Before the Lok Sabha rejected the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla by a voice vote Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying that while the Congress leader claimed he was not allowed to speak in Parliament, his attendance and participation in key debates were far below the…
For members of the Alu Kurumba community in the Nilgiris, the Centre’s announcement of a Padma Shri earlier this year was both surreal and heartbreaking. The award went to Krishna Raghavan, known by his pen name Kitna. But it came after his death.Born in the Vellarikombai settlement in Kotagiri, , Krishna belonged to the Alu Kurumba tribal community, a subgroup…
Calling the war in West Asia “a matter of concern for all”, said Wednesday that “the expansion of the petroleum sector is essential” and “the current crisis has once again established” how important it is “for us to become atmanirbhar (self-reliant)”.Addressing an NDA convention in Ernakulam where he also laid the foundation stone of a polypropylene unit at the nearby…
