National

New Delhi: The BJP Saturday passed a resolution condemning the Congress' decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram and said that it will not accept any compromise on the honour of the national song for political convenience or appeasement. The BJP will launch...

New Delhi: Several Sikh leaders and members of families affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots staged a protest outside Rahul Gandhi's residence Saturday, demanding an apology over remarks by certain Congress leaders allegedly describing former party leader Sajjan Kumar as a hero and role model....

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will undertake a two-day visit to Moscow beginning Sunday to hold talks with his Russian interlocutors on a range of issues, including bilateral trade and investment ties. Along with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Jaishankar will...

Thrissur: Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan,Saturday mounted a strong defence of his daughter Veena Vijayan and himself, saying he was fully confident that neither he nor any member of his family had been involved in hawala transactions. His remarks came at his...

New Delhi: BJP leaders Saturday stepped up their criticism of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of failing to discharge his responsibilities and questioning his stance on the Vande Mataram issue. At the same time, Trinamool MP Saugata Roy...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday set aside a 2017 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) holding Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation responsible for the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to its World Culture Festival in 2016. A...

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam is hosting the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting August 22 and 23 under India’s BRICS Chairship for 2026. The high-level engagements bring together ministers and heads of delegation from all 11 BRICS member countries — Brazil, China, Egypt,...

New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Saturday said that allegations of Rs 5 crore in corruption against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife are so serious that it prompted the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to take cognizance of the offence...

Ramgarh: Three engineers were killed and an employee was seriously injured after a boiler blast at the power plant of Maa Chhinnamastika Cement and Ispat in Hehal under Barkakana police station limits of Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district late Friday night. The injured employee, identified as Hazaribagh...

New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin Saturday held the first meeting with the party's newly appointed national office-bearers to discuss poll strategy and grassroots outreach, party sources said. The meeting focused on preparations for upcoming state assembly elections, grassroots mobilisation and communicating government initiatives...