New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Deprecating the Congress party’s “extreme appeasement” policy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Congress Working Committee’s decision to sing only two stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ was tantamount to repeating a historical blunder that sowed the seeds of Partition.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) After senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar welcomed the Congress Working Committee's (CWC) resolution on 'Vande Mataram', Union Minister Giriraj Singh called the former, a "puppet" and "parrot" of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
Hyderabad, Aug 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday hit back at the Congress over its claim that the Central government was on the "back foot" over the ongoing concerns of students, particularly those related to examination paper leaks and student protests.
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Aug 20 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday urged the Centre to ensure a fair share of funds and resources for Karnataka and other southern states, asserting that a stronger South India would make the whole country stronger.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As Pakistan summoned a US diplomat following remarks by the American envoy to India on Jammu and Kashmir, Congress and RLD on Thursday welcomed the development, asserting that the UT is an integral part of India and there is no question of making any changes to its status.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The Aadhaar app has crossed the significant milestone of 5 crore downloads, reflecting the growing adoption of convenient and digital-first Aadhaar services among residents, according to a statement issued by IT Ministry on Thursday.
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) The Congress party’s Pune unit, historically one of its vital nerve centres, is aiming to revitalise its organisational strength as Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visits the city on August 22.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Former Congress MP, Sajjan Kumar, who was serving life imprisonment in connection with cases arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died on Thursday at a Delhi hospital. He was 80.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) As the Vande Mataram row intensifies, the Congress party on Thursday defended its long-standing practice of singing the first two stanzas of the national song at its programmes, invoking the legacy and endorsement of leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore to assert its historical nationalist credentials amid sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) India will host the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting on Friday to deliberate on strengthening cooperation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), digital transformation, innovation and resilient digital infrastructure.
