NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will observe a day-long fast on April 12, Thursday, will be accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah as well as more than a dozen of party ministers. On Tuesday, PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah said they will observe a day-long fast to a … Read more
Thiruvidanthai: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday brushed aside the Army’s concerns over severe shortage of funds to procure new equipment and weapons, asserting that there was no reason to worry as adequate financial resources are being made available to the armed forces. The Army had told a Parliamentary Standing Committee that it was reeling … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arjit Shashwat, son of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was on Wednesday released from jail after being granted bail. Arjit was arrested after he surrendered before police in Patna in connection with the Bhagalpur communal violence case. The BJP leader had surrendered before the police after a warrant was issued in … Read more
MUMBAI: Former media tycoon Indrani Mukerjea, arrested on charges of killing her daughter Sheena Bora, was on Wednesday discharged from the JJ Hospital and taken back to the Byculla prison. The 46- year-old was admitted to the State-run hospital on Friday. She had been brought in a “semi-conscious” condition from her cell in the Byculla … Read more
Amid the standoff between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Cauvery water, pro-Kannada groups have demanded ban on movies of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, who recently entered politics. According to media reports, the call for ban on the movies of the superstars has been raised by Vatal Nagaraj, the leader of pro-Kannada outfit … Read more
Chennai: All T20 matches scheduled to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium will now be reportedly shifted to another venue outside Tamil Nadu. The move comes on the back of anti-IPL protests across the state and a day after two protesters hurled slippers on the field during a CSK vs KKR match. News agency … Read more
NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his planned fast on April 12 asking the latter to observe a fast to ‘atone for his false promises’. Addressing the media, Owaisi asked as to why the Prime Minister didn’t fast for … Read more
