NEW DELHI: A day after the opposition moved a notice to remove vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, who serves as Rajya Sabha chairman, Congress president and leader of opposition in RS Mallikarjun Kharge said the VP’s “commitment is not to the Constitution…but to the ruling party”.At a presser Wednesday by INDIA bloc of opposition parties, which was…
Protest erupted into violence CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Prohibitory orders preventing the assembly of five or more persons in public in Maharashtra’s Parbhani city were imposed on Wednesday and 40 people were arrested after a bandh over the desecration of a replica of the Indian Constitution turned violent. Agitators torched and looted shops in the area, besides…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress, which is part of the INDIA bloc, “has decided” to move a privilege motion against Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju in Rajya Sabha, for making derogatory remarks against opposition members, said TMC sources.With Rijiu attacking the opposition for moving a notice on Tuesday seeking removal of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar for…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told Lok Sabha on Wednesday that Manipur was in the throes of a “humanitarian crisis” and demanded a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah in the Parliament.He slammed BJP for raising the George Soros issue in Parliament, contending that the governing party did it to “hide its failures…
LUCKNOW: The family of Nikita Singhania, estranged wife of Bengaluru-based automobile executive Subhash Atul, denied Wednesday any involvement in his death by suicide two day ago. Atul, 34, left behind a 24-page suicide note and an 81-minute video alleging harassment from his wife and in-laws amid a contentious legal battle over divorce and child custody…
India, France & UAE kick off air drill over Arabian Sea NEW DELHI: India, France and the UAE on Wednesday kicked off a major air combat exercise called “Desert Knight” over Arabian Sea, strengthening trilateral defence cooperation and enhancing military interoperability, amid the ongoing geopolitical churn. IAF deployed several fighters like Sukhoi-30MKIs and Jaguars, backed…
RAIPUR: Less than a week after warning BJP workers to quit party or die, Maoists killed a BJP worker, Kudiam Mado, in Bijapur on Wednesday, accusing him of working as a police informer. Last Wednesday, Maoists kidnapped and killed two local BJP workers, who were former sarpanchs. Thirteen BJP men and three from Congress have…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government would restore the Darbar Move as the biannual administrative tradition, he asserted, “symbolises unity and inclusivity”, and ensures that governance remains accessible to both Jammu and Kashmir regions.The practice of moving the civil secretariat and other govt offices…
NEW DELHI: The Congress, already weakened by its losses in Haryana and Maharashtra, faces a tough start to 2025 with Arvind Kejriwal‘s Aam Aadmi Party ruling out any alliance with the grand old party for the Delhi assembly elections to be held early next year. On Wednesday, Kejriwal took to X to reiterate that Aam…
NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia has been designated as the host for the 2034 FIFA World Cup in men’s football, marking a significant milestone in the kingdom’s extensive investment in international sports, a move largely influenced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This announcement came without any competing bids, receiving unanimous acclaim from over 200 FIFA…
