"Today is Guru Basaveshwara Jayanti...we call him Basava Anna, which means brother; he has been a brother to everyone. He opposed the caste system and rose above the same to discuss equality. He brought equality among all the castes; he was a Brahmin, but he worked for the backward classe
"A statue of Guru Basaveshwara has been unveiled at Prerna Sthal. So many people have come here to see it, from Karnataka and many other places, so I feel so happy," Rijiju told ANI here.
"Now since Pakistan has owned up that it trains terrorist and it gives terrorist funds it gives them ammunition it has been clear to the whole world that Pakistan is a rogue nation and Pakistan is a terror nation," the defence expert told ANI in Nagpur.
"We don't need further examples to understand that Congress can stoop to any low. This is the lowest level they can stoop to. Siddaramaiah and some of the Congress Ministers' statements have given a boost to Pakistan. That is why they deleted it later. At least they realised their mistake,"
"Across the country, elections happening back to back are stopping the development. The elections cause hindrances in administrative work. It increases expenses. It is estimated that if elections are held together at once, it will save Rs 12,000 crore... This issue should be resolved. The
"Yesterday, letters were written to the Prime Minister to convene a special session of the Parliament. In Odisha, I have also written a letter to the Chief Minister, Governor, and Speaker, requesting that they convene a special session of the state Assembly regarding the Pahalgam terror a
"I believe what happened in Pahalgam has rattled the entire humanity... No one can understand the pain of terrorism more than Punjab. 25,000-30,000 Punjabis lost their lives to terrorism," Jakhar told ANI.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is "verifying" the possible involvement of a zip line operator who was reportedly heard chanting "Allahu Akbar" as gunfire erupted during the Pahalgam terror attack which left 26 tourists dead, including a Nepali citizen, sources told ANI.
Intense counter-terrorism operations are currently underway at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, sources familiar with the matter told ANI.
"Army covered Pahalgam within 20-25 minutes. They gave cover to all the tourists within 18-20 minutes... We felt safe once the Army gave us cover. I am grateful to the Indian Army," Bhatt told ANI.
The apex court was told that Balaji, accused of alleged money laundering in the 'cash-for-jobs' scam, has resigned from the ministership post and his resignation has been accepted by the state Governor RN Ravi.
Official sources in Portugal told domestic media that the outage was nationwide, while similar reports have emerged from Spain. Barajas international airport in Madrid was left without power while telecommunications have also been impacted. Other airports in the region have also come ot a s