BENGALURU: Barely 48 hours after asserting there was no plan to replace Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM, home minister G Parameshwara reignited speculation of a potential change at the helm when he suggested Friday that he would be “happy if he was promoted”.The remark drew attention amid ongoing allegations against Siddaramaiah in Mysore Urban Development Authority…
BENGALURU: Barely 48 hours after asserting there was no plan to replace Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM, home minister G Parameshwara reignited speculation of a potential change at the helm when he suggested Friday that he would be “happy if he was promoted”.The remark drew attention amid ongoing allegations against Siddaramaiah in Mysore Urban Development Authority…
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena minister Tanaji Sawant said that he sits next to his NCP peers at Maharashtra cabinet meetings but feels like vomiting after coming out, exposing the fissure within the Mahayuti.A miffed NCP said it’d be better to leave the govt than put up with such remarks. Speaking at an event Thursday in Dharashiv,…
NEW DELHI: The decision to when and how to commence Russia-Ukraine peace talks is the prerogative of the two parties to the conflict and India, as a friend and partner, would support any feasible and mutually acceptable solution or format that could restore peace, said the Indian govt.India will look to facilitate “forward-looking” talks for…
MUMBAI: Police detained Congress city unit president Varsha Gaikwad, former minister and MPCC working president Nasim Khan and party legislator Amin Patel, among others, on Friday. Congress had planned a protest over the collapse of Shivaji statue in Malvan, and the detentions were made to prevent the agitation from taking place when Modi was in…
NEW DELHI: Amid the prevailing uncertainty over ties with Bangladesh, foreign minister S Jaishankar said Friday it’s natural for India to deal with govt of the day, and that it’s important to recognise the political changes, which might be disruptive, and look for “mutuality of interest”.India also slammed reports suggesting Indian govt was responsible for…
TRICHY: The NIT-Trichy campus erupted Friday over a hostel warden blaming a girl student’s attire for a contractual worker allegedly flashing her when she was alone in her room the previous day, leading to his arrest.Hundreds of students protested the warden’s remark and demanded better security on campus, forcing the Tamil Nadu institute to get…
VIJAYAWADA: Students of a private engineering college near Gudlavalleru, in Gudivada mandal of Andhra Pradesh‘s Krishna district, staged a midnight protest late on Thursday after allegedly discovering hidden cameras in the washrooms of the girls’ hostel.The protest was triggered by allegations that a final year BTech student had been selling videos captured by the hidden…
KOLKATA: The stringent anti-rape bill to be tabled by West Bengal’s govt in the assembly on Monday proposes to treat all rape crimes – even if the victim survives – as a murder to be punished with life imprisonment or death, irrespective of the victim’s age. It will also call for a time-bound trial and…
NEW DELHI: The joint committee of Parliament scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 has sought views and suggestions from stakeholders, experts and institutions within 15 days on the proposed changes to the law. Meanwhile, just as the first meeting of the 31-member committee led by BJP’s Jagdambika Pal last week, the second one Friday too…
