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Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday said he “completely rejects” the “atheistic and anti-Brahmin” ideologies espoused by EV Ramasamy, popularly known as “Periyar,” while acknowledging the Dravidian stalwart’s contributions to women’s empowerment and the fight against caste discrimination.“We acknowledge that he (Periyar) advocated…

PM Modi mimicry at Rahul Gandhi event NEW DELHI: The Mamata All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday defended Rahul Gandhi over his mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Congress leader’s recent ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Indore, saying that “humour should have a place in politics.”The party’s senior Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy…

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav inspects flood-affected areas from a bridge to assess the ground situation, in Bihar. NEW DELHI: RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav has demanded an immediate Rs 15,000 relief payment for every family hit by floods and drought in Bihar.The demand comes as as the state continues to deal…

NEW DELHI: Is the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code emerging as a new point of contention between the Bharatiya Janata Party and one of its oldest allies, Janata Dal (United)?The question has come into focus after Union home minister Amit Shah’s assertion that UCC would be implemented in all 21 NDA-ruled states before the…

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced that cases registered by the previous government against members of the Kurmi community in connection with a violent protest last year would be withdrawn.Adhikari made the announcement while addressing the grand Kurmi Karam festival at Karadi Maidan in Purulia….

‘We are proud we live in India’: Imam body chief hits back at Hamid Ansari over ‘Hindu extremism’ remarks. The remarks by former Vice President Hamid Ansari on “Hindu extremism” and the RSS have drawn criticism from Muslim clerics, with All India Imam Association president Maulana Sajid Rashidi saying Muslims should not be made to…

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and Japan Air Self-Defence Force Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita took sorties on Tejas fighter aircraft on Sunday.This comes amid the ongoing Indo-Japan bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian-2026’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan.The IAF is participating with a mix of frontline combat aircraft,…

A thick layer of smog engulfs the India Gate and Kartavya Path as pollution level deteriorates, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has stepped up its crackdown on air pollution, directing district administrations to map pollution hotspots, identify sources within a three-kilometre radius and assign agencies specific corrective measures and deadlines. The government…

Jairam Ramesh attacks Union home minister Amit Shah. NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Union home minister Amit Shah over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that it was a “Shah Instigated Removal” of voters.Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said the Election Commission began Phase…

Condolences poured in from across the political spectrum following the passing away of senior journalist Payal Mehta. NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Payal Mehta, who worked with CNN-News18, died in Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday. She was 46.Mehta was visiting Mumbai when she developed uneasiness around 2 am. She was taken to a hospital,…