NEW DELHI: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president and actor Kamal Hassan on Saturday said that no one should be forced to learn another language. At one event, Hassan said, “I will learn whatever languages I need to learn, but my mother tongue will always be Tamil. I know 6 languages, still trying to learn more….
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation on the occasion of National Space Day, greeting citizens and lauding the achievements of India’s scientists, space startups and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla. Declaring that India is moving forward with great speed in the global space race, PM Modi said, “Today India is rapidly progressing…
NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen raised concerns over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, cautioning that without sensitivity, the exercise could “disenfranchise” large sections of the poor and marginalised. He questioned the fairness of a bureaucratic process that requires strict documentation from citizens who may not have easy access…
KOCHI: Congress and its INDIA bloc allies have shown where they stand on Left wing-extremism by backing retired Justice B Sudershan Reddy as vice-presidential candidate despite knowing his “ideological support” for Naxalism, home minister Amit Shah said Friday at an event in Kochi.“Had Justice Reddy not delivered the judgment asking for Salwa Judum to be…
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the return of sterilised stray dogs to their original locations while banning feeding them in public places, directing municipal bodies to create designated feeding zones in every ward. In another ruling, the court questioned political parties’ silence on voter deletions and permitted online claims for excluded voters in Bihar…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday took a jab at Pakistan army chief Asim Munir’s Mercedes statement, calling it a “confession” rather than a “troll material”. Drawing attention to Munir’s odd analogy where he compared India to a “shining Mercedes” and Pakistan to a “dump truck” drew, Singh said that it was acknowledged…
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal (ANI) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal condemned the attack on Delhi CM Rekha Gupta stating that in democracy there can be differences of opinion, but there is no place for violence. He expressed confidence in the Delhi Police to take appropriate action on the matter and…
Indira Gandhi and son Sanjay in a file photo from 1977 NEW DELHI: Over 1.07 crore people were sterilised during the National Emergency from 1975 to 1977, exceeding the “targets” set by the then Indira Gandhi govt by 60%, as per the findings of the Justice J C Shah Commission shared by the Union home…
AMBALA: The district police and administrative authorities have rescued 22 men from an illegal drug de-addiction centre being run in Langar Chhanni village in Saha area of Ambala district on Monday. The rescued persons were taken to civil hospital in Ambala Cantonment, from where 17 were handed over to their family members on Monday night…
