CAB passage marks victory of bigoted forces: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi-- Soon after the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesdday, Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi described...
Air India chief: Indian Airlines merger, lack of leadership wreaked havoc
New Delhi-- Air India chief Ashwani Lohani said an incomplete Indian Airlines merger coupled with lack of leadership doubly jeopardised the national carrier.
"A merger...
When “mafi” or pardon meant rape by self-styled godman Ram Rahim
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh--Female disciples or 'sadhvis' of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect were forced to seek 'mafi' (pardon) from its chief, Gurmeet Ram...
How archaeologist R. Nagaswamy helped retrieve Chola era statue from UK
Chennai-- The return of a 12th century CE bronze idol of Lord Nataraja, after a long drawn legal battle, to Tamil Nadu from London,...
Shiv Sena Timeline
Highlights of the Shiv Sena's 50-year-long journey in politics:
* 1966:
June 19: Shiv Sena is born for 'Marathi manoos'
October: First rally at Shivaji Park, which...
India must try to be developed nation by 2047: Modi
New Delhi-- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India should aspire to be a developed country by 2047, the 100th anniversary of...
India tops global remittances list for 2023 with $125 bn inflow
New Delhi-- The inward remittances to India in 2023 increased by 12.3 per cent to $125 billion from 111.22 billion in 2022, according to...
Six arrested for stripping and parading a woman naked in Bengal
Kolkata--In a bizarre incident, six persons were arrested for stripping and parading a woman naked for having an extra-marital love relationship in Paschim Chengmar...
Kailash Kher finds joining politics ‘scary’
By Natalia Ningthoujam
New Delhi-- Singer-composer Kailash Kher, a Padma Shri awardee, says the thought of entering politics is scary as it involves the use...
BJP is a fascist RSS wing which subverts democracy: Rahul in London
London-- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called the BJP a wing of "fascist RSS which subverts the democracy it uses to come to power".
The...
