BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday expressed concerns over the safety of Indian students studying in the US and urged the American envoy to present a transparent disclosure of the universities. Chandrasekhar, who is himself a US university graduate, made the remarks in response to US Ambassador Eric Garcetti’s post on … Read more
AICC in-charge for Telangana Deepa Das Munshi and other Congress leaders invited Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi to join Congress. File | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G In another setback to the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi is likely to switch over to the Congress. … Read more
K. Selvaperunthagai | Photo Credit: PTI Despite stiff opposition from a section of people within the party and criticism that he does not have the “Congress DNA” and was “a party-hopper”, K. Selvaperunthagai has pipped strong contenders, and was appointed the president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) on Saturday, a few months before … Read more
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple under construction, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the temple, in Ayodhya. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Is it someone’s father’s shraddh (post-funeral ceremony) or son’s wedding?” – This was Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar’s response when asked if he got the invitation to attend the Ram Temple inauguration in … Read more
Rash driving by private buses has become a perpetual menace in Kochi despite High Court directives against it. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU Private bus operators in Kochi are incurring the ire of commuters yet again, following Saturday’s incident in which a bus plying on the Aluva-Mattancherry route took off before two girl children alighted … Read more
Instead of the usual, “President of the Republic of India” the word “Bharat” was substituted, creating ripples of speculation among political parties, especially the Opposition INDIA alliance. Invitations sent by President Draupadi Murmu to heads of state, government and Chief Ministers of Indian States for an official banquet on the occasion of the G20 Summit … Read more
Bengaluru Jagruta Nagarika Karnataka, a citizens collective, has condemned Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader’s move of inviting religious personalities to give inspirational talks to the newly elected legislators. Mr. Khader had earlier said that people, including Rajya Sabha member and Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala D. Veerendra Heggade and founder of Art of Living Sri Sri Ravishankar, would … Read more
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