Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad, on Saturday, launched a sharp critique of actor-turned-politician Vijay, questioning his recent public statements and political style while urging him to evolve into a “true statesman” rooted in the principles of Thirukkural, Ambedkar, and Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Ekatma Manav Darshan (integral humanism). Referring to Vijay’s recent selfie captioned “I am not alone, I am the ocean,” BJP leader Prasad said the…

Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the state government is continuously working for the protection and welfare of cows. He said that, along with financial grants for fodder, efforts are being made to make gaushalas self-reliant. The Chief Minister was addressing a ceremony for the distribution of fodder grants to gaushalas at Shri Krishna Gaushala at Badopal in Fatehabad district. He paid floral tributes to Shri Rajendranand Maharaj, calling his l…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will kick off discussions on the role of leaders of the pre-Independence Central Legislative Assembly in the freedom struggle by inaugurating the All India Speakers’ Conference 2025 in the Delhi Assembly on Sunday.The two-day conference, being organised on August 24 and 25, will commemorate 100 years of Veer Vitthalbhai Patel as the first elected Indian Speaker of a legislature.Special discussions on ‘India as the Mother of Democracy’ …

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The NDA’s Vice-Presidential candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, an interaction that comes amid the former’s push to garner support for himself ahead of the September 9 election. HM Shah took to social media to share information about their interaction.“Met NDA’s candidate for the Vice-Presidential election, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan Ji. He is a seasoned leader with vast organisational and administrative experience. I am sure he will …

Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday urged all States in the country to constitute High-Level Committees on Union-State relations, asserting that a strong framework of state autonomy and cooperative federalism alone can safeguard India’s unity and diversity. Addressing the National Seminar on Union-State Relations at Kalaivanar Arangam, Stalin declared that Tamil Nadu would continue to push for constitutional amendments to guarantee federal values. “We wil…

Raipur, Aug 23 (IANS) In a fresh development in the on-going investigation into Chhattisgarh’s multi-crore liquor scam, a special court has once again sent Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, to 14-day judicial custody.This marks the third such extension since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 18 following a raid at his residence in Bhilai.The ED, which is probing alleged money laundering linked to the liquor syndicate that operated between 2019 …

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) The West Bengal School Education department, on Saturday, directed the police to file an FIR against a Trinamool Congress leader for threatening the acting headmistress of a school in Malda district’s Habibpur area. The incident took place at Bulbul Chandi RN Roy Vidyaniketan Girls’ School in Habibpur block.The accused person is Trinamool’s trade union leader Subodh Roy, who is also the President of the managing committee of the school.A CCTV footage inside the teacher’s r…

Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Saturday slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for posting an “objectionable” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nirupam said that while ideological differences are an integral part of democracy, indecent remarks in the name of political disagreement are unacceptable.Tejashwi, the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, has been accused of sharing content targeting the Prime Minister in a derogatory manner.An FIR was lodged against Tejas…

Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, speaking at Shakti Samvad in Mumbai on Saturday, said that for women’s rights and empowerment, challenges are inevitable, but each challenge brings an opportunity. The NCW, in collaboration with the Maharashtra State Women Commission, hosted a two-day Capacity Building and Training Program for State Women Commissions (SWCs) on August 22-23 in Mumbai.The program, titled “Shakti Samvad”, brought togeth…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar slammed the choice of selectors for leaving out Shreyas Iyer from India’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, saying that his exclusion from the T20 multi-nation tournament is ‘just shocking’. Manjrekar was quite anguished with Iyer’s snub for the continental tournament for which the squad was announced by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, in the presence of T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, at the BCCI headquarters on Tuesday.“It’s something …