NEW DELHI: In the history of political scams, fodder has found its competitor with the recent allegations of “egg puff scandal” by the Telugu Desam Party on the former Andhra chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.This came after there were reports of Rs 3.6 crore being allegedly spent on egg puffs by the YSRCP leader during…
NEW DELHI: Hours after meeting Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said the pre-poll alliance for Jammu and Kashmir assembly election between the two parties is “on track”.“The meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere. The alliance is on track and it will work well…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is a top priority for both the Congress party and the INDIA Bloc. During a press conference following an interaction with party workers, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha expressed his party’s goal of reinstating the democratic rights…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the Indian community in Warsaw, Poland, reaffirmed India’s commitment to lasting peace in the region ahead of his visit to Ukraine.The Prime Minister reiterated his stance that “this is not an era of war” and called for unity in tackling humanity’s greatest challenges.“India is the…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited an ice-cream parlour in Srinagar‘s Lal Chowk, after enjoying dinner at a famous local restaurant.Rahul, along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders, left Hotel Lalit in the Gupkar area in the city, where they were staying, to dine…
NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: A Delhi court has sought NIA‘s response on jailed Baramulla MP and Awami Ittehad Party president Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s plea seeking regular bail ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, starting Sept 18.Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House courts issued notice to NIA on Tuesday, directing…
NEW DELHI: Demanding to know why it has become so difficult for victims to even go to the police station and register an FIR, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that after West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the shameful crimes against daughters in Maharashtra “force us to think…
THANE/MUMBAI: The police shut down the internet in Badlapur, registered four FIRs against 1,500 persons and arrested 60 people on Wednesday in response to the previous day’s violent protests over a school sexual abuse case.The opposition MVA called a bandh on Saturday to protest against what it called was ineffective govt action in the case…
KOLKATA: A team of CISF officers, led by the IG and DIG, conducted a recce of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) and held multiple meetings with hospital officials and the city’s top cops as they prepared to join duty with Kolkata Police to manage security on the hospital premises. The force’s visit came…
The Assam cabinet gave its approval Wednesday to a proposed law that aims to make it mandatory for Muslims to register marriages and divorces with the government. This legislation, once implemented, will terminate the role of “qazis” who register Muslim marriages and divorces. The Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Bill, 2024, will…
