New Delhi: Members of the Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, expressed displeasure at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making ‘political statements’ made at the Belur Math – the mission’s headquarters, an accusation that was echoed by opposition parties. At the Belur Math in Howrah district of West Bengal, the PM addressed people on the occasion of National Youth Day – hosted by the mission to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda – and reiterated his government’s refusal to back down on the controversial Citizenship.
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Arrested cop Davindra Singh will be treated as terrorist: IGP J&K Police
The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a deputy superintendent of J&K Police along with two Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in south Kashmir. Addressing a press conference on the arrest of the senior cop, IGP J&K Police Vijay Kumar said the arrested cop would be treated and investigated as a terrorist.
IndiGo aircraft from Bengaluru makes priority landing in Mumbai
MUMBAI: A city-bound IndiGo plane from Bengaluru made a priority landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here on Monday due to a cabin pressurisation issue, a source said.
Good Newwz Box Office Day 10 Early Trends: A Thunderous Sunday!
Good Newwz Box Office Day 10 Early Trends: This Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani starrer is minting great numbers at the box office. Given the fact that Salman Khan’s Dabangg 3 has majorly slowed down, is also leaving the ticket windows free for this Raj Mehta directorial.
Delhi Police responds to criticism of slow response with a blow-by-blow account
Under fire from the Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union (JNUSU) for allegedly not responding quickly enough to stop an attack by a gang of masked men inside the university Sunday evening, the Delhi Police Monday said that they responded promptly to calls for assistance.
Want to impress Pakistani fans? Netizen questions Aakash Chopra’s decision to pick Shahid Afridi as one of best in T20I
Want to impress Pakistani fans? Netizen questions Aakash Chopra’s decision to pick Shahid Afridi as one of best in T20I
The overall decade has seen a rise in the way the Indian squad and teams around have adapted to the various formats.
Sensex nosedives over 700 points amid rising US-Iran tension
Equity benchmark BSE Sensex extending early losses to plunge over 700 points in afternoon session on Monday as escalation in tensions in the Middle East fuelled intense sell-off in global equities.
Your petrol, diesel price may depend on what Iran does next. Here’s how
How much you pay for your daily petrol, diesel may well be dependent on how Iran and US play out their escalated tensions in the gulf region after US’s strike killing Iranian general in Baghdad.
Iran abandons nuclear limits after US killing of General Qassem Soleimani
The blowback over the US killing of a top Iranian general mounted Sunday as Iran announced it will no longer abide by the limits contained in the 2015 nuclear deal and Iraq’s Parliament called for the expulsion of all American troops from Iraqi soil.
Farooq Abdullah not interested in challenging PSA detention unless all detainees released
SRI NAGAR: National Conference (NC) president and three-time former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who is under detention and booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), is not interested in challenging his detention in the court of law. Senior NC leader and MP Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi said Abdullah, the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, is not interested in challenging his detention in any court – Jammu and Kashmir High Court or Supreme Court.
Maharashtra: BJP’s defeat in civic elections, Shiv Sena alliance capture in Nashik and Kolhapur
Mumbai: In Maharashtra, the BJP lost on Thursday at the hands of the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP alliance, the posts of president and vice president of Nashik and Kolhapur district councils. However, the BJP managed to save the post of president and vice-president in Sangli Zilla Parishad where Shiv Sena members decided to support it.
Have conveyed Congress stand to Uddhav, he will decide: Ashok Chavan on portfolio allocation
MUMBAI: The Congress said on late Thursday night that it had conveyed its stand about portfolio allocation to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Kerela woman claims singer Anuradha Paudwal is her biological mother, demands Rs 50 crore as compensation
The year 2020 has started on a bizarre note for Anuradha Paudwal, with a 45-year-old woman from Kerela’s Thiruvananthapuram claiming that the singer is her mother. Karmala Modex, said that her she came to know about Anuradha Paudwal being her biological mother when her ‘foster’ father Ponnachan let out this big secret in his death bed.
Modi to arrive in B’luru for two-day state visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive on a two-day visit to Karnataka on Thursday. He will be in Karnataka till Friday afternoon, following which he will depart to Delhi.
Modi will land in Bengaluru on thursday morning, following which he will visit the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru. He will participate in a public gathering scheduled at Junior College Grounds in the city, where Krishi Karman Awards presentation ceremony and distribution of fishing equipment to the beneficiaries is scheduled. At the event, the prime minister will electronically transfer Rs 12,000 crore under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, to 6 crore farmers.
CBSE Board Exam 2020: 75% attendance must to appear for Class 10, 12 board exams.
CBSE Board Exam 2020: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all of its affiliated schools to calculate attendance of students going to appear for class 10 and class 12 board exams this year as on January 1, 2020. CBSE in its latest notice said, “Students whose attendance will be calculated less than 75 per cent will not be allowed to appear for the exams, as per the rule”. If a candidate has a genuine reason behind the shortage of attendance, students will have to submit the supporting documents, such as, medical reports etc, with the authorities by January 7. As per the circular, no case will be considered post the deadline.