New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Amid a row over the conduct of senior Congress leaders during the rendition of the national song Vande Mataram, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the former, saying that their behaviour reflected a "dimagi naxal mindset".
Ranchi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Sunday alleged that a number of forces are involved in the ongoing students' agitation in the state, including "coaching mafias" and that a certain political party is "using students as a shield".
Ranchi, Aug 16 (IANS) As the protest over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) entered its 23rd day on Sunday, the students lashed out at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his "hollow" assurances to them.
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister O.P. Rajbhar on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that the former Chief Minister has run out of substantive issues to raise against the state government and is therefore resorting to what he described as "clowning around".
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "disrespecting" the national song 'Vande Mataram' during the Independence Day celebrations and alleging that the Congress leader has an "urban Naxal" mindset.
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) India’s steel consumption rose to 149 million tonnes (mnt) in FY25 and is projected to reach 192 mnt by 2030, at a CAGR of about 6-7 per cent, according to a new report.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) BJP MLA from West Bengal and direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sumitro Chatterjee, has written to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressing “deep anguish” over what he described as an insult to Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) BRICS member countries are set to deliberate on shared environmental priorities and strengthen cooperation for a resilient and sustainable future at the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting here on August 18, an official statement said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described "dimagi Naxalism" as a challenge that continued to look for opportunities to promote violence, unrest and disorder in the country, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said that he was "proud" to be called a 'dimagi Naxal'.
Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) A political controversy erupted after senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan asserted that late BJP leader Gopinath Munde had once explored the possibility of joining Congress, a claim that was strongly rejected by Munde's daughter and Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde.
