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PM Modi wanted to throw away Constitution, but ended up bowing before it: Rahul Gandhi

Patna, Jan 18 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had harboured a wish to “throw away” the Constitution, but ended up bowing before it after the BJP’s below-expectation performance in the Lok Sabha polls. The Leader of the Opposition made the charge at a ‘Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan’ here while mimicking the PM, evoking peals of laughter from the crowds. Holding a copy of the Constitution close to his head, Gandhi said, “When Modiji entered Parliament after winning a third term, he did like this. He wanted to throw the Constitution away. But our

Police volunteer Sanjoy Roy convicted of rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata

KOLKATA, India, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Police volunteer Sanjoy Roy was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women. The woman’s body was found in a classroom at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug. 9. Other doctors stayed off work for weeks to demand justice for her and better security at public hospitals. Defendant Sanjay Roy said in November he was “completely innocent” and was

8th Pay Commission: How much pension increase can central government pensioners expect?

For central government pensioners, a pension hike often feels like a festive bonus, arriving just in time to ease financial pressures for living ageing with dignity. The announcement of the 8th Pay Commission is no different. With rising inflation making it harder to manage monthly expenses for senior citizens, the news of the 8th Pay Commission brought hopes of a pay hike for central government pensioners. The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the 8th Pay Commission on January 16, 2025. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the decision and said that the commission would be formed soon to revise the

We escaped death by 20-25 minutes: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill her and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, the moment she was ousted from power. “Rehana and I survived – just 20-25 minutes apart we escaped death”, Sheikh Hasina said on an audio speech posted on the Facebook page of her Bangladesh Awami League party late on Friday. In August last year, a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, after weeks of protests and clashes that killed over 600 people. Hasina, 76, fled to India and an interim

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