Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal surprised the Opposition bloc by suggesting Mallikarjun Kharge as the convenor/PM candidate, a proposal discussed by five parties including TMC, AAP, Shiv Sena, NCP, and DMK. Congress is clear that it will not accept Kharge’s projection, preferring Banerjee or Kumar. The opposition believes a senior dalit leader will consolidate...
Read MorePM Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah for taking over as the Amir of Kuwait, saying he was confident that India-Kuwait relations would further strengthen in the coming years and the Indian community in Kuwait would continue to flourish. India had declared state mourning across the country...
Read MoreLashing out at Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for linking caste to the incident of mimicry, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told the vice president that he is always denied the opportunity to speak in the Upper House, and if he should then claim that Dalits are being shut out of Parliament, underlining that “Dalits...
Read MoreJamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) plans to challenge Allahabad high court’s order on the right to worship at Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi. Maulana Arshad Madani, JUH leader, hopes that such issues in Kashi and Mathura would not arise due to the 1991 Act. JUH will go as far as the law allows. Madani supports the survey...
Read MoreThe RBI’s State of the Economy report warns that the long-term visibility of the 4% inflation goal does not imply scope for gradual easing as short-term risks of spikes in food prices need to be considered. The report predicts a decline in inflation to 4.6% in the first three-quarters of FY25, supported by lower...
Read MoreShrenu Parikh and Akshay Mhatre are getting married today in Vadodara. The wedding blends Gujarati and Maharashtrian cultures. Yesterday, they had their haldi and engagement ceremony. They had a dance performance at the engagement ceremony. Shrenu arrived at her haldi function on a scooty wearing a nauvari saree, while Akshay wore a green kurta...
Read MoreIn the interview with Financial Times, PM Modi also spoke about India’s concern over the activities of anti-India groups which have taken shelter in the West, and have used the cover of liberal free speech regimes to carry out their activities.He said India was “deeply concerned about the activities of certain extremist groups based...
Read MoreContestant Sudhir Sharma from Rajasthan joins host Amitabh Bachchan on Kaun Banega Crorepati 15. Sudhir is a radio presenter at All India Radio and presents the show ‘MaruDhara’ in Marwadi language. He correctly answers questions about the festival Janmashtami and the Yadav community’s Sadar festival in Telangana. Sudhir wins Rs 10,000 after using lifelines...
Read MoreThe Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) quashed Sebi’s order banning Kishore Biyani and other promoters from the securities market for insider trading. SAT dismissed the order, stating that the entities did not trade based on unpublished price sensitive information as it was already in the public domain through media reports. Sebi’s authorities also acknowledged that...
Read MoreShilpa Agnihotri is set to return to television with the mythological show, Srimad Ramayan. In an interview with ETimes TV, she discusses the grandness of the show and how it will highlight unseen aspects of the mythological saga. The show will present Ramayan in detail, including events before Dashrath became Dashrath and delving into...
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