New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India is now self-assured and no longer waits for anyone else’s permission to study and understand its own heritage, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, calling for a broader and more rigorous approach to the country’s intellectual history.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Self-styled "influencer" Swatantra Bharadwaj, who claimed to have physically assaulted a student protestor's father during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led Jantar Mantar demonstration, was sent to one day police custody on Saturday after being arrested by the Delhi Police.
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday criticised the demolition of an illegal mosque in Saharanpur and said those who do not respect other religions cannot be considered true Sanatanis.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday stated that the demolition of a mosque at the Saharanpur Collectorate, should not be viewed from a political perspective and that there was no need to look at any building through the lens of religious identity.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers Awards on 48 educators at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday, as the country marked Teachers' Day on September 5.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) AIMIM President, Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday reacted to the demolition of a mosque at the Saharanpur Collectorate, questioning whether the constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion still applies to Muslims. He further said that "you cannot bulldoze our masjid just because you have an itch."
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday, leading to waterlogging at multiple locations, disrupting traffic movement and affecting normal life across the national Capital.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati, on Saturday criticised the ongoing demolition of illegal mosques in Uttar Pradesh, including the recent demolition of a mosque in Saharanpur, and urged the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government to immediately halt such action.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) After a gap of nearly 13 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to Delhi University's prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) on Saturday to participate in the institution's centenary celebrations and address the gathering, according to an official statement.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with the winners of the National Teachers' Awards, discussing innovative teaching practices, the use of technology in classrooms and ways to build confidence among students.
