DMK Leader’s Controversial ‘Shudra’ Remark Stirs Debate.

You are a Shudra, prostitute’s son till you remain a Hindu: DMK leader’s remark sparks controversy

Chennai: DMK leader A Raja’s remarks on caste at a meeting here have sparked a controversy, with the BJP accusing him of spewing hatred. Mr. Raja, Nilgiris MP and DMK’s deputy general secretary said Shudras were insulted in Manusmrithi and denied equality, education, employment, and entry into temples. “You are a Shudra till you remain a Hindu. You are … Read more

SCO must create trusted and resilient supply chains to foster economic recovery: PM Modi

SCO must create trusted and resilient supply chains to foster economic recovery: PM Modi

SCO Summit: The Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have created impediments for global supply chains and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should create trusted and resilient supply chains to foster economic recovery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. Addressing a session of the SCO Summit in Samarkand, Modi said the members of the grouping … Read more

President Droupadi Murmu gives approval to Haryana law declaring child marriages void

President of India Confers National Awards on Teachers Day 

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as “void ab initio” (having no legal effect from inception), thus making a marital relationship between a man and a girl aged between 15 and 18 years illegal. The Prohibition … Read more

Prachand: First made-in-India light combat helicopters inducted into IAF

Prachand: First made-in-India light combat helicopters inducted into IAF

The first batch of indigenously-developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) named ‘Prachand’ was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The induction ceremony was held in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur where newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan was also present along with the Union Minister. While speaking … Read more

Important points to know about Anil Chauhan, India’s second Chief of Defence staff

Important points to know about Anil Chauhan, India's second Chief of Defence staff

Lt General Anil Chauhan (retired) had been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), after the top position feel vacant with the sudden demise of Bipin Rawat following a helicopter crash on 8 December 2021. The appointment comes amid efforts by the government to give a big push to indigenisation in the equipment for … Read more

Delay in justice is big challenge and it is being taken seriously: PM Modi at law ministers’ conference

Delay in justice is big challenge and it is being taken seriously: PM Modi at law ministers' conference

New Delhi: While addressing the inaugural session of the All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries on Saturday, PM Narendra Modi stressed the constant reforms being made in the legal system to get rid of obsolete laws and speedy trials. PM Modi said that the government has been working incessantly for the last eight … Read more

US newspaper Wall Street Journal carries full page anti-India ad, targets Modi govt

US newspaper Wall Street Journal carries full page anti-India ad, targets Modi govt

New Delhi: A full-page advertisement in the leading US newspaper Wall Street Journal calling out Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and 10 senior government officials has stirred up a controversy Saturday. Calling them ‘Modi’s Magitsky 11’, the advertisement introduced them as officials who make India “an unsafe place to invest”. It also features a QR code at … Read more

New airbase near India-Pak will be effective centre for the country’s security: PM Modi

New airbase near India-Pak will be effective centre for the country's security: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Defence Expo 2022 in Gandhinagar, laid the foundation stone of a new airbase at Deesa and said the new airbase will emerge as an effective centre for the country’s security. Gujarat will become a centre of defence in India and will play a crucial role in … Read more

India successfully test fires Agni Prime ballistic missile off Odisha coast

India successfully test fires Agni Prime ballistic missile off Odisha coast

India on Friday morning successfully test-fired ‘Agni Prime’ – a new generation of ballistic missiles – from off the coast of Odisha. Defence officials said all test objectives were met and said that the third consecutive (and successful) test of the ‘Agni Prime’ had ‘established the accuracy and reliability of the system’. Performance was validated … Read more

PM Modi raises idea of ‘One Nation, One Uniform’ for police

PM Modi raises idea of 'One Nation, One Uniform' for police

Haryana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted the idea of “One Nation, One Uniform” for police, saying it is just a suggestion and he is not trying to impose it on the states. Addressing a “Chintan Shivir” of state home ministers, Modi also advocated close cooperation among the states to tackle crimes and criminals. He … Read more

No delay is being made in the delivery of justice in Sidhu Moosewala murder case: Punjab chief minister

No delay is being made in the delivery of justice in Sidhu Moosewala murder case: Punjab chief minister

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Monday asserted there was no deficiency on his government’s part in ensuring the delivery of justice in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, a day after his father threatened to withdraw the FIR. Mr. Mann was responding to a question on a statement by Sidhu Moosewala’s father, who on Sunday said … Read more

You should make this law religion-neutral: Owaisi on MHA’s citizenship move

You should make this law religion-neutral: Owaisi on MHA’s citizenship move

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday reacted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification to empower the district collectors of two more districts in Gujarat to grant citizenship to migrants from the six communities who entered India on valid documents. “You should make this law religion-neutral,” Mr. Owaisi advised. Under the … Read more

Didn’t govt have to tell channel why security nod denied, asks SC

Didn’t govt have to tell channel why security nod denied, asks SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre what the reasons were for the denial of security clearance to the Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ and why those reasons cannot be disclosed to them. The top court said the essence of court proceedings was that anything relied upon by one party should be disclosed to … Read more

‘If enemies target us from long range…’: DRDO chief on ballistic missiles

‘If enemies target us from long range…’: DRDO chief on ballistic missiles

Odisha: The AD-1 interceptor missile that completed its maiden test Wednesday is ‘a significant jump’ in the Indian military’s ability to protect the country from long-range ballistic missiles, Defence Research and Development Organisation chief Dr Samir Kamat told news agency ANI Thursday. Dr Kamat said the Phase II BMD (ballistic missile defence) AD-1 can intercept any … Read more

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Senior civic official suspended after tragedy

Morbi Bridge Collapse: Senior civic official suspended after tragedy

Gujarat: A senior administrative official in Gujarat’s Morbi has been suspended by the state government following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people, the chief minister’s office said on Friday. The colonial-era suspension footbridge in Morbi, over the Machchhu river, was packed with sightseers around the Diwali and Chhath Puja … Read more