A shirtless protest by the Indian Youth Congress at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi has triggered a major political storm. The demonstration, held at Bharat Mandapam, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prompting sharp criticism from the BJP. Addressing a rally in Meerut, the Prime Minister accused the Congress of indulging in “naked politics” and…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, in her long-struggled resentment and legal battle against Election Commission’s exercise special intensive revision, has now adopted a literary form of protest, going an unusual way, authoring 26 poem on the issue that has been the cause of trouble for her.The poems…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Celebrated American composer and Indophile Philip Glass has withdrawn the world premiere of his Symphony No 15, “Lincoln,” from the MAGA-infused Kennedy Center in Washington DC — the decision redolent of nonviolent Gandhian protest embodied in his landmark opera Satyagraha.Glass announced this week that the Kennedy Center’s current direction under President…
Prayagraj: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati leaves from the ongoing ‘Magh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Wednesday ended his sit-in protest and departed the Magh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, 10 days after he was “stopped” from taking a holy dip at the Sangam.Before leaving, he said he was…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday accused the Congress and RJD of spreading a “misleading narrative” around government schemes, including MGNREGA and its replacement, VB-G RAM G, and said such protests would ultimately help the NDA electorally, including in West Bengal.Addressing reporters, Paswan said, “Parties like…
Mustafizur Rahman; Tamim Iqbal A senior Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official’s comment calling former captain Tamim Iqbal “an Indian agent” has drawn criticism from players in the country. Tamim, one of Bangladesh’s leading openers, had advised the BCB not to be driven by emotion while deciding on the national team’s participation in the T20 World…
NEW DELHI: Blowing the bugle for restoration of job guarantee scheme with a 45-day ‘MGNREGA bachao sangram’ from January 8, Congress on Saturday said it will also legally challenge VB-GRAMG in court because it violates a key provision of the Constitution.As it released a three-level agitation plan which will see outreach at panchayat level and…
Cab Strike Cripples Daily Commute In Metros; Drivers Protest Low Fares, Commuters Bear The Brunt ETV Bharat Source link
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated for now over two years, on Saturday called on his supporters to prepare for nationwide protests and announced his intention to challenge the recent Toshakhana-II verdict, which he alleged was delivered in “haste” by the Islamabad…
Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus announced a day of state mourning on Saturday following the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, Prothom Alo reported. Hadi, a youth leader of Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising, died in Singapore after succumbing to injuries from an assassination attempt, officials said on Thursday.Protesters vandalised the offices of the country’s largest…