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NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Roy on Monday interrupted Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha over the choice of words he used to refer to the composer of the national song, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.During his speech, the Prime Minister, on one occasion, referred to…

Volodar Murzin (FIDE/GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Russia wears its history like an heirloom, something impossible to ignore. Chess, naturally, is one of its proudest legacies.India, another civilisation rooted in deep traditions, has spent the last few decades carving out its own place on the global chess map, producing prodigies and sharing podiums at a pace…

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Prime Minister and claimed that the Centre wanted the discussion on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha to serve its poll prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.During her address in the Lok Sabha, Priyanka said that there…

Smriti Mandhana with Palash Mucchal India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has returned to cricket training following the announcement of her wedding cancellation with composer Palash Muchhal. She was seen practising at what appeared to be a private facility.Her brother Shravan Mandhana shared a photo on Instagram showing Smriti in full cricket gear, facing throwdowns. The image,…

The world now has more billionaires than ever before, with their combined wealth hitting record high this year! In 2025, the global billionaire club hit an all-time high. UBS counted 2,919 billionaires on April 4– the largest number since the bank began tracking the data in 1995. Their combined wealth reached $15.8 trillion, a 13%…

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of using his speech during the Lok Sabha discussion on “Vande Mataram” to “rewrite history” and give a “political colour” to the debate. During the day-long discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi said…

NEW DELHI: The aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu vowed in Rajya Sabha on Monday that the government will take “very, very strict action” against Indigo over the recent fiasco to “set an example” across the industry.Speaking during question hour, Naidu said the disruption was a result of IndiGo’s internal lapses. Blaming the carrier for failing…

Shiv Sena UBT leader Aadityan Thackeray. NAGPUR: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday accused the Maharashtra government of being “afraid of the Opposition”, despite enjoying a clear majority in the Assembly. Speaking outside Vidhan Bhavan, he said that even after “so many elections and with the blessings of the Election Commission,” the ruling…

NEW DELHI: Congress party countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “appeasement” charges against first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru during the Vande Mataram debate in Lok Sabha on Monday.Terming PM Modi “the Master Distorian”, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed three questions. Which Indian leader formed a coalition in Bengal in the early 1940s with…

A low inflation environment, characterised by low core inflation, primarily provided policy space. (AI image) By Dipti DeshpandeAfter a five-month pause, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India reduced the repo rate again.This action was complemented by additional liquidity-easing measures aimed at speeding up transmission to the real economy at a…