The row over the choice of site for Dr Manmohan Singh's cremation and a possible memorial in his name escalated today after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of "insulting" the memory of the former prime minister. Dr Singh, who served as India's prime minister from 2004 to 2014, …...Read More
Choice Of Manmohan Singh Funeral Site An "Insult", Says Rahul Gandhi; BJP Hits Back
Divisive Rhetoric On Religion Harms Constitutional Unity: Supreme Court Judge
The increasing use of divisive rhetoric based on religion, caste and ethnicity poses a major challenge to the constitutional ideal of fraternity as well as the sense of unity in the country, Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has said. He was speaking on the theme of 'Fraternity: Spirit …...Read More
Influencer Chants Religious Slogan In Meghalaya Church, Case Filed
An FIR was registered in Meghalaya against a social media influencer after a video showing him and two companions chanting religious slogans at a church went viral. The incident came to light after the influencer, Akash Sagar, posted the video on his Instagram account, which boasts a following of over …...Read More
Army, Police Launch Search Op After Firing Incidents In Manipur Villages
A massive search was started in Manipur's Imphal East district on Saturday evening for the armed men who were involved in the recent incidents of shooting at Thamnapokpi and Sanasabi, police said. Combined teams of police, Army, CRPF and BSF were conducting the search in Yaingangpokpi and the surrounding hill …...Read More
17-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Dies By Suicide In Noida
A 17-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide here on Friday by shooting himself in his home using his father's licensed pistol, police said. A class 11 student, Aryan Malik carried out the act while his grandmother was present in the house. His father was out for work, they said. The boy …...Read More
India's Forex Reserves Drops By $8.4 Billion To $644.3 Billion: RBI
The country's forex reserves dropped by a further USD 8.478 billion to USD 644.391 billion for the week ended December 20, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the reserves had dropped by USD 1.988 billion to a six-month low of USD 652.869 billion. The reserves have …...Read More
"Manmohan Singh Will Always Be Remembered As A Good PM": Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav mourned the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday. Speaking to reporters, Mr Yadav said that former PM Manmohan Singh will always be remembered as a good PM of the country. Appreciating his contributions, the SP chief said that although he spoke less …...Read More
Allu Arjun Virtually Appears Before Court In Theatre Stampede Case
Actor Allu Arjun virtually appeared before the Nampally court through a video conference in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case. Allu Arjun was arrested on December 13 in the case registered against him in connection with the December 4 stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premier show of 'Pushpa 2: The …...Read More
When Manmohan Singh's "People of India..." Remark to Bush Created A Flutter In 2008
"The people of India deeply love you." This was how visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke of US President George W Bush while praising him effusively after their 40-minute meeting at the Oval Office in the White House on September 25, 2008. He was flagging Bush's 'important and historic' role …...Read More
"The Reforms He Set In Motion...": Union Minister's Praise For Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh's contributions - as Finance Minister (1991-1996) and Prime Minister (2004-2014) - "laid the foundations" for India 's growth and the "substantive work" done post-2014, when Narendra Modi became PM, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told NDTV Friday evening. Mr Puri also told NDTV that political loyalties and ideologies …...Read More
