Railways defrauded passengers to tune Rs 168 crores, finds CAG in its audit report through superfast surcharge
New Delhi, 14 August—In a scathing audit report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found that the Indian Railways defrauded passengers collecting around ₹168 crore in superfast surcharge trains that did not meet the prescribed speed criteria. The irregular collection took place between April 2022 and March 2023 and involved more than […]
After Galwan, Now Arunachal: Kharge Demands Answers From Modi and Shah
New Delhi, 14 August—Maintaining pressure on the BJP led NDA government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over reports that China has restricted Indian troops from patrolling certain areas of Arunachal Pradesh. Kharge said India stands firmly behind its armed forces and remains united against […]
SC QUASHES HATE SPEECH COMPLAINT AGAINST RAHUL FOR CALLING SAVARKAR BRITISH AGENT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a criminal complaint and summons issued against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over certain remarks he made against Hindutva idealogue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Gandhi had described Savarkar as a collaborator with the British and further stated that Savarkar received pension from […]
CONG: GOVT’S FEAR OF DEBATE CAUSED MONSOON SESSION WASHOUT
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh and Lok Sabha deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi on Friday claimed the government was so frightened in the just-concluded Parliament’s monsoon session that both Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah remained absent on all 19 days of the two Houses. Right at the start, they said the […]
DRUG KINGPIN EXTRADITED TO INDIA
NEW DELHI: Virender Singh Basoya, a fugitive drug kingpin who was wanted in a Rs 13,000 crore case, has been brought back to India from the UAE, with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) taking him into custody. Basoya was arrested in the UAE in June this year after an Interpol red notice was issued at […]
DELHI HIGH COURT, AIRPORT GET BOMB THREAT
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court received a bomb threat via email on Friday, a day before Independence Day. The High Court is in touch with the Delhi Police, furhter investigation underway. Including the Delhi High Court, five locations in the national capital received bomb threats, a day before the country celebrates its 80th Independence […]
India, Bharat, Hindustan: What’s in a Name?
As India marks its 79th Independence Day, the debate over the nation’s name reminds us that our greatest inheritance is not a single word but a civilisation shaped by many histories, many languages and many identities Every Independence Day invites a nation to reflect not merely on the moment it became free, but on the […]
