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The Congress has hit out at the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval over his claim that the partition of India in 1947 would not have happened had Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose been alive. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted that Doval has joined “the tribe of distorians.” Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had the audacity to fearlessly challenge the British and India would not have been partitioned if he was there at that time, Ajit Doval said on Saturday. Mr. Ajit Doval who doesn’t speak much has now joined the tribe of Distorians. 1. Did Netaji challenge Gandhi? Of course he did. 2. Was Netaji a leftist? Of course he was. 3. Was Netaji secular? Of course staunchly and stoutly so. 4. Would Partition not have happened if… pic.twitter.com/Uo8BZCQ51f — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 17, 2023 He added Bose was determined to fight the British for India’s Independence and never wanted to beg for freedom, adding he not only wanted to end political subjugation but felt that t

The Rashtriya Lok Dal, a Samajwadi Party supporter, has called for a unified opposition in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, claiming that no front can effectively oppose the BJP without the Congress. The comment by the RLD’s Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ramashish Rai, made ahead of the opposition parties’ meeting in Patna on 23 June, is significant in light of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s assertion that seat distribution should be determined by which alliance partner is strongest in a given state. The opposition parties will meet on 23 June, convened by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar, to plan their strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. “The RLD is in favour of a united opposition. It will endorse the outcome of the meeting to evolve a consensus on opposition unity. We are of the view that without taking the Congress along, no front (against the BJP) can take an effective shape,” Rai told PTI. Asked if there was a strain in the relationship b

The release of Om Raut’s epic drama ‘Adipurush’ has caused a stir among the Opposition who say that the film which is based on Ramayana “insults” the Hindu religion. Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday slammed BJP for endorsing a film that “portrays Lord Shri Ram, Mata Sita and Lord Shri Hanuman in a negative light” through its derogatory dialogues. “Every Hindu holds Lord Shri Ram, Mata Sita and Lord Shri Hanuman in utmost reverence and their heads bow down with respect as soon as their names are mentioned. And yet, the BJP has resorted to depicting them in a film that paints them in a negative light. These BJP leaders are partners in this grave insult of Lord Shri Ram, Mata Sita and Lord Shri Hanuman by making and supporting this film,” Singh said. BJP ने भगवान राम, माता सीता और भगवान हनुमान का अपमान एक फ़िल्म बनवा कर किया है। Film ‘ #Adipurush ‘ Yogi Adityanath, Khattar, Devendra Fadnavis, Pushkar Dhami समेत BJP के कई मुख्यमंत्री और मंत्री के आशीर्वाद से बनी है BJP

The distinguishing factor of the Modi government is its ability to not just make promises but to actually deliver services and projects within the specified timeframe, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. He was speaking during a function held at Badarpur here as part of the BJP’s mega outreach campaign — ‘Sampark se Samarthan’ — to mark the completion of the nine years of the Narendra Modi government. “After elections, they forget (their promises made to people), but in Modi ‘sarkar’, people today are seeing the delivery (of services and projects),” the Union minister told reporters after attending the function at the site of an Eco Park being developed at NTPC’s Thermal Power Plant area in Badarpur. The Eco Park project is currently underway, and South Delhi MP and BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri said the park is planned to be inaugurated in December. Jainshankar praised the NTPC for the project and the party MP and other local leaders for working on such a green projec

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday will visit Kutch and Jakhau port in Gujarat to take stock of the situation in areas affected by cyclone Biparjoy, officials said. Shah will also hold a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and senior officers. He will visit Kutch to review the situation in areas affected by the cyclone, a home ministry official said. Shah will first conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas and then go to Jakhau port in Kutch, and Mandvi. He will also visit shelter homes and meet people. Later, he will also visit Swami Narayan Temple in Bhuj and review food and other facilities being distributed among those affected, the official said. (With inputs from PTI) Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/DEVyCxP FP Staff

A person was killed after clashes erupted in Gujarat’s Junagadh district on Friday night after a team of civic body officials served a demolition notice to a dargah, stating that they would remove alleged illegal encroachment. The Junagadh Municipal Corporation served a notice to the dargah asking for presenting its documents within five days. #WATCH | Stones pelted, cops injured after a mob protest against the anti-encroachment drive in Gujarat's Junagadh last night (Note: Abusive language) pic.twitter.com/8wRw0YgO3z — ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2023 Angered by the alleged anti-encroachment drive, 500-600 people gathered around the dargah situated near the Majewadi Gate and pelted stones at police officials, vandalised property and set police vehicles on fire. Superintendent of Police (SP) Junagadh, Ravi Teja Vasamsetty told ANI, “A mosque near Majewadi Gate was given notice by the Junagadh Municipal Corporation to present documents within five days. Around 500-600 people gather

In fresh violence, two civilians were injured as mobs clashed with security forces overnight in Imphal town and attempts were made to torch the houses of BJP leaders, officials said on Saturday. Automatic gunfire was reported from Kwakta in Bishnupur district of Manipur and Kangvai in Churachandpur district through the night. Besides, an attempt was also made to loot of Iringbam police station in Imphal West. However, no weapons were stolen. Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Rapid Action Force held joint marches till midnight through the state capital to halt rioters from congregating. A mob of approximately 1,000 people came together to try and burn down buildings near the palace compound. RAF fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. Another mob tried to set the house of Biswajeet, MLA on fire. RAF column, however, dispersed the crowd. Another mob surrounded the BJP office post midnight at Sinjemai, but could not do any harm as an Army column dispersed it. Similarl

The CBI conducted searches at 25 locations in connection with an FIR registered against 21 BSNL officials, including a former general manager over corruption, officials said. The central agency alleged that the accused officials entered into a conspiracy with a contractor to cheat the government-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The CBI registered the FIR against officials of BSNL Assam Circle, including a former general manager, deputy general manager, assistant general manager, and chief accounts officer in Jorhat, Sibsagar, Guwahati and other places, they said. The FIR also mentions the name of a private person, officials said. “It was alleged that the contractor was given a work order for laying National Optical Fibre Network Cable through open trenching method at Rs 90,000 per km,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement on Friday. “It was also alleged that later on, the contractor made different pleas, including no right of way from the owner of private land, to conver

09:08 (IST) India LIVE Updates Manipur: Union Minister's home reduced to ashes in mob attack in Imphal #WATCH | Manipur: A mob torched Union Minister of State for External Affairs RK Ranjan Singh's residence at Kongba in Imphal on Thursday late night. https://t.co/zItifvGwoG pic.twitter.com/LWAWiJnRwc — ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023 08:42 (IST) India LIVE Updates Encounter underway in Kupwara, J&K An e ncounter between terrorists and security personnel is underway in Kupwara's Jumagand area. 08:26 (IST) India LIVE Updates Cyclone Biparjoy: Strong winds in Gujarat's Morbi #WATCH | Gujarat: Mandvi witnesses strong winds as an impact of cyclone 'Biparjoy' pic.twitter.com/2JKV5Rwhkz — ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2023 08:20 (IST) India LIVE Updates Cyclone Biparjoy: Heavy rains, strong winds damage 300 electric poles in Morbi, Gujarat Power outage has been reported in around 45 villages in Gujarat's Morbi district. 08:04 (IST) India LIV

08:04 (IST) India LIVE Updates Manipur: Mob torches Union Minister RK Ranjan Singh's residence in Imphal "I am currently in Kerala for official work. Thankfully, nobody got injured last night at my Imphal home. The miscreants came with petrol bombs and damage has been done to the ground floor and first floor of my home," MoS MEA Rajkumar Ranjan Singh told ANI. This is Firstpost’s daily love blog where we get you the latest updates from all over India. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram . from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/b5MUKd4 FP Staff

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday slammed the Siddaramaiah government over its decision to repeal the anti-conversion law and said that the Congress government is jeopardizing the interests of the people of the state. This comes moments after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Thursday decided to repeal the Anti-Conversion law brought in by the previous Bommai-led BJP government. “Who does the Government think it is appeasing by deciding to repeal the Anti-Conversion Bill that has been plaguing our society? It seems that Siddaramaiah, who is ruling the state at the mercy of the high command, is jeopardizing the interests of the people of the state in favour of the high command,” Bommai said in a tweet. Who does the Government think it is appeasing by deciding to repeal the Anti Conversion Bill that has been plaguing our society? It seems that @siddaramaiah , who is ruling the state at the mercy of high command, is jeopardizing the interests of the people of the

The Indian Air Force said that it is on standby with assets for possible relief and rescue operations that would follow Cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall. Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat’s Saurashtra. According to a press briefing by IMD, the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat will have the most effect. The diameter of the eye of the cyclone is about 50 km. With the landfall hitting the west coast, wind speeds across Gujarat intensified. IMD said that the period till midnight is very crucial. “IAF assets in operational readiness for relief and rescue operations that would follow the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy. IAF is committed to assisting fellow citizens to tackle contingencies that arise due to the cyclone,” the IAF tweeted earlier in the day. MET Director Manorama Mohanty said on Thursday that Cyclone Biparjoy is about 50 km away from Gujarat’s Jakhau port. She added that the cyclone has started entering the Gujarat coast and by midnight its speed might decrease. “

In Punjab’s Mohali district, a parking lot on Wednesday collapsed, which caused significant damage to several vehicles, primarily two-wheelers, as they were buried under the debris. The incident unfolded in the Sector-83 area of Mohali during the evening hours. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties, according to the local police. The collapse occurred while excavation work was being carried out for the basement of an adjacent under-construction building, as stated by the Mohali police. Disturbing CCTV footage of the incident captured the terrifying moment when the parking lot gave way, swallowing two-wheelers and a few cars into a deep pit. Watch the viral clip: #WATCH | Punjab: Several vehicles were damaged after a parking lot collapsed in Mohali’s Sector 83 area yesterday (CCTV visuals) pic.twitter.com/KFBQJ4ge1o — ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2023 Authorities confirmed that a number of vehicles were severely damaged in the collapse. However, there were no reports of injuri

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has begun an investigation into the incident of fire at the Kolkata airport, officials said on Thursday. The fire broke out at the check-in area of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport around 9.12 pm on Wednesday, leading to chaos and panic among passengers, the officials added. West Bengal Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose earlier told PTI, “Initially, it seems that some fault related to the air conditioning system caused the fire.” #BreakingNews : A #fire broke out inside Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International ( #Kolkata ) Airport. However, all passengers are evacuated safely and the check-in process was suspended due to the presence of smoke in the check-in area. pic.twitter.com/f2J0otppdy — News18 (@CNNnews18) June 14, 2023 The fire was doused by 9.40 pm, and check-in service resumed at 10.25 pm, officials said. No one was injured in the mishap, they said, adding that no arriving flight was delayed. Calling the inc

The southern state of Tamil Nadu saw a flurry of activity on Wednesday – first, its Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji was arrested by officials from the Enforcement Directorate and then Chief Minister MK Stalin withdrew general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry out probe in the state. “The Tamil Nadu government has today issued orders withdrawing the general consent given to certain types of cases in 1989 and 1992 under the aforesaid rule. Accordingly, the CBI has to henceforth get the Tamil Nadu government’s prior approval for conducting investigation in the state,” said an official release from the state government. The move comes as the DMK criticised the BJP government at the Centre of “misusing” central agencies to “silence” Opposition leaders. The Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK)-led government’s move makes Tamil Nadu the third southern state and the tenth overall to withdraw general consent accorded to the central agency. But what does this act

07:44 (IST) Cyclone Biparjoy LIVE Updates Rajasthan CM holds meeting to review arrangements for Cyclone Biparjoy On Wednesday night, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met with authorities to evaluate preparations for the effects of cyclone Biparjoy, which is due to make landfall on the coast of adjacent Gujarat on Thursday. The conference was informed that significant rainfall is expected in Rajasthan's Jodhpur and Udaipur divisions on June 16 and 17 due to the cyclone's effects. Strong winds of 60 to 70 km/h are forecast in Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jalore, and Jodhpur on June 16, and in Jodhpur, Udaipur, and Ajmer the next day. "The chief minister directed all departments concerned to be ready for rescue and relief operations," a release from the Chief Minister's Office said. Gehlot said that the district administration should be prepared for the rescue and relief of the common people and instructed all district collectors and related departments to operate

The security check-in area of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport in Kolkata witnessed fire on Wednesday night. An airport official told  ANI that the fire broke out in Kolkata Airport’s 3C departure terminal building. BREAKING: Massive fire breaks out at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose international Airport in Kolkata, India pic.twitter.com/fprImayDLJ — Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) June 14, 2023 “There was a minor fire and smoke on the check-in area portal D at 9:12 pm and fully extinguished by 9:40 pm. All passengers are evacuated safely and the check-in process was suspended due to the presence of smoke in the check-in area. Check-in and operation have been resumed now,” the Airport Authority of India said in a statement. There was a minor fire and smoke on the check-in area portal D at 9:12 pm and fully extinguished by 9:40 pm. All passengers are evacuated safely and the check-in process was suspended due to the presence of smoke in the check-in area. Check-in and opera

Mumbai Police’s Traffic Control Branch marks ‘No Honking Day’ today, 14 June, as a way to raise awareness about noise pollution and its detrimental effects on health and the environment. Police urged Mumbaikars to refrain from blowing their horns in support of this initiative. A notice by the traffic police warned that drivers found honking unnecessarily will be punished under the Motor Vehicle Act and Environment Protection Act, 1986. Advisory by Mumbai Police Mumbai traffic police, in a notice on Twitter, said, “Motorists are advised to ensure that the horns of their vehicles are as per guidelines in Rule No. 119 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules of 1989.” The police added, “Traffic Control Branch, Mumbai urges all drivers and riders in Mumbai city, except ambulances, fire brigades and other vehicles on emergency duties, not to honk the horns of their vehicles on 14 June 2023 and other days as well.” This bustling city does not need another reason for noise! 14 June 2023 will b

The centre is planning to crack down on “manipulative” marketing practices on e-commerce sites that violate consumer rights by nudging them into buying products that they didn’t intend to buy. The guidelines would be drafted within two months to curb deceptive or dark patterns that manipulate consumer choices, Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on June 13. According to the Consumer Protection Act 2019, these practices are unfair trade practices. In collaboration with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), the ministry will develop a comprehensive framework to protect consumers. Initially, these guidelines will be self-regulatory. The ministry on June 13 encouraged stakeholders, including e-commerce sites like Amazon, Flipkart, and Zomato to “self-regulate” and establish guidelines that discourage such practices. Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs Govt. of India chaired the Interactive consultation with stakeholders o