A day after Mamata Banerjee’s “minority extremism” remark, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed the TMC chief for ignoring the plight of Muslims in West Bengal. “It’s not religious extremism to say that Bengal’s Muslims have one of the worst human development indicators of any minority,” the AIMIM leader lashed out on Twitter.

To stay at the helm, the BJP needs to win at least seven seats out of 15, polling for which will be held on December 5. It has fielded disqualified Congress-JD(S) legislators in 13 assembly segments, and the first challenge is to get the BJP cadre behind them on the campaign trail.

Sharad Pawar’s statement on Monday that he had neither discussed the Shiv Sena nor government formation in his meeting with Sonia Gandhi created confusion not only among the Sena rank and file but even among many Sena leaders and legislators, with some saying off the record that it would be better for the party to […]

Agra based Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BAU) has a new task these days that has put its history department blowing dust off old books and digging deep into state and central libraries. District administration of the Taj Mahal city has asked the university to look for ‘verifiable evidence’ of Agra’s ancient names, if there were […]

Telecom tariffs for over 60 cr mobile customers will go up from next month with Vodafone-Idea and Bharti Airtel deciding to increase rates in view of losses, govt dues & mounting debt. Airtel carries a debt of Rs 1.16 lakh cr & has been ordered to pay Rs 21,682 cr in licence fee outstanding by […]

Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, in a first ever, brought changes in her rhetoric against BJP and warned people against “minority extremism.” Without naming the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Mamata at a Trinamool workers’ meet in Coochbehar said: “I am watching that there are some extremists among the minorities. They have their base in Hyderabad. Don’t listen […]

Amid indications of cautious progress in talks between Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) over government formation in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar sprang a surprise by claiming he did not discuss alliance with Shiv Sena or government formation in the state with Sonia Gandhi during his 45-minute meeting with the Congress chief on Monday evening.

Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, in a first ever, brought changes in her rhetoric against BJP and warned people against “minority extremism.” Without naming the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Mamata at a Trinamool workers’ meet in Coochbehar said: “I am watching that there are some extremists among the minorities. They have their base in Hyderabad. Don’t listen […]

The US continues to be a popular destination for Indian students, though fewer are flying out because of unfriendly visa and immigration policies. The Indian student population in the US went up by 2.9% in 2018-19, as compared to 5.4% in 2017-18. The slide is reflected in the fall in fresh enrolments.