NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday accused PM Narendra Modi of shedding “crocodile tears” over women’s quota, as it stepped up its attack on him for delivering a “political speech in the garb of an address to the nation“. Highlighting that the PM “spewed venom” against the opposition for 29 minutes on Doordarshan, Congress spokesperson…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Make in India, Together with Korea: Korean president backs Atmanirbhar BharatAs he arrived in India for a State visit, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Koreas and India must work closely as emerging global leaders amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and that the 2 countries can give a new…
Bollywood power couple, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone on Sunday announced that they are expecting their second child.The couple shared a joint Instagram post, that saw their daughter, Dua, holding up mommy Deepika’s positive pregnancy test kit. The announcement quickly went viral, raking in over 4.1 million likes. Celebrities including Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Priyanka…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Sunday released a set of frequently asked questions on its bill, now defeated in Parliament, for fast-tracking women’s quota in legislatures with a 50% hike in Lok Sabha seats, as part of its campaign to debunk what it called a ‘false and misleading narrative’ by Congress and its allies. Govt said…
NEW DELHI: The concept and nomenclature of Civil Lines, residential areas established by the British and long associated with their proximity to administrative power, may fade into history.As the Centre intensifies its efforts to replace remnants of colonial-era laws and practices with alternatives that are of Indian origin and reflect the country’s culture, the framework…
KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on Trinamool Congress, declaring in rallies across Bengal that “mothers and sisters” would punish it for stymying the women’s reservation bill and urging voters to deliver “maha-punishment” to what he called “maha-jungleraj”, reports Rohit Khanna. Addressing four rallies in six hours Sunday — Bankura’s Barjora, Purulia, Jhargram and…
Congratulations are in order for Justin Theroux, who welcomed his first child with wife Nicole Brydon Bloom.In a social media post on April 18, Theroux shared the happy news by posting a photo of himself with his baby lying on his chest. “He’s here we are so in love,” the actor captioned the post. Justin…
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: Visiting US national Jeffrey Scott, who was stopped at Srinagar airport after a satellite phone-like device was detected in his baggage — a prima facie violation of provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act — was allowed to fly out of the Valley after it became clear that he had carried the device as…
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’ dominated the North American box office again this weekend, leaving ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ in third place for its debut. The Mario sequel, which features the voices of Jack Black, Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Brie Larson, has spent all of its first three weekends in…
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday raided the residence of a Kolkata Police DCP (Special Branch), Shantanu Sinha Biswas and arrested city businessman Joy Kamdar in a moneylaundering probe linked to alleged illegal land deals and extortion . The ED action during the Bengal poll season came days after I-T searches at the home…