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Mallikarjun Kharge thanked the company for building the new party building but replied to its chairman’s suggestion in a sarcastic manner. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday disagreed with L&T chairman Subrahmanyan’s suggestion of a 90-hour workweek and recalled Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar’s stance that workers should not be made to work more than eight hours a day. Kharge made the remark while addressing party leaders after the inauguration of the Congress’ new headquarters at 9A, Kotla Road, Delhi, construction of which was undertaken by L&T. The Congress president thanked the company for building the new party building but…

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat had said that India got its ‘true independence’ the day Ram Mandir was built in Ayodhya. Rahul Gandhi of the Congress on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Mohan Bhagwat saying the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief’s remark that India got “true independence” after the Ram temple consecration amounts to treason and is an insult to every Indian. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha was speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Congress headquarters, ‘Indira Gandhi Bhawan’ on Kotla Road in New Delhi. “Mohan Bhagwat has the audacity to inform the…

Meta India’s vice president Shivnath Thukral said that the technology conglomerate would like to apologise for the ‘inadvertent error’. Meta India has apologised for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s statement that the incumbent government in India lost elections in 2024 due to its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Mark’s observation that many incumbent parties were not re-elected in 2024 elections holds true for several countries, BUT not India,” Meta India’s vice president Shivnath Thukral wrote in a post on X on Tuesday, January 14. “We would like to apologise for this inadvertent error.” Thukral also said that India remains an incredibly…

During his speech, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress was fighting the Indian state itself and not just the BJP or RSS’s ideology. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders sharply reacted to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s comments on the RSS and BJP during an inaugural speech for the new headquarter of the party in Delhi. Speaking to reporters, Hardeep Singh Puri remarked that Rahul Gandhi should “get his mental stability checked” in response to the latter’s comments at the new ‘Indira Gandhi Bhawan’. During his speech, Rahul Gandhi attacked RSS…

Delhi election: BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri had drawn flak over his “changed her father” barb at chief minister Atishi. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Bidhuri, once again stoked controversy over his controversial remark against Delhi chief minister Atishi, calling her a “deer running in the forest”. “”Dilli ki janta nark bhog rahi hai galiyon mei… galiyon ki halat dekhiye… Kabhi Atishi nahi gayi milne logon se. Lekin ab chunaav ke samay jaise jungle mei hirni bhaagti hai vaise Atishi Dilli ki sadko pr hirni jaise ghoom rahi hain (The people of Delhi are suffering in the streets of Delhi… Look…

Karun Nair recalls the last 9 years of his career, which saw him score a triple-century for India, get dropped, make a switch to Vidarbha and script resurgence. Life has come full circle for Karun Nair. The right-handed batter has been smashing records left, right and centre in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, his form instrumental in Vidarbha reaching the semi-final of the premier domestic 50-over tournament. Karun Nair has battled quite a few hardships over the last few years – who can forget his post in December 2022 when he said, “Dear cricket, give me one more chance?” The…

Daniil Medvedev, who shockingly trailed two sets to one in his opener, was booed by the Melbourne crowd after the incident. Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, on Tuesday, suffered an epic meltdown at the Rod Laver Arena during his Australian Open round one match against Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej. The Russian, who shockingly trailed two sets to one in his opener, was booed by the Melbourne crowd after the incident. It happened during the ninth game of the third set, with unseeded Samrej on the verge of closing a two sets to one lead. A frustrated Medvedev repeatedly smashed his racquet into…

After Omar Abdullah praised PM Narendra Modi for conducting a fair election in J&K, BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla urged opposition parties to learn from him. A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fulfilling his promise of conducting the assembly election and letting the people of the union territory choose their representatives, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday asked the rest of the INDIA bloc to learn a lesson from its partner. Claiming that Omar Abdullah has shown a mirror to the “lobby” who questions the Election Commission of India and…

Fire department officials issued evacuation orders and asked residents were also asked to evacuate voluntarily without formal orders if they sensed danger. Los Angeles residents who escaped raging infernos have recalled their traumatic experience since last Tuesday and their desperate attempts to save their lives. At least 24 people have been killed, and more than 12,300 structures have been burnt to ash, according to estimates by the California Fire Department. Tabitha Trosen and her boyfriend told the news agency AP about their feeling of “teetering” on the edge, fearing the blaze could spread to their neighbourhood anytime. The couple also…

Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP of “stooping to dishonesty” despite its lack of vision for Delhi and a chief ministerial face for assembly election on February 5. Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party distributed gold chains for votes in two Delhi colonies and appealed to the national capital’s voters not to “sell” their votes under any circumstances. Addressing a press conference, Arvind Kejriwal further alleged that BJP leaders boasted about their plans to “buy” votes of Delhi’s electorate by distributing cash and other things. “We have got to know that they (BJP)…