Vadodara, Oct 10: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today targeted the RSS and BJP alleging that they did not give any importance to women and asked how many of them were seen attending the Sangh's 'shakhas'. He said in contrast, women work at every level in the Congress. "The BJP's thinking is that till women are silent they are good, when they start speaking up they try to shut them (women)
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New Delhi, Oct 10: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said allegations against BJP president Amit Shah’s son have no basis and there was no need for any investigation. Inaugurating the new headquarters of the National Investigation Agency in New Delhi, he said such allegations are levelled “from time to time.” “Such allegations have surfaced in the past too. They are levelled from time
Lucknow, Oct 10: The Yogi Adityanath government plans to install a statue of Lord Rama on banks of the River Saryu and organise a grand Diwali this time in Ayodhya by illuminating the town and lighting 1.71 lakh earthen diyas. The statue will be installed only after clearance from the National Green Tribunal, Principal Secretary Tourism Awanish Awasthi said. A series of programmes have been
New Delhi, Oct 10: The government had transitioned from "Beti Bachao" to "Beta Bachao", Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said today in another swipe following a report alleging that a firm owned by BJP chief Amit Shah's son saw a huge rise in turnover after the party came to power. Gandhi's remark came after several Union ministers came out in support of Shah's son Jay Amit Shah. "Amazing
New Delhi, Oct 10: Doctors and environmentalists have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decisionprohibiting the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR and expressed hope that it would ensure a relatively cleaner Diwali this year. “We appreciate the Supreme Court’s decision on prohibition of firecrackers’ sale in Delhi-NCR. This may give some relief from the episodic air pollution levels in October. However
Ahmedabad, Oct 9: BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay today filed a criminal defamation case in a metropolitan court here against news portal 'The Wire' over a report claiming his firm's turnover grew exponentially after the party came to power in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi ordered a court inquiry into the matter under CrPC section 302. In his application, Shah prayed for
Srinagar, Oct 9: In a breakthrough, a joint team of security forces on Monday killed top Jaish-e-Mohammed militant commander Umer Khalid in Ladoora area of North Kashmir, police said. Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police SP Vaid said it was a major breakthrough for the security forces as the militant was involved in many attacks on security camps in North Kashmir as well as targeting
Chandigarh, Oct 9: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's counsel on Monday told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Dera chief has “renounced the world” and cannot pay the Rs 30 lakh fine imposed by the special court. A special CBI court had asked Ram Rahim to deposit Rs 30 lakh fine with a bank within two months of his sentencing. Representing Ram Rahim, senior advocate S K Garg
Bengaluru, Oct 9: Union home minister Rajnath Singh said Indian soldiers along the India-Pakistan border had been neutralizing at least five-six terrorists every day and that he has asked them to give a befitting reply if Pakistan opened fire. Singh said on Sunday he had ordered Indian soldiers not to fire at their Pakistani counterparts first, but give them a befitting reply by "firing countless
New Delhi, Oct 9: The Supreme Court has brought back the November 2016 ban on sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region. “Let's try out at least one Diwali without firecrackers,” the top court observed on Monday, suspending the sale of firecrackers in the region. A bench headed by Justice A.K. Sikri said the apex court’s September 12 order temporarily lifting the stay and permitting sale of