Drunk man slaughters human instead of goat during animal sacrifice in Andhra Pradesh

The accused, Chalapathi, was inebriated at the time of the animal sacrifice and cut the throat of Suresh, the victim, who was holding the animal. Aman was slaughtered during an animal sacrifice at Valasapalli in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Sunday, January 16. The incident occurred during the Sankrati celebrations. Chalapathi, the accused, was supposed to carry out the animal sacrifice and cut the goat’s head. According to the police, Chalapathi was inebriated at the time of the sacrifice and cut the throat of Suresh, who was holding the animal.…

Delhi tableau unlikely to be part of 2022 Republic Day parade: Sources

An official said that there will be no tableau from Delhi in the Republic Day Parade 2022, adding that the reason is not known. The Republic Day parade this year is unlikely to have a tableau from Delhi, official sources said on Monday. However, there was no version available from the Delhi government on the matter. “There will be no tableau from Delhi in the Republic Day Parade 2022. The reason is not known,” an official said, adding that this year, ‘Delhi-City of Hopes’ was chosen as the theme for…

Netaji’s daughter slams controversy over Republic Day tableau

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff has slammed the controversy over the rejection of West Bengal’s Republic Day tableau based on her father and his Indian National Army. Amid a controversy over the rejection of West Bengal’s tableau for the Republic Day parade themed on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army, his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff said on Monday the legendary freedom fighter’s legacy has often been “partly exploited” for political reasons. She minced no words while acknowledging the fanfare that marked the start of the 125th…

Tamil Nadu BJP raises objection to kids’ satirical show for allegedly mocking PM Modi

Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai has alleged that certain scenes from a kids’ satirical show mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies including demonetisation. Tamil Nadu BJP has raised objections to a kids’ satirical show for allegedly belittling Prime Minister Modi. The state BJP chief K Annamalai alleged that certain scenes from the show mocked the demonetisation of currency done by the centre in 2016. BJP in a letter to the private channel wrote that the satirical show had taken a dig at PM Modi on various aspects, including…

Actress assault case: Actor Dileep moves Kerala HC to prohibit media coverage

Dileep alleged that the probe team is trying to create public sentiment against him by conducting a media trial and the probe team and the prosecution is trying to sabotage the trial of the case. Malayalam actor Dileep has filed a plea in the Kerala High Court seeking an injunction against the media coverage in the Malayalam actress assault case. In the appeal, Dileep said that the media was violating the directive of a secret trial and that it should be stopped. Dileep alleged that the probe team is trying…

Even teleprompter could not take so many lies: Rahul Gandhi after PM Modi’s Davos speech

After PM Narendra Modi’s teleprompter malfunctioned at Davos, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Prime Minister saying: “Even the teleprompter could not take so much of lies.” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, January 18, tweeted: “Even the teleprompter could not take so many lies.” His tweet came after a teleprompter malfunction during PM Narendra Modi’s speech at the World Economic Forum’s Davos summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda summit online on the first day of the five-day event on…

Security alert indicates terror plot, threat to PM Modi on Republic Day

Intelligence agencies have received an alert about a possible terror plot on Republic Day that threatened the lives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries The nine-page intelligence input, a copy of which was accessed by India Today, indicated that there was a threat to PM Modi and other dignitaries who would be present at India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — are likely to be invited as chief guests. The note mentioned that the threat had come from groups based out of the…

Goa elections: Miffed Congress hesitant to accept TMC’s offer of poll pact

TMC’s offer for a poll pact in the Goa assembly elections has found little favour with the Congress. Trinamool Congress (TMC) party’s offer for a poll pact in the Goa assembly elections has found little favour with the Congress, whose high command is miffed with TMC brass for its recent anti-Congress rants that led a war of words on social media. Initial discussions were held and Trinamool wanted a seat arrangement with the Congress for the state polls due on February 14, key functionaries from both parties maintained. “We were…

Punjab elections: AAP to name CM face today, says Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister and AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly elections will be announced on Tuesday. Delhi chief minister and AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab Assembly polls will be announced on Tuesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received around 22 lakh responses under its campaign to elect its CM face for the Assembly polls, a party leader said. Kejriwal had on January 13 asked the people of…

Ripudaman Singh Malik thanks PM Modi for taking positive steps for Sikhs

Ripudaman Singh Malik runs Khalsa schools in Canada and was acquitted in 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing by Canadian judiciary in 2005. Canada-based Sikh leader Ripudaman Singh Malik has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a number of steps his government has taken for the Sikh community. He expressed his “deep heartfelt gratitude” for the unprecedented positive steps taken by the Modi government. “I am writing you this to express my deer heartfelt gratitude for the unprecedented positive steps taken by yourself to redress long-reading Sikh demands…