New York based artist Jeena Raghavan presents new solo exhibition in Bangalore | India News

New York based artist Jeena Raghavan presents new solo exhibition in Bangalore New York based artist Jeena Raghavan presented her latest solo exhibition in Bangalore this May, unveiling a new body of paintings created between New York and India. Hosted at Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru, the exhibition brought together collectors, entrepreneurs, artists, cultural leaders, government…

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EC asks Kavitha’s TRS to suggest new party name after objections | India News

The Election Commission has asked K Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena to consider alternative names The Election Commission has asked K Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena to consider alternative names after receiving objections to the party’s proposed acronym, TRS, according to party sources.Although the poll body received hundreds of objections during the registration process, it has so…

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Teacher, ex-mechanic: Who are the 8 arrested in Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case? | India News

The arrests follow an FIR registered on June 25 after a preliminary report by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) NEW DELHI: The eight people arrested in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya come from varied backgrounds, including a primary school teacher, a retired bank employee, a former automobile…

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Day 16 of CJP protest: Sonam Wangchuk loses 6 kg during hunger strike | India News

The protest, which began on June 20, has centred on allegations that repeated paper leaks and examination irregularities have undermined students’ futures NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar entered its 16th day on Sunday. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk also completed the eighth day of his indefinite hunger strike, during…

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‘Children are watching’: TMC MP objects to ‘condom ad’ during India-England T20I, seeks BCCI action | India News

Kirti Azad urges BCCI to stop adult ads during cricket matches NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad objected to the telecast of adult advertisement during the India-England T20I match. He said that such advertisements should not be shown when millions of children are watching the game. He also urged the…

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Assam Assembly adopts Hindi as official language for proceedings ahead of budget session: Speaker | India News

Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass For the first time in the history of the Assam Legislative Assembly, the Hindi language has been introduced in the State Assembly. This initiative has been taken under the leadership of Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass.Along with the Assamese, English and Bodo languages, the Hindi language will be introduced…

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The right to walk: After Supreme Court judgement, who will reclaim our footpaths? | India News

Parked vehicles and stored goods occupy a footpath, obstructing pedestrian movement, at Lajpat Nagar, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) A five-year-old child was killed by a tanker on his way to school with his father. At the site of the tragedy, there was no footpath or a proper pedestrian crossing.On June 19, in a compensation…

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Syama Prasad Mukherjee statue vandalised in Kolkata, tile and nameplate damaged | India News

The bust that was allegedy vandalised NEW DELHI: A portion of an under-construction statue of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee on Sukia Street in north Kolkata was allegedly vandalised overnight, police said on Sunday.A worker who arrived at the site in the morning found the statue’s tile and nameplate damaged. “When I came here…

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‘DMK to remain protective fortress of Muslims, minorites’: Udhayanidhi Stalin | India News

Udhayanidhi said the party’s bond with minority communities remained strong despite political attack. NEW DELHI: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday strongly reaffirmed his party’s commitment to protecting minorities, declaring that the DMK would continue to stand by the Muslim community despite what he described as attempts by political opponents to divide them.His remarks come…

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‘Bring Ram Temple trust under RTI’: CPM MP John Brittas urges Centre amid donation ‘theft’ row | India News

NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas has urged the Centre to reconsider its decision to keep the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya, outside the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.In a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah dated July…

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