New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon has been called “East India Company 2.0” in the latest controversial cover story by Panchjanya – a journal with roots in the RSS, the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor. Panchjanya editor Hitesh Shankar on Monday tweeted an image of the new cover, which…
Mumbai: Sonia Gandhi should have been Prime Minister when the Congress-led UPA came to power in 2004, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said, drawing a comparison with US Vice president Kamala Harris. He has also suggested that Sonia Gandhi should have picked Sharad Pawar as Prime Minister instead of Manmohan…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the construction site of the new Parliament building in Delhi late Sunday evening. Clad in a white kurta-churidar along with a safety helmet, he was seen inspecting the work-in-progress. Several photos showed PM Modi doing the first-hand inspection of the…
Kolkata: Abhishek Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, has announced that the Trinamool Congress will be in Goa soon. The party’s Derek O’Brien is already there along with colleague Prasun Banerjee. This flurry of activity comes as the coastal state heads for Assembly…
New Delhi: Farmer organisations have called a “Bharat Bandh” today as part of their long protest seeking withdrawal of three farm laws that they allege will give power to private firms to take over the agriculture sector. Here are 10 points on farmers’ Bharat Bandh today: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha…
Germany’s Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday’s national election, projected results showed, and claimed a “clear mandate” to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel. The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were on track…
Dreaded jailed gangster Jitender Maan alias Gogi was shot dead by two armed assailants of a rival gang led by jailed gangster Sunil alias Tillu Tajpuriya inside the Rohini Court on Friday afternoon. Members of the Counter Intelligence team of the Special Cell who were with Gogi opened fire at the assailants,…
Tamil Nadu has reported 2,733 cases of dengue since the start of the year, State Health Minister Ma Subramanian Thursday said. This is a rise in comparison with the 2,410 cases of dengue reported last year, he added. “There is a rise in dengue cases in Tamil Nadu. Every year, dengue cases usually increase during the…
Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Thursday said that private schools should not force students to attend in-person classes. Speaking to reporters following an interaction organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry with representatives of private schools, Poyyamozhi said that if…
An FIR has been filed against the makers of The Kapil Sharma Show over an episode in which the show’s cast was shown to be drinking alcohol while performing a courtroom scene. The complainant has accused the comedy show’s producers of disrespecting the court. The case was filed in the Shivpuri District and Sessions…