Kharge writes to Shah, seeks his intervention in ensuring adequate security for Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K

New Delhi, 28/1: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention in ensuring adequate security to the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir.     His letter to Shah comes after the Bharat Jodo Yatra was suspended for the afternoon session on Friday following a “security lapse”, with…

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Novak Djokovic beats Tommy Paul to set up clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas in Australian Open final

Melbourne, 27/1: Novak Djokovic surged into a 10th Australian Open final Friday to close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown, with only Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas now standing in his way.   The Serbian fourth seed overcame an early wobble to romp past unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena…

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Student groups screen BBC documentary on PM Modi, The Kashmir Files film at Hyderabad varsity

Hyderabad, 27/1: The Students Federation of India (SFI) on Thursday organised the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) here even as the RSS’ student wing, ABVP showed the controversial film The Kashmir Files, on the campus.   The Fraternity Movement in UoH campus, a…

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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC

New Delhi, 26/1: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. The world’s first made-in-India intranasal vaccine was launched at Mandaviya’s residence here. The nasal vaccine — BBV154 — had received the Drugs Controller General of…

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Nari shakti dominates Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path

New Delhi, 26/1: Nari shakti and women empowerment dominated the theme of tableaux of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Tripura at the Republic Day parade here on Thursday.   Kerala presented the tableau of “Nari Shakti and Folk Traditions of Women Empowerment” that includes Kalaripayattu, a martial art with more than 2,000 years history,…

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Received threats over tweet on BBC’s Modi documentary, says Anil Antony after quitting Congress

New Delhi, 25/1:Former Congress leader Anil K Antony on Wednesday said that he was getting threat calls and hate messages after his tweet on BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.     Antony, son of former Defence Minister A K Antony quit Congress citing “intolerant calls to retract a tweet.”       Speaking…

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