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New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Abul Azmi on Tuesday hit out at actor Salman Khan for attending the RSS 100th anniversary celebrations, claiming that the Bollywood star might have attended the event under pressure. He also alleged that actors lack the courage to refuse invitations extended by the ruling body.Speaking to reporters, the SP MLA … Read more
New Delhi: The Union home ministry has issued an order requiring all six stanzas of the national anthemvan der matalan” — including the last four songs abandoned by the Jawaharlal-led Nehru government, purportedly to preserve the song’s “secular” appeal — should be sung at all official events and other occasions.The order issued by the Ministry … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking note of observations that no advocate from the Scheduled Tribes has been appointed as a government lawyer in the Madhya Pradesh high court and representation of scheduled castes and OBCs is also very low, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the state’s attorney general to ensure representation of marginalized communities and women.“How … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court The Center and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India were told on Tuesday to prioritize the health of citizens and not take advantage of multinational corporations. A court has called for the implementation of a “front-of-pack warning label” system on processed food packaging to ensure clear symbols on the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Unemployment rate in rural areas for the age group 15 years and above fell to 4 per cent in October-December 2025 from 4.4 per cent in the previous quarter, as the unemployment rate fell for both men and women in rural areas.Quarterly data from the Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) released on Tuesday … Read more
New Delhi: As the opposition comes together to decide on strategy for the upcoming budget discussions on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi Faced with unanimous demands from his allies, he should start the debate, if only to retaliate against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has refused to let him speak for seven consecutive days. The demand was … Read more
New Delhi: MPs, India-US interim trade deal looks more like a ‘pre-committed purchase agreement’, overturning all principles of reciprocity Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday, adding that EU ministers S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal had avoided giving clear answers on the size, timeline or financial implications of a deal with the United States.Tharoor opened the discussion … Read more
New Delhi: Buoyed by Penguin News’ statement on the yet-to-be-published memoirs of former Army Chief (Retd) Naravane and the author’s endorsement of it, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi and accused him of making baseless claims that violated not only parliamentary convention but also law.Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar … Read more
New Delhi: A political row broke out in RS during Question Hour on Tuesday after BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya raised the issue of land encroachment at Kolkata Port and said the area has been openly called “Little Pakistan” by Kolkata Mayor and Trinamool MLA.Amid protests by opposition MPs, especially TMC, MoS ports, shipping and waterways … Read more
New Delhi: Any hope of a return to normalcy in LS was apparently dashed when the opposition stepped up its offensive and submitted a notice to oust the Speaker. In a surprising end to a week-long deadlock, fissures within the opposition were laid bare, with pragmatic voices wanting to be heard on key issues in … Read more