Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) For a long time after India’s Independence and the country’s partition, 'Vande Mataram' was not accepted from the core of the heart by some, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) Hours after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists were allegedly assaulted during a visit to inspect the condition of a government school, Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar accused the CJP as well as Congress of "attempting to disrupt progress" in students' education in the state.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Sahil Lochab, who alleged that he was injured in pellet-gun firing during a protest at Jantar Mantar last month, said on Friday that he underwent surgery at AIIMS but his vision remained unclear.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi continued his sit-in outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police at Delhi's Parliament Street Police Station on Friday, protesting the alleged refusal of the police to register an FIR on a complaint by a student who, the Congress claimed, suffered pellet-gun injuries during last month's protests demanding education reforms at Jantar Mantar.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched a sharp attack on Congress over what he described as the party’s “formal refusal” to honour Vande Mataram, calling the alleged decision “extremely regrettable” and “a very serious matter” from a constitutional perspective.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Friday that as global refining capacity faces uncertainty, India is expanding its position as the world’s third-largest refiner, with capacity rising from 272 MMTPA towards 300 MMTPA (million metric tonnes per annum).
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The controversy over firing of pellet guns by Delhi Police during the students' stir at Jantar Mantar on July 20, escalated on Friday, as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, reached the Parliament Street Police Station, accompanied by some individuals and purportedly the pellet gun victim.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be a game changer and is expected to significantly boost trade between the two sides, Lithuanian Ambassador to India Diana Mickevičienė said.
Meerut, Aug 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) B.R. Ambedkar faction president, Digvijay Bhatti, on Friday has levelled serious allegations of third-degree torture against outgoing Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avinash Pandey, claiming that he was detained and mercilessly beaten inside the police office. The Meerut Police, however, has strongly denied the allegations.
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) A confrontation broke out early on Friday morning in Rampura Kanwarpura near Jaipur’s Sanganer area after workers of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) arrived to inspect a government school under their 'School Thik Karo' campaign. Local villagers opposed their entry, claiming that the school premises should not be 'politicised'.
