HAMIRPUR: The Congress govt in Himachal Pradesh took loans worth over Rs 27,000 crore in the last 18 months, former Union minister Anurag Thakur said on Monday.Thakur also made the sam allegation while addressing public meetings at several places in his parliamentary constituency Hamirpur, including in Nadaun, the home assembly seat of Chief Minister Sukhvinder…
NEW DELHI: Congress, which had claimed a cash crunch ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, has now reported to the Election Commission that it spent around Rs 585 crore on the parliamentary polls and the state polls held alongside. In its election expenditure report for the general election and the assembly polls in Andhra…
NEW DELHI\ PATNA: A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to RJD president Lalu Prasad in a money laundering case connected to the alleged land-for-jobs scam when he was railway minister from 2004 to 2009. Sons Tejaswi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav were also given similar relief.Special judge Vishal Gogne asked the three furnish bail…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is likely to establish a cabinet sub-committee to evaluate the controversial socio-economic and educational survey report, commonly referred to as the caste census report, after it is tabled at the cabinet meeting scheduled for Oct 18.This indication emerged during a meeting on Monday between chief minister Siddaramaiah and ministers…
NAGPUR: As Maharashtra braces for assembly polls, the state’s political landscape is set for a generational shift, with the polls promising a blend of legacy and ambition, as scions of influential political families step into the limelight, ready to carry forward their dynasty’s mantles. Majority of these are witnessed in Congress and NCP camps from…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the completion of his 23 years in elected public office after taking over as Gujarat chief minister for first time on Oct 7, 2001, by vowing to continue working tirelessly with more vigour and not rest until the goal of a “developed India” is accomplished.“Much has been achieved…
NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Monday directed road-building agencies to complete projects in core areas of Left-wing extremism-affected regions by March 2026, underlining that a good road network was a prerequisite for the security forces to establish dominance, reports Dipak Dash.The agencies were asked to have a “liberal view” while preparing and sanctioning projects,…
DEHRADUN: A day after she was rescued from the Garhwal Himalayas along with fellow climber Michelle Theresa Dvorak, British alpinist Fay Jane Manners recounted the harrowing experience that left them stranded for four nights at 20,997 feet (6,400m), reports Gaurav Talwar. Fay and Michelle were trying to summit the unclimbed southeast buttress of the Chaukhamba-III…
HYDERABAD: Fatima (name changed) is decked up for her wedding day. An embellished kameez under the burqa and a bold lip, modestly hidden behind the veil. But her cheeks are washed out. There’s no new-bride twinkle in her eyes.This marriage, after all, isn’t one for the albums. She signed up for it only to get…
A male attendant reportedly turned into a dress police on a Spirit Airlines flight and deplaned two women who were wearing crop tops. The passengers, Tara and Teresa, made a video of the incident that showed that co-passengers too asked the male attendant whether there was any dress code. According to a DailyMail report, Teresa…
