Congress proposes to set off the election campaign led by Gandhi hinged to the “Save the Constitution” narrative from East Delhi. NEW DELHI: Putting its all into the battle for Delhi, Congress will be stepping up its poll outreach to reclaim lost ground with Rahul Gandhi likely to hit the streets next week.Congress proposes to…
CHANDIGARH: A shepherd leads his flock of sheep and goats to greener pastures in the remote highlands of Pir Panjal range in Jammu and Kashmir. Beside him trots his loyal Gaddi dog ‘Bhola’. With a shoulder height of around 28 inches and a sturdy weight of about 40kg, the furry friend is a powerful presence,…
NEW DELHI: Women electors now outnumber their male counterparts across 13 states and a Union Territory, as per the final electoral rolls published so far with January 1, 2025, as the reference date. This is an improvement over last year, when the updated rolls with January 1, 2024, as the reference date had shown women…
NEW DELHI: With just over three weeks to go for the Union Budget, government on Wednesday moved newly-appointed revenue secretary Arunish Chawla to the department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) and replaced him with finance secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey.Pandey, a 1987 batch Odisha cadre IAS officer, is the seniormost secretary in the finance…
President Joe Biden shared personal news that would otherwise have been a cause for celebration. In an unexpected twist during a press briefing on California’s raging wildfires, President Joe Biden shared personal news that would otherwise have been a cause for celebration—though the timing seemed awkward amidst the crisis. U.S. Vs Mexico ‘War’ Breaks Out;…
The first meeting of the JPC on the ‘one nation, one election’ bills on Wednesday was marked by a flurry of questions from panel members, with opposition MPs calling the legislations an assault on constitutional norms and BJP and allies arguing that they served the nation’s broader interests.. The session saw law ministry officials outlining…
Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president and a leftist scientist, didn’t mince words. Mexico’s fiery new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has delivered a bold response to Donald Trump’s latest geopolitical jab, sparking a war of words that has captivated the world. Armed with a 400-year-old map, Sheinbaum didn’t hold back in calling out Trump’s suggestion to rename…
Poet, editor, TV show host, film producer, Rajya Sabha member, animal rights activist – Pritish Nandy, a gifted man of many parts and surprises, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 73.Born in Bihar’s Bhagalpur town, Nandy was the brother of renowned academic Ashis Nandy. He was a prolific poet, writing with the passion…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru has claimed the top spot, surpassing Chennai, as India’s best city for working women in 2024, providing an inclusive, secure and adaptable environment for women professionals, according to a survey.While Mumbai was ranked third and Delhi eight, South India demonstrated the highest level of gender inclusivity, with 16 cities from the region making…
LUCKNOW: UP CM Yogi Adityanath strongly defended Wednesday the recent court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal to ascertain claims that the mosque was built over a Hindu temple. He described the occupation of Hindu religious sites for mosque construction as a “wound that needed surgery”, warning that neglect could let it turn into…
