Congress renews attack on Mohan Bhagwat; calls RSS chief’s remarks an insult to freedom fighters

Congress renews attack on Mohan Bhagwat; calls RSS chief’s remarks an insult to freedom fighters

Congress leaders Bhupesh Baghel (left) and Pawan Khera address a press conference, in New Delhi, January 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Countering the criticism levelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Rahul Gandhi’s comments about the Congress being in a fight with the “Indian state”, the Congress fielded former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh … Read more

Uncertainty over participation of Bangladeshi freedom fighters in Eastern Command’s Vijay Diwas celebrations

Uncertainty over participation of Bangladeshi freedom fighters in Eastern Command’s Vijay Diwas celebrations

Major General Mohit Seth at Vijay Diwas curtain-raiser event in Fort William, the Headquarters of Eastern Command, in Kolkata on December 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Following recent incidents of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, uncertainty looms over the participation of Bangladeshi Mukti Joddhas (freedom fighters) in the Indian Armed Forces’ upcoming Vijay … Read more

Defence Ministry places tender to purchase 97 additional Tejas Mk-1A fighters

Defence Ministry places tender to purchase 97 additional Tejas Mk-1A fighters

The Defence Ministry on Friday issued a tender to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of as many as 97 additional Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets, senior officials told India Today TV. The HAL will have three months to respond to the Defence Ministry’s tender, they added. The tender to buy … Read more

Details of many freedom fighters lost over the years, says Palagummi Sainath

Details of many freedom fighters lost over the years, says Palagummi Sainath

AP Agriculture Mission vice-chairman M.V.Y.S. Nagi Reddy, Commissioner of A.P. State Information Commission Samuel Jonathan and Acharya Nagarjuna University Vice-Chancellor P. Rajasekhar releasing the Telugu translation of a book authored by Palagummi Sainath, second from left, in Guntur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: T. Vijaya Kumar Veteran journalist and author Palagummi Sainath criticised the Central government … Read more

12 hours on, fire fighters struggle to control Mumbai mall blaze; 3,500 evacuated from adjacent building

12 hours on, fire fighters struggle to control Mumbai mall blaze; 3,500 evacuated from adjacent building

Close to 3,500 people were evacuated from a residential building after a fire broke out at a nearby mall in Mumbai’s Nagpada area on Thursday night. Fire broke out at City Center Mall in Mumbai Central area (Photo: India Today) Nearly 3,500 people were evacuated from a building after a fire broke out at a … Read more