DMK Spokesperson TKS Elangovan NEW DELHI: In the tragic school van collision in Tamil Nadu that claimed the lives of three students on Tuesday, a fresh political angle has emerged. The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has alleged that a language barrier contributed to the incident, claiming the railway gateman posted at the crossing did…
NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary Panel on Tuesday questioned top officials from the aviation ministry, airline, and airport representatives over the Air India plane crash, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The agenda of the meeting was to take oral evidence from representatives of the ministry, DGCA, AERA, AAI, AAICLAS, BCAS, and other concerned organisations, including airport…
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday, criticised Election Commission of India’S drive for the special intensive revision of electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar. While addressing a public gathering, he questioned the election commission’s announcement regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), raising concerns about how crores of people…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and former President Ram Nath Kovind by using what it termed “objectionable” and “derogatory” language, and demanded a public apology from both Kharge and the Congress party.The controversy stems from Kharge’s remarks at a public rally in Raipur on…
Nishikant Dubey; Raj Thackeray NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday refused to back down despite criticism for his “marenge” threat, and again targeted Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.Also Read | ‘Not for common Marathis, but still inappropriate’: Devendra Fadnavis on Nishikant Dubey’s ‘marenge’ threatDubey shared a “Wikileaks” document to allege that…
NEW DELHI: Fresh calls have surfaced demanding that deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar be elevated to the top post, barely days after the Congress leadership asserted there would be no leadership change in Karnataka. Two Congress MLAs have now publicly thrown their weight behind him, signalling renewed tensions within the state unit.Senior leader and former…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday criticised his own government over the denial of permission for a Marathi rally in Mira Road and joined the protest, even daring the police to arrest him.“The Marathi Ekikaran Samiti and several other organizations had applied for the rally, but were denied permission. I am going—if…
Girl going back to school (ANI) A student named Pankhuri Tripathi, who had been unable to attend school for the past four months due to unpaid fees, is now back in class after the intervention of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.Pankhuri approached the chief minister during a ‘Janta Darbar’ – a public grievance redressal…
A British woman has triggered widespread outrage on social media after posting a xenophobic rant about Indian and Asian staff at London’s Heathrow Airport, accusing them of not speaking English and demanding their deportation.In a post that went viral on X, Lucy White, public policy specialist at University of Cambridge Alumna said, “Just landed in…
NEW DELHI: More than 25 crore workers across sectors including banking, insurance, postal services, coal mining, and construction are expected to join a nationwide general strike on Wednesday, potentially disrupting key services across India, according to a joint forum of central trade unions.The strike, described as a ‘Bharat Bandh’, has been called by a forum…
