Madhuri Dixit (AP file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Tikaram Jully on Thursday sparked outrage by referring to veteran Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit as a “second-grade star” who is “past her prime.”Jully made the remark during a discussion in Rajasthan assembly where the Congress leader questioned the benefit of recently-held IIFA event to the state. […]
File photo (Representative) NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has ordered a detailed investigation into complaints of ride hailing platforms charging different fares for the same route at the same time from consumers booking cabs using iPhone or Android phones, the consumer affairs department told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.The department said the matter […]
NEW DELHI: The second batch of 266 people were airlifted back to India after being rescued from scam call centres in South East Asia. In a social media post on X, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Indian Embassies worked with Myanmar & Thailand governments to secure their release & facilitate their […]
NEW DELHI: A ruckus erupted in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after Bharatiya Janata Party raised objections to leader of opposition in the Upper House Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark, deeming it “unparliamentary”.Amid the uproar over the demanding an apology from minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his remarks against the Tamil Nadu government, Kharge stood up to intervene and […]
NEW DELHI: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale pitched that the country must go forward with only one name and constitutional amendments must be made to replace “India” with “Bharat“.Speaking during an event in Delhi, Hosabale referred the G20 dinner invitation that addressed the President as “President of Bharat” in September 2023, which led to widespread […]
NEW DELHI: The President on Monday appointed Calcutta high court’s Justice Joymalya Bagchi to Supreme Court. Justice Bagchi is scheduled to become the Chief Justice of India on May 26, 2031, the second from Calcutta HC to rise to the top post in 40 years.A short notification from the Union law and justice ministry read: […]
JAMMU: The recent killing of three civilians in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district reverberated in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday, with chief minister Omar Abdullah condemning the incident and calling for a thorough probe. Omar and PDP’s Iltija Mufti also raised questions as to how only BJP politicians were allowed to meet the […]
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav rebuked a BJP MLA‘s appeal to Muslims to “stay indoors” on Holi and said that Bihar was a state where “designs of RSS-BJP and Sangh Parivar have often been foiled.” Demanding an FIR against Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul, Yadav said, “It is not his father’s rule (baap ka […]
NEW DELHI: A fashion show held in Gulmarg during the holy month of Ramzan has triggered a massive row in Jammu and Kashmir.The BJP levelled accusations against Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, alleging that his family members own the hotel where the event took place. Omar clarified that it was a private function […]
NEW DELHI: Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat on Monday directed the cancellation of the Vanuatu passport issued to fugitive businessman Lalit Modi after recent international media reports.“I have instructed the citizenship commission to immediately begin proceedings to cancel Lalit Modi’s Vanuatu passport,” Napat said. “While all standard background checks, including Interpol screenings, conducted during his […]
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