New Delhi: BJP Saturday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram at the party's Independence Day event, even as the opposition party denied the charge. The Congress asserted that there was no attempt to stop...
Beirut: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people Saturday, in the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect June 20. Lebanon's Health Ministry and state news agency said one of the airstrikes that targeted a home...
New Delhi: The official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was taken down Saturday morning, but it was later restored, with the outfit alleging that the move was an attempt to silence its voice on Independence Day. The CJP, which was at the...
New Delhi: Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hoisted the National Flag and addressed the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort in the national Capital as India celebrated its 80th Independence Day. The unfurling of the Tricolour was followed by a 21-gun salute, while...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumously, to the personnel of the defence forces and central armed police forces on the eve of 80th Independence Day. The awards included nine Kirti Chakras, 19 Shaurya Chakras, one Bar to...
New Delhi: India Friday emphasised that it shares a strong relationship with Italy and underscored the importance of maintaining mutual respect in public discourse, a day after a Congress leader triggered a controversy with his political jibe at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. External Affairs...
New Delhi: Underlining that students are the "architects of India's future," President Droupadi Murmu Friday said the government is taking comprehensive steps to reform public examinations to completely curb paper leaks and unfair means, making the system transparent, secure, and trustworthy. In her address to...
New Delhi: Voicing concern over the circulation of clips of court proceedings on social media without adequate context, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that his oral remarks were "misquoted" and misused with "malicious intent" to mislead the youth of the country. On...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday quashed FIRs registered against YouTuber and comedian Samay Raina and four others in connection with "offensive remarks" made about Persons with Disabilities during an episode of the show 'India's Got Latent'. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday quashed the criminal defamation complaint and summon issued by a trial court against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu said the required sanction was not obtained...
In any democracy, the most disturbing threat to freedom is not always censorship. Sometimes it is the language used to...
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By Dilip Cherian India’s bureaucracy may be running short of one thing more important than babus: succession. The Centre’s decision...
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A colossal tragedy on a sea has given fillip to ultra-right politics in Italy, Germany and the UK. The three...
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Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades multiple times on 10...
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