THAROOR’S REALITY CHECK FOR RAHUL ON GEN Z CONNECT
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday acknowledged that Rahul Gandhi’s Chhatron Ki Goonj outreach failed to generate the kind of response seen during the recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests, prompting a pointed question within the party: Did Congress fail to listen to Gen Z? Speaking at the 15th anniversary celebrations of the […]
LONGEST HAIR OF A UTTARAKHAND WOMAN
NEW DELHI: A woman from Uttarakhand has turned years of patience and an unwavering commitment to her hair into a Guinness World Record, after growing her locks to an astonishing 271.50 cm (8 feet 10 inches). Renu Dhariyal was officially recognised for having the longest hair on a living person (female), according to a report […]
Uttarakhand villagers cross landslide-hit road with excavator bucket
(Photo) Courtesy : Rediff.com NEW DELHI: Continuous rainfall has increased difficulties for villagers along the Deval-Van motor road in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. A landslide near Gamri Gad has repeatedly blocked the road, leaving large amounts of debris, boulders and mud on the route. With no safe way to cross the affected stretch, villagers are using […]
RED BULL, PEPSI GET 90-DAY DEADLINE TO DROP ‘ENERGY DRINK’ LABELS
(Photo) Courtesy : Reuters NEW DELHI: India’s food safety regulator will not agree to demands by global beverage companies to extend to one year its 90-day deadline to drop “energy drink” labels, a government source said on Saturday, a decision which is set to disrupt the industry. PepsiCo, Red Bull, Monster Beverage and billionaire Mukesh […]
PM MODI CONNECTS WIT IIT’S GEN Z
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged graduating students of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to remain curious, keep learning and have the courage to find answers to difficult questions during the institute’s 57th Convocation on Saturday. More than 3,000 students and 587 PhD scholars attended the convocation. Addressing the graduating students, Modi said, […]
RAHUL TELLS RIJIJU TO IMPLEMENT WOMEN QUOTA NOW
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju engaged in a verbal duel on social media on Saturday morning. While Rijiju took a swipe at Gandhi’s video message on women power asking the Congress to support the Women’s Reservation Bill, Rahul Gandhi hit back asking why hasn’t the government implemented […]
100% US TARIFF THREAT LOOMS ON INDIA, CHINA
NEW DELHI: The US Senate has approved a bill that will allow President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on the world’s top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, including India and China. The bill, named in honour of Republican senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Ukraine who died on July 11, […]
AFTER DELHI GYMKHANA, 107-YEAR OLD CENTRAL SECRETARIAT CLUB FACES EVICTION
(Photo) Courtesy : Moneycontrol.com NEW DELHI: After the Delhi Gymkhana Club and Jaipur Polo Ground, the 107-year-old Central Secretariat Club is now at the centre of an eviction row. The Centre withdrew its recognition, citing administrative and financial irregularities, following which the premises were taken over and locked. The club has challenged the move in […]
NO NEED TO WORRY, I AM WITH YOU: PM TO TRINAMUL REBELS, EX UDDHAV SENA MPs
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a breakfast meeting with elected NDA Lok Sabha MPs on Friday amid the ongoing ruckus in Parliament, urging them to actively participate in the parliamentary debates. Asserting that Parliament is the “supreme temple of democracy”, PM Modi expressed concerns over the recent disruptions and said that due to […]
PRASHANT KISHOR MEETS SUNETRA PAWAR: BJP FUMES
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar was advised by a state BJP Minister to not do anything to rock the alliance boat after it came to notice that the NCP chief met Prashant Kishor, who recently won a bypoll in Bihar defeating a BJP candidate. “Do not take any step that might cause […]
