Kasaragod (Kerala),, 9/8: Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan on Sunday said the full version of Vande Mataram would not be sung in Kerala “in this lifetime”, amid a row over a state government communication referring to the complete rendition of the national the national song during the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.Speaking to reporters, Unnithan said he…
New Delhi, 9/8: United States Vice President JD Vance on Saturday dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed ways to deepen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas Modi congratulated Vance and Second Lady Usha on the birth of their son. Vance’s call to the prime minister came days after Turkiye, Saudi Arabia,…
New Delhi, 8/8: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday once again pitched for the early implementation of 33% women’s quota in Parliament and Assemblies without linking it to a delimitation exercise, as Union Minister Kiren Rijiju sought to turn the tables on the Congress on the issue.Rahul’s remarks on ‘X’ came…
Ranchi, 8/8: Members of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Saturday set up a separate platform at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here to intensify their agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations.AISA national president Neha Bora, who was allegedly targeted with ink during Friday’s assembly march near Birsa Chowk, briefly joined the protest…
New Delhi, 8/8: The Ministry of Finance on Saturday issued clarification over charges on UPI payments, saying that the consumers will not face any transaction charges, adding that all Person-to-Person transactions will continue to be free of charge. The government, however, said that a nominal MDR has been introduced for a limited set of merchant…
New Delhi, 8/8: A group of friends go out and only one or two come home bitten by a blood sucking mosquito — it sounds strange, doesn’t it Growing evidence has shown that mosquitoes may have a type and they may not be equally attracted to everyone. While they don’t get to swipe people on…
Bangalore, 8/8: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said that the government is studying RSS history before deciding next course of action.Kharge asserted that he would bring the RSS within the “legal framework”. While speaking to reporters, Kharge was asked whether he had received a reply to his letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat…
Bengaluru, 8/8: Hotel and restaurant associations have deferred their proposed boycott of food delivery platform Swiggy from August 15 to August 31 after a four-hour meeting with the company’s top management on Friday yielded positive assurances on several long pending issues. The meeting, led by Swiggy Chief Executive Officer Rohit Kapoor, was attended by representatives…
New Delhi, 8/8: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke confronted a police sub-inspector (PSI) deployed as part of his security detail at his residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, accusing the officer of preventing visitors from meeting him and demanding his removal. Dipke alleged the PSI behaved “rudely” with people visiting his home in the Waluj MIDC area and…
Washington, 8/8: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the Ukraine war. The bill, renamed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was approved by the Senate by…
