‘You are not considering Cong guilty but Gandhi’: Manoj Jha slams NCERT for partly blaming party for partition

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Saturday criticised the NCERT for its new module on Partition, which partly blames the Congress. He said the revised account does not merely target the Congress party but unfairly shifts the blame on Mahatma Gandhi himself. This came after the NCERT module stated that Partition was not the result of one individual alone but the outcome of three forces — “Jinnah, who had been propagating the partition; the Congress, which acc…

16-day ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar is to awaken people against ‘vote chori’: Pawan Khera

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Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Stepping up its offensive on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the Congress party is set to launch its 16-day-long ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Bihar’s Sasaram tomorrow, led by the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi. Congress leader Pawan Khera said that the mission and vision of this foot march, akin to Bharat Jodo Yatra, is to awaken and enlighten the people of poll-bound states to stay alert and cautious about possible attempts …

CM Yogi announces Rs 30,000 crore master plan for Mathura, says Dwapar era will return to Brijbhumi

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Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday unveiled a master plan worth Rs 30,000 crore for the overall development of Brij Kshetra, saying the project would revive the spirit of the Dwapar era across Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, and Gokul.Participating in a saints’ felicitation ceremony at Panchjanya Auditorium in Mathura on the occasion of Janmashtami, the Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 118 projects worth Rs 646 crore for…

MP to set up separate Board for police recruitment

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Bhopal, Aug 16 (IANS) In a significant move to strengthen Madhya Pradesh’s uniformed services, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the formation of a dedicated MP Police Recruitment Board. For the year 2025, recruitment will continue to be conducted by the Staff Selection Board, Bhopal, on behalf of the new board.From 2026 onwards, all police recruitments will be managed directly by the Police Recruitment Board.The Chief Minister announced that recruitment for 22,500 police posts will be comple…

MP BJP Minister demands Congress apology over ‘Pakistan’ mention in social media post

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Bhopal, Aug 16 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Vishwas Sarang on Saturday hit out at the Congress after the official Facebook page of the state Youth Congress allegedly carried the message “Happy Independence Pakistan” on Independence Day.A video grab of the post went viral on social media, showing Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress’s official Facebook page mentioned the hashtag “Happy Independence Pakistan”, instead of the Independence Day of India.However, that post was …

Delhi: 18 cyber crooks held for Rs 2.6 crore scam targeting SBI credit card holders

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Eighteen cyber crooks, including employees of call centres in Delhi and Gurugram, were arrested for running a multi-crore rupee nationwide financial crime syndicate that targeted SBI credit card customers, misusing their data, said an official of Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Saturday. The masterminds of the syndicate were identified as Ankit Rathi, Waseem, and Vishal Bhardwaj as they were the alleged orchestrators, strategists, and account/cash handlers of the white-…

Not only in Independence, accept role in Partition too: Ex-NCERT Director to Congress

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Former National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director J.S. Rajput on Saturday said that if the Congress continues to take full credit for India’s Independence, it must also accept responsibility for the Partition of the country.His remarks come amid controversy over a new NCERT module prepared for ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, observed annually on August 14, which names three key figures responsible for the Partition — Muhammad Ali Jinnah,…

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls for ‘Swadeshi,’ ‘Vocal for Local’ appeal on Janmashtami

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday called upon citizens to embrace the spirit of Swadeshi and Vocal for Local on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami. Stressing that the idea must become a “mass movement,” he urged people to adopt locally made products in their daily lives to empower farmers, artisans, and self-help groups. In a video message shared on social media platform X, Chouhan exten…

Rights body urges UN, diplomatic community to press Bangladesh for Hindu priest’s release

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) New Delhi-based rights group — Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) – on Saturday urged the diplomatic community and the United Nations to intervene with the Bangladesh government to release Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a former leader of ISKON and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, on the occasion of Janmashtami. Chinmoy Das has been in custody since November 25, 2024, in connection with a sedition case. He was arrested at Hazrat Sh…

CEC Gyanesh Kumar to address his first presser amid opposition heat over Bihar SIR

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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) All eyes will be on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday, August 17, as he will address his first press conference since taking charge of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in February this year after his predecessor Rajiv Kumar’s retirement. The briefing, scheduled for 3 PM at the National Media Centre in New Delhi, comes at a politically charged moment, with the poll body under intense scrutiny from the Opposition.The immediate backdrop is th…