‘Violation of LDF policies, principles’: CPI attacks CM Vijayan on PM SHRI pact

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPI on Friday attacked its own government in Kerala after the State Education Secretary inked the PM SHRI (Prime Minister’s School for Rising India) project with the Centre. On Friday, the first reaction came from CPI Rajya Sabha member Santhosh Kumar, who compared it to a football goalkeeper kicking the ball into his … Read more

K’taka HC to hear petitions of RSS, five others seeking nod for padayatra on Nov 2 in Chittapur

KARNATAKA: The Kalaburagi Bench of the High Court will hear petitions filed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and five other organisations seeking permission to hold a padayatra on November 2 in Chittapur town, which is represented by Minister for RDPR, IT, and BT, Priyank Kharge. Earlier, the RSS had filed a petition challenging the … Read more

Calcutta HC withdraws protection to Suvendu Adhikari from future FIRs without court permission

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Friday withdrew the protection enjoyed by the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, from future FIRs against him by police without the prior permission of the court. To recall, in December 2022, the Calcutta High Court’s erstwhile single-judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha granted an … Read more

CPI(M) confirms PM SHRI pact, Cong criticises Vijayan govt’s move

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala CPI(M) secretariat met here on Friday and decided to uphold the government’s signing of the Prime Minister’s School for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, thereby confirming that the state will not withdraw from the initiative. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by CPI(M) state secretary M.V. Govindan. Notably, Chief Minister Pinarayi … Read more

Bihar polls: Samajwadi Party names 20 star campaigners, Azam Khan in list

LUCKNOW: Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) released a list of 20 star campaigners on Friday, for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar. The list of party veterans who will add strength to the Mahagathbandhan (Congress-RJD-Left)’s public outreach also includes Azam Khan, the 10-time MLA who walked out of jail recently. Among the prominent names who … Read more

Gujarat: Two women killed in road accident

AHMEDABAD: Two elderly women were killed in a road accident on Mahadevpura–Gwada Road in Bijapur, Mehsana district in Gujarat. According to police sources, an unidentified speeding vehicle rammed into the victims before fleeing the scene. The collision was so severe that both women sustained fatal head injuries and died on the spot.

Bihar polls: HM Amit Shah hails PM Modi-Nitish governance in Siwan rally

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a scathing attack on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and the opposition alliance during his campaign rally in Siwan, invoking memories of Bihar’s “dark years” under the Lalu-Rabri regime and the reign of gangster-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin. Addressing a massive crowd, Shah said, “For twenty long … Read more

Kerala women have given leadership to India: President Murmu

ERNAKULAM: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday praised women from Kerala for giving leadership to the nation and recalled the contribution of 15 women members of the Constituent Assembly, including three from the southern state, who added rich perspectives in the making of the Constitution of India. Speaking at the centenary celebrations of St. Teresa’s College at … Read more