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‘Am I spokesperson of Babur, Jinnah, Aurangzeb?,’ asks Asaduddin Owaisi The AIMIM supremo raised concerns about the perceived alienation of the 17 crore Muslims in India by saying, "Today, 17 crore Muslims of India are feeling alienated, and the country does not need 'Baba Modi'". The Hyderabad MP demanded that the BJP come out with a clarification on whether the government has a 'religion of its own'.

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) is very alarming and is almost like money laundering. Google Pay and PhonePe are two sitting time bombs. BHIM app is hardly used while Google Pay and PhonePe apps are used (widely).

Donald Trump, is increasingly adopting a stance of disengagement. Trump has expressed doubts regarding aid to Ukraine and has been critical of NATO, often arguing that it is unfair for the United States to be obligated to defend other members of the 31-nation alliance. On Saturday, he took his stance further, stating that he would “encourage" Russia to attack any member nation that had not fulfilled its financial obligations.

Jagdeep Dhankar and leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. The debate arose when Congress MPs questioned the Vice-President for giving the floor to RLD's Jayant Singh to speak on the government decision to confer the Bharat Ratna on his grandfather and former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Russian envoy to India, Denis Alipov, said on Saturday while his country remains New Delhi's «reliable and time-tested friend», the US is trying to threaten the relationship with sanctions. «In India, Russia enjoys a solid reputation as a reliable, sincere, well-intentioned, time-tested friend. Such an image was initially shaped due to the major contribution of the USSR to Indian socio-economic development, and it largely persists to this day,» he said. In an interview with the RT news agency, the Russian envoy added, «US officials who come here do not hesitate to directly state that they are pursuing the goal of tearing New Delhi away from Moscow. They are even making threats with secondary sanctions. Some Indian partners are forced to exercise caution, sometimes, frankly speaking, excessively, but there are also a significant number of those for whom such an approach is unacceptable.»

tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, a key party ideologue, on his death anniversary, saying he showed the path to take the country forward by keeping the Indian culture and heritage at its centre. These have become an inspiration in building a developed India as well, Modi posted on X. Upadhyaya, an RSS functionary, was among the founding members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP forerunner. His ideas of "antyodaya" (uplift of the most impoverished) and «integral humanism» have often been cited by Modi as an inspiration for his governance model. Upadhyaya died in 1968.

White House hopeful Donald Trump said on Saturday he would «encourage» Russia to attack members of NATO who had not met their financial obligations, his most extreme broadside against the military alliance he has long expressed skepticism about. With US lawmakers debating new aid for Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, the former president has repeatedly said it was unfair to commit the United States to defending NATO's 30 other member nations.

Donald Trump has mocked his Republican rival Nikki Haley over the absence of her husband, who is deployed overseas, drawing a sharp reaction from the Indian-American politician who said the person who disrespects military families has no business being commander-in-chief. Haley's husband Major Michael Haley, a commissioned officer with the South Carolina National Guard, is currently on a year-long deployment with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Bridge, which is providing support in the Horn of Africa. He deployed in June. The war of words between two Republican presidential candidates started with a Trump rally on Saturday in South Carolina where the 77-year-old former president, seemingly unaware of his deployment, when started questioning his whereabouts

Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister, says “the more we are criticised, the more power this government and particularly Prime Minister Modi gets. We are an aspirational government. We are a hungry government, hungry as in not in the belly, but hungry for more. As they say in Hindi, yeh dil mange more, or dil jitna zyada mangega, utni zyada mehnat karega. The more you desire, the more you work hard for meeting those aspirations, those goals, and I think it is very fair to say that we have miles to go before we sleep and I would think till the last breath of every human being that should be the spirit.”

Raymond T Dalio, Founder, CIO Mentor, says “avoid indebtedness, debt assets, minimize the debt assets and then to diversify into various locations. No one asset class, no one country, no one currency should be concentrated in because of the nature of that. So, look at those good places and then look for good leadership. Dalio further says: “Should the United States weaken its currency status, other countries also will have weaker currencies and then there would be an emergence of alternatives such as most importantly likely gold or currencies that tend to depreciate together. If you have a lot of debt and the United States has a lot of debt that most importantly results in a lot of sales of debt, that money probably has to be printed. For the US dollar to lose its status relative to other countries would require another currency to become dominant. You always look at the world based on five factors – economy and credit, internal peace and conflict, external issues between countries, climate change and technology. If you have to look at the mechanics of the world, rather than giving an audience a fish to eat, if they have to know the trick of how to catch the next fish, how would you put your thoughts into play and explain some of these pointers, the number one being economy and credit? Raymond T Dalio: Yes, you are right.

sexual abuse in a children's home. Her resignation came a week after her presidential pardon was first reported by local news site 444.hu. Announcing her resignation on state television, Novak said, “I made a mistake ...

Bangladesh close on the heels of a similar campaign in Maldives has its origin in anti-liberation and radical sections in the neighbouring country that enjoys patronage of Pakistan and pro-Pak parties including BNP and outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami. The campaign has the potential to rock Bangladesh economy as citizens are being encouraged to boycott Indian products that dominate daily lives, Dhaka-based sources told ET. The campaign, sources claimed, is aimed at weakening Bangladesh economy and subsequently the Hasina government akin to the artificial crisis that was created in early 1970s to weaken the then Sheikh Mujib government.

nationwide protest on Sunday to protect the sanctity of the vote as independent candidates are in the lead with 100 seats, ARY News reported. This came after the party's core committee meeting was held and it was announced to hold 'peaceful protests' across the country at 2:00 pm today.

Pakistan general elections by Independents, the country's army chief General Syed Asim Munir on Saturday said the diverse polity and pluralism will be «well-represented by a unified government of all democratic forces» imbibed with national purpose, The Express Tribune reported. «Pakistan's diverse polity and pluralism will be well-represented by a unified government of all democratic forces imbibed with national purpose. Elections and democracy are means to serve people of Pakistan and not ends in themselves,» the army chief said, as per the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be notified and implemented before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, home minister Amit Shah said at the ET Now Global Business Summit on Saturday. He criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's caste, saying the opposition party was twisting facts and creating controversy. The legislation is aimed at conferring citizenship on persecuted non-Muslim migrants, and not to take that status away from anyone, said Shah. It was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, sparking protests at the time, but hasn't been implemented yet. The general elections are expected in April-May.

artificial intelligence and becomes a beacon for the world amid a tough geopolitical scenario, a panel consisting of Bill Winters, chief executive officer, Standard Chartered Bank, Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant, Jenny Johnson, president and CEO, Franklin Templeton and Rizwan Sajan, founder and chairman of Danube Group said Friday. Speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Fissures, Faultlines and Future – In Search of an Equilibrium’, they observed that the next few decades were India’s to take the lead as the economic driver of the world.

loyalty programmes and co-curating unique itineraries, hotel chains and travel companies are tailoring offerings and services to see how they can better manage the expectations of their increasingly younger guests. The average age of the customer, said some of India's travel and hospitality companies, has reduced by a decade in the past five to 10 years. Vishal Suri, managing director of SOTC Travel, said the digital focus of the company has helped attract young customers. «To cater to the unique preferences of this younger and more enthusiastic segment, we are offering co-curated holidays across destinations,» said Suri.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said lack of leadership lay at the heart of the "scam-driven" United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as well as mismanagement of the economy during its tenure. Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi ran the government as «super Prime Minister» without being accountable, she said. «Sonia Gandhi-ji was the super Prime Minister as the chairperson of the National Advisory Council and an extra-constitutional and unaccountable person,» Sitharaman said in her reply to a short-duration discussion on the white paper on the Indian economy in the Rajya Sabha. The white paper was presented in Parliament on February 8.

Indian space sector is changing from a «closed» and «secretive» society to an open one and the objective behind it is to turn it into an economic or business activity instead of government programme, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said here on Saturday. The change in mindset has been influenced by how space-related activities in countries like the USA have been turned into an economic activity, Somnath said while speaking at the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL) 2024 being held at Kanakakunnu Palace here. The ISRO Chairman said that in the past 60 years, the work of the space sector — from making rockets to satellites — was aimed at societal application, for delivering services that benefit the common man. As a result, the budget of the space programme was «very less» — Rs 10,000 crore, he said during a session of the fifth edition of the MBIFL.

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday held meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Officials said the chief minister discussed the fencing along the India-Myanmar border issue and shelter of refugees of the neighbouring country in his state. The FMR allowed citizens residing close to both sides of the border to move 16 km into each other's territory without passport or visa.