Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) Calling upon students to help build Viksit Bharat by 2047, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday emphasised the importance of constitutional methods in bringing about social transformation and questioning injustice.
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Bank of India is set to challenge the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) approval of a resolution plan in the personal insolvency proceedings against Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra, according to a statement issued on Saturday.
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) Relatives of people missing in the devastating flash floods in Nepal have been putting up posters outside the emergency gate of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, desperately searching for information about their loved ones.
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Following the instruction from West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari earlier in the day, the Kolkata Police on Saturday registered a suo motu FIR against former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over violation of a Calcutta High Court order at the foundation day rally of Trinamool Congress’ student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The set of guidelines issued by the right-wing outfit Vishva Hindu Parishad on Durga Puja celebrations in West Bengal has triggered a political debate, with leaders from the JD(U), Congress and other parties expressing contrasting views on the organisation’s 'command' to restrict the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food in and around puja pandals.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi direct the filing of an FIR against those allegedly involved in the "shuddhikaran" or purification of the Ramlila ground in Haldwani after Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public meeting there.
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Ashok K. Lahiri visited the Siachen glacier base camp along with his team, said the country’s apex think-tank on Saturday.
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) Current West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday, said that an FIR would be lodged against his predecessor and former Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee over violation of a Calcutta High Court order at the foundation day rally of Trinamool Congress’ student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) outreach programme in the United States to mark its centenary year has triggered a political debate in India, with the Congress claiming that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is facing strong opposition in the US, while the BJP and Shiv Sena described his visit as a matter of pride.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A political controversy has erupted over Penguin India’s decision not to publish Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir, with BJP leaders dismissing allegations of government interference and a Congress MP claiming that the publisher may have faced "backdoor" pressure from the Centre.
