‘Very small issue’: Fadnavis says Dia Mirza video row not at his level

Spread the love       Fadnavis reacts to Bombay HC order on Dia Mirza’s Diwali video MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has dismissed the controversy over the removal of actor Dia Mirza’s Diwali firecracker awareness video as a “very small issue”, saying the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has the authority to decide what content stays on its social media platforms.His remarks...

J&K CM Omar faces setback as Srinagar MP Ruhullah resigns from post amid NC turmoil

Spread the love       Aga Ruhullah announces resignation as Srinagar MP NEW DELHI: In a major setback to the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday formally announced his resignation from the parliamentary seat and party on the 26th death anniversary of his father.Mehdi hinted at forming a new political party...

‘Inspired by Rahul Gandhi’: BJP targets AISA’s Neha Bora over ‘Brahmanvaad’ remarks

Spread the love       ​BJP calls AISA chief Neha Bora ‘poster girl’ of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘anti-Hindu politics’ NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday targeted All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora over a video purportedly showing her criticising the “Brahmanical system” with party spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accusing her of spreading “Hindu hate”.Sharing the video on X, Bhandari described...

Stock market today: Why are BSE Sensex Nifty50 rallying? Top 5 reasons

Spread the love       Jefferies said a potential reduction in LTCG tax could encourage foreign investors to return to the Indian market, which they have been steadily moving away from.  Stock market rally today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50 continued their winning on Tuesday after the stock market hit a 7-week closing high in the previous session. Softer oil prices, rising expectations...

‘Can’t occupy a site for all times’: SC on Delhi protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Spread the love       A traders’ counsel told the court that around 50 lakh people lived in areas surrounding the protest site and claimed that shops remained shut NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said no protest group can occupy a designated demonstration site indefinitely, observing that the right to protest must be balanced with the rights of other citizens....

India’s 1st bullet train: 280 kmph speed, 557 passengers, 8 coaches; top 20 features

Spread the love       Indian Railways says that the train combines engineering capabilities with domestic manufacturing expertise. (Bullet train image for representative purpose) India’s first indigenously developed high-speed bullet train, B28, has cleared an important stage of its safety evaluation and is undergoing the vehicle body shell assessment, commonly called the “squeeze test”.The assessment was carried out at BEML’s manufacturing facility...

Fielding the challenge: India get to grips with Eden Park

Spread the love       Virat Kohli (left) and Arshdeep Singh during India’s fielding session at Eden Park AUCKLAND: The Eden Park outfield was buzzing with activity as soon as the Indian cricket team got down to business ahead of the first ODI of the five-match series against New Zealand. Divided into groups of four, the players ran between two equidistant cones...

Dia Mirza Diwali appeal row: Deeply pained, says HC; asks BMC to re-upload video

Spread the love       Actor Dia Mirza, Bo​mbay high court MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has called the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) removal of actor Dia Mirza’s video urging citizens to avoid firecrackers and noise pollution “unfortunate” and asked the civic body to restore it.“We would desire that in the event any goodwill message of any celebrity was taken off from...

The cow, the flea and the genome: One Health and the statecraft of prevention

Spread the love       About three-quarters of emerging human infections originate in animals. India, with 1.4 billion people, some 536 million livestock and the world’s largest milk output, sits at the centre of this arithmetic. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B In the second of his Major Rock Edicts, cut into stone in the third...

Dilip Ghosh takes ‘Sonia’ jibe at Mamata for joining INDIA bloc rally against SIR

Spread the love       Ghosh claimed that Banerjee’s party has lost political ground in its state and that she was seeking political relevance by aligning with the Congress leadership. NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday criticised former chief minister Mamata Banerjee for attending the INDIA bloc rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of...

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