NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed opposition leaders including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, RJD chief Lalu Yadav, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and others for their controversial remarks over ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.‘Playing with the faith of these 56 crore people’In the UP assembly, CM Yogi Adityanath emphasised the grandeur of […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday urged party members to back those who are firmly committed to its ideology while keeping away from those who “run away in difficult times.”“Promote people ideologically committed to party; stay away from weak who run away in difficult times,” he said at a meeting of senior Congress
Military conflicts with Pakistan have inspired many a Bollywood flick but India’s movie industry has had little to offer on diplomacy – unobtrusive but deft – that helped salvage situations where brute force was of little use.An upcoming movie bucks that trend, bringing to life on the big screen one such story in which a
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NEW DELHI: The Court of the Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities has imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 each on nearly 155 establishments for failing to comply with accessibility standards for websites, mobile applications and other digital platforms. These include most central ministries, their departments and several private establishments.The chief commissioner of persons with
Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday refuted allegations of a political “witch hunt” over the controversy involving Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi‘s British wife Elizabeth Colburn, and her alleged links to Pakistan’s ISI. Sarma insisted that his actions are driven purely by national security interests, which can
NEW DELHI: Gyanesh Kumar took charge of the office as the 26th chief election commissioner on Wednesday. In his first address as CEC, he said, “first step for nation building is voting.”“Therefore, every citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age should become an elector and should always vote. In accordance with the
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Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav fired a sharp rebuke at the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday following the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new chief election commissioner (CEC). Accusing the poll body of bias, Yadav claimed it had been reduced to a “cheerleader” for the ruling BJP. “When two
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NEW DELHI: In its quest for self-reliance within the space sector, Isro has announced the successful development of a 10-tonne ‘vertical planetary mixer’, the largest of its kind for solid propellants globally. This innovative equipment has been designed and manufactured in collaboration with the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) in Bengaluru.Solid propulsion plays a crucial
MARRAKECH: A little over 1.8 lakh children and adolescents below the age of 19 years lose their lives on the roads annually across the globe, which comes to around 500 deaths per day, and almost 70% of them occur in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a report released by Unicef on Tuesday said.As per the
