Cong shares draft of Nehru’s ‘tryst with destiny’ speech; he had written ‘date with destiny’
New Delhi: The Congress Sunday shared former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s handwritten draft of his famous first Independence day speech in which he had written about the country’s “date with destiny” but delivered it as “tryst with destiny”. Congress general secretary, Communications, Jairam Ramesh also shared the video of Nehru’s speech delivered at the midnight […]
World looks towards India for managing diversity: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the whole world looks towards India for managing diversity. Speaking at a function on ‘Bharat@2047: My Vision My Action’ in Nagpur city of Maharashtra, Bhagwat also said an “Akhand Bharat” will happen when people stop being scared. “The world points at India when it […]
Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14: Officials
Cairo: A fire ripped through a packed church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, killing at least 41 worshippers and injuring 14. The church quickly filled with thick black smoke, and witnesses said several trapped congregants jumped from upper floors to escape. “Suffocation, suffocation, all of them dead,” said a distraught witness, who […]
India’s generous and multi-faceted assistance to Sri Lanka heartening: Commonwealth Secretary General
New Delhi: India’s “generous” and “multi-faceted” assistance to Sri Lanka to help it deal with its unprecedented economic crisis is “heartening”, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said here. In an interview to PTI, Scotland also talked about India’s prominent role in combating the global food crisis and said that the Commonwealth is working towards bringing about […]
Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk
New York: Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk, a day after the Mumbai-born author was stabbed, in what US authorities said was a “targeted, unprovoked, preplanned” attack. Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing “The Satanic Verses”, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident […]
Finmin plans to review exemption-free tax regime to make it more attractive
New Delhi: The finance ministry is proposing to soon review the exemption-free new tax regime with a view to making it more attractive for individual income taxpayers, sources said. Eventually, sources said, the government aims to establish a system where there are no exemptions and the complex old tax regime with exemptions and deductions is […]
Gunfight breaks out in Sujan Rajouri
Srinagar: Encounter has started between militants and security forces in Sujan Hill area of Rajouri District in Jammu Division on Sunday evening, offcials said. A senior police officer told GNS that a team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Sujan Hil on a very specific input. As the joint team […]
LG vows to finish terrorism in J&K in one year
• Lays foundation stone of 25 DDC, BDC buildings • Inaugurates 1000 Amrit Sarovars across J&K • Launches 75 home-stays in rural areas to commemorate Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said that the government will “strike the last nail in the coffin of terrorism” in the union territory in one year. He made these […]
Sinha pays homage to Maqbool Sherwani, soldiers of Sikh Regiment at Baramulla
Says ‘J&K is on threshold of a new era’
Baramulla: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday paid homage to the “Lion of Baramulla”, Maqbool Sherwani and the brave soldiers of Sikh Regiment who made the supreme sacrifice to save the lives of thousands of Kashmiris and foiled the invasion of Pakistan army regulars and tribal raiders, an official press release said. It said the LG […]
Hizb chief’s son, Bitta Karate’s wife among 4 employees sacked by J&K admin
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled chief of banned Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of a jailed separatist. All the four have been dismissed for allegedly having links with “forces working against India and spreading malicious propaganda,” officials said. They have been dismissed under […]
