Articles by Isha Sahai Bhatnagar
Naidu suggests calling vernacular languages Indian rather than regional
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu expressed happiness that the National Education Policy 2020 encourages the use of mother tongue in schools and colleges
Updated on Feb 23, 2022 11:11 AM IST
Party clashes to EVM glitches: Highlights from the Punjab elections
The single-phase polling in Punjab took place on Sunday with a voter turnout of 70.2%. Here’s a look at the major highlights from the Punjab assembly elections
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 02:01 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Manipur today
In a tweet, Congress’s Manipur unit said Gandhi will address a public meeting and Congress workers at the party’s office
Published on Feb 21, 2022 08:46 AM IST
‘Nothing to do with polls,’ insists BJP leader as Modi meets Sikh delegation
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa maintained that the meeting had nothing to do with the assembly elections and that it was organised to thank PM Narendra Modi for the initiatives he has taken for the community
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 04:17 PM IST
Asia’s largest tribal fair begins in Telangana
The four-day Medaram Jathara of Telangana’s Koya tribe is the second-largest fair in India after the Kumbh Mela
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 09:41 AM IST
Union minister G Kishan Reddy calls for making museums more engaging
He said museums will now focus on constructing engaging exhibits that will leverage modern technologies for the new generation
Published on Feb 16, 2022 09:05 AM IST
Pulwama attack anniversary: Top leaders pay homage to fallen CRPF personnel
The deadly attack on a CRPF convoy in 2019 prompted India to carry out an airstrike in Pakistan’s Balakot, pushing the two countries to the brink of war
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 04:25 PM IST
17th Mumbai International Film Festival to be held from May 29-June 5
MIFF is one of the oldest and largest non-feature film festivals in South Asia, which had 871 entries from India and abroad last year
Published on Feb 14, 2022 09:35 AM IST
School bands to regularly perform at National War Memorial
The education ministry has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education to prepare a schedule for the bands to perform
Published on Feb 11, 2022 01:33 PM IST
UPA is Under Performing Alliance, says BJP MP Zafar Islam
The BJP MP’s remarks came days after Congress MP P Chidambaram called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a ‘no data available’ government in Parliament
Updated on Feb 11, 2022 06:52 AM IST
Isha Sahai Bhatnagar, New Delhi
Statue of Equality project was launched when Cong was in power: Union minister
Union culture minister G Kishan Reddy was responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s jibe at the Centre’s Atmanirbhar Bharat policy
Updated on Feb 10, 2022 09:45 AM IST
Govt rejects its ranking on World Press Freedom Index, attacks methodology
The Indian govt said the disapproval is based on “very low sample size, little or no weightage to fundamentals of democracy, and adoption of a methodology that is questionable and non-transparent”
Updated on Feb 09, 2022 10:41 AM IST
No state reported deaths due to O2 shortage during pandemic: Health ministry
In response to a question from the BJP’s Mahesh Poddar, Union minister of state for health Bharati Pravin Pawar told Rajya Sabha that none of the states/UTs have reported deaths due to oxygen shortage
Updated on Feb 08, 2022 03:26 PM IST
Isha Sahai Bhatnagar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Remembering a legend: When Lata Mangeshkar refused allowances as an MP
On the Golden Jubilee of India’s independence, she sang poet Mohammed Iqbal’s iconic “Saare Jahan Se Acha” in Parliament’s Central Hall
Updated on Feb 07, 2022 01:27 PM IST
Can’t find Tek Fog app on online stores: Centre
The Editors Guild of India also sought a probe into the matter by the Supreme Court. Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien also requested the Parliamentary Standing Committee on home affairs for a discussion on the app, saying it could “jeopardise national security”.
Updated on Feb 05, 2022 07:08 AM IST
Row over NEET Bill: Opposition MPs stage walkout from Rajya Sabha
The Tamil Nadu state assembly in September passed a bill to scrap the NEET, enabling admissions to MBBS and BDS based on Class 12 marks after an aspirant died by suicide a day before his third attempt to clear the exam
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 02:52 PM IST
Narendra Modi to unveil ‘Statue of Equality’ in Hyderabad tomorrow
The inauguration of the statue is a part of the 12-day Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham, the 1,000th birth anniversary celebration of the saint
Updated on Feb 04, 2022 02:57 PM IST
Government didn’t delay appointment of judges to Supreme Court: Kiren Rijiju
The Centre has the option of either accepting the recommendations of the collegium or sending them back for a review
Updated on Feb 03, 2022 03:14 PM IST
Tabling of reports, obituary reference part of House agenda today
Reports of standing committees on transport, tourism and culture, and energy will be tabled in the Lok Sabha
Published on Feb 03, 2022 09:33 AM IST
Can’t condemn every marriage as violent: Smriti Irani in Parliament
The minister’s comment came after the Left leader sought to know if the government has taken note of Section 3 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Updated on Feb 03, 2022 04:59 AM IST
‘Every man is not a rapist’: Smriti Irani on marital rape in Rajya Sabha
Union minister Smriti Irani said protection of women and children in our country is a priority for all but condemning every marriage as violent and every man as a rapist is not advisable.
Updated on Feb 02, 2022 09:04 PM IST
‘He cannot become Hema Malini’: Anurag Thakur on Jayant Chaudhary’s comment
Union minister Anurag Thakur hit back at RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary who stirred a controversy when he claimed that Amit Shah has been sending feelers to his partymen promising to make them stars like Hema Malini.
Updated on Feb 02, 2022 05:26 PM IST
Narendra Modi to address event marking NCW’s 30th foundation day
The commission was established in January 1992 to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women
Updated on Jan 31, 2022 09:53 AM IST
WHO dashboard showing J&K, Arunachal as parts of Pak, China; MP writes to Modi
Member of Parliament Santanu Sen called it “grievous for the citizens of our country” and urged PM Narendra Modi to probe into the matter and intimate the people about the “major mistake”
Updated on Jan 31, 2022 09:05 AM IST
Best time to ask Israel for advanced Pegasus software: Chidambaram in dig at Modi
Not just Chidambaram, but the Congress party as a whole, has intensified its attack on the Modi government over the spyware controversy, accusing the government of treason for allegedly “tapping” phones of Opposition leaders, armed forces and the judiciary.
Published on Jan 30, 2022 10:59 PM IST
Meenakshi Lekhi releases book on unsung women heroes of freedom struggle
Speaking at the launch of the book on Thursday, she said Indian culture celebrates women and there is no place for gender discrimination
Updated on Jan 28, 2022 01:46 PM IST
Infighting over Padma award: Karan Singh backs Ghulam Nabi Azad
“Right thing to do. He wants to be Azad, not Ghulam,” tweeted Jairam Ramesh in reference to former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s refusal to accept the Padma Bhushan
Updated on Jan 27, 2022 03:50 PM IST
Writer prompting endangered language among Padma awardees
He has prompted the endangered language Karbi and the region’s literature and culture besides also serving as the Joint Secretary of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
Published on Jan 27, 2022 09:29 AM IST
Bhattacharjee is latest among those who’ve refused Padma honours. Here’s a list
Author Gita Mehta refused to accept Padma Shri conferred on her in 2019 for contributions to literature and education, citing the general election later that year
Updated on Jan 26, 2022 10:37 AM IST
Haryana to showcase achievements of sportspersons at Republic Day celebrations
Meghalaya’s tableau will be focussed on 50 years of its statehood and a tribute to the women-led cooperative societies
Updated on Jan 26, 2022 08:55 AM IST