambedkar in Kathua district's Bani area. The statue, set up in a public park in Bani, was found damaged on Sunday morning. As the news spread, locals, including me ...Read More >
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said his hopes for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir were fading as the issue drags on. IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com While interacting with reporters in Srinagar, he was asked about his next step if statehood was not restored. To this, Abdullah said, "Let's get to that point first. We will talk then." The chief minister refused to comment on a report which claimed that he would r ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 27 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday admitted that his initial optimism for the restoration of statehood is "diminishing" by the day as the process drags on, saying that the prolonged wait is inevitably chipping away at his faith. However, the chief minister said that despite the decrease in optimism after a year, he was still hopeful that statehood would be restored to J&K. "I was hopeful from the first day. My hopefulness has decreased a little. But ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 27 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday greeted devotees on the occasion of Chhath puja by visiting Juhu Beach here, and said his government has always extended assistance for the festival. The popular festival has an added significance for political parties this year in view of the coming civic elections in Mumbai which has a sizable north Indian population, as well the elections in Bihar. Fadnavis visited the beach where Chhath 'Maha Parva' festivities wer ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj tore apart every lie spoken by BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva, exposing with evidence how it was the BJP itself that systematically stopped Chhath Puja on the Yamuna banks for three consecutive years when AAP was in power, even as it now pretends to champion the festival ahead of the Bihar elections. Saurabh Bharadwaj revealed that after the COVID-19 pandemic, then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had sought p ...Read More >
Daporijo (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has inaugurated the TCS Secretariat Building-cum-Tagin Heritage Centre. He was attending the first-ever Tagin Seminar on 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity', organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS) in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) at Daporijo on Saturday. In his address, the Deputy Chief Minister lauded the Tagin Cultural Soc ...Read More >
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh deputy CM Chowna Mein on Saturday urged people to welcome and create a conducive environment for the development of hydropower projects in the state.Speaking at the inaugural session of a seminar, titled 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity,' organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) at Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district, Mein said the hydro projects would usher in socio-eco ...Read More >
DAPORIJO, 25 Oct: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said that every religion should be respected and not criticized. He said this on the inaugural day of a two-day seminar on 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity', being organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC), here in Upper Subansiri district on Saturday. The DCM also inaugurated the TCS secretariat building-cum-Tagin Heritage Centre here on the occa ...Read More >
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Inaugurates Sharda Corridor Project's First Phase in Tanakpur Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the first phase of the Sharda Corridor Project in Tanakpur, aimed at enhancing cultural heritage and economic opportunities. The project includes redevelopment of Sharda Ghat with environmentally friendly facilities. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the initial phase of the Sharda Corridor Project in Tanakpur, Cham ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed lawyer Mehmood Pracha's plea seeking to declare Supreme Court's 2019 Ayodhya judgment "null and void", calling it a "frivolous and luxurious" attempt to misuse the legal system. District judge Dharmender Rana not only upheld a Rs 1 lakh penalty imposed by a civil court but also added Rs 5 lakh more to "deter" similar cases.Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict had unanimously awarded the disputed site to the deity Ram Lalla Virajman for temple construction, while ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 25 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday participated in a kirtan Darbar organised by the Punjab government as a part of a series of events to commemorate the 350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur. Addressing the gathering during the Kirtan Darbar organised here at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Kejriwal said that the Punjab government is fortunate to have got the opportunity to ...Read More >
Kolkata: The travel and tourism fraternity in Kolkata has unequivocally condemned a flyer's threat to a co-passenger for not speaking Marathi. The passenger at the receiving end of the diatribe, a popular YouTuber, was travelling from Kolkata to Mumbai when the woman seating near him demanded that he speak in Marathi as he was travelling to Mumbai."This language barbarism can never be tolerated. We should keep political agendas away from travel. We live in a democracy and have the right to trave ...Read More >
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