NEW DELHI: BJP leader and actor Kangana Ranaut on Thursday was allegedly slapped by a CISF personnel at the Chandigarh airport.The incident took place at around 3:30 pm when Kangana was about to board a flight to Delhi. The CISF personnel Kulwinder Kaur was allegedly upset with Kangana over the actor’s remarks on farmers’ protests….
NEW DELHI: As Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, pro-Khalistani slogans were raised by various outfits including Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and Dal Khalsa, with some carrying Khalistani flag and images depicting a damaged Akal Takht.Dal Khalsa members were spotted holding signs with the images of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who…
NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress on Thursday written to Sebi and urged the market regulator to investigate the exit polls that predicted a landslide victory for the BJP-NDA in the Lok Sabha elections.In his letter, TMC leader Saket Gokhale alleged that pollsters manipulated the exit polls to influence stock markets, stating, “Investors made…
NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday extended his congratulations to PM Modi on Wednesday for his victory in the Lok Sabha elections. However, he stressed the importance of “committing to human rights, diversity, and the rule of law.”“Congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his electoral victory. Canada stands ready to…
NEW DELHI: The White House on Thursday announced that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is set to visit India to discuss the shared US-India priorities as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to take oath for his third consecutive term. PM Modi and US President Joe Biden discussed Sullivan’s upcoming visit to New Delhi during…
UTTARKASHI: Five individuals have been confirmed killed, and four others are feared dead after a group of 22 “highly experienced” trekkers, aged between 34 and 71, returning from Sahastra Tal, a high-altitude lake 4,232 metres above sea level in Uttarkashi, were struck by adverse weather conditions and strayed off course in the mountains.A collaborative effort…
AYODHYA: “Na Mathura, na Kashi, abki baar Awadhesh Pasi” (Neither Mathura nor Kashi, this time Awadhesh Pasi) — this battle cry of Samajwadi Party triumphed over BJP’s Ram temple gambit in Ayodhya, much to the embarrassment of the saffron camp.Even as BJP played the temple card in a big way across the country in these…
NEW DELHI: On the day BJP and allies sealed the deal to form the next govt, the opposition said it will take “appropriate steps” in the future to “realise the people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP govt”, in a clear bid to create uncertainty about the coming NDA regime in which the…
BATHINDA: It has been a long and hard initiation into active politics for 46-year-old Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, who contested as an independent candidate and won the Faridkot parliamentary seat.Sarabjit Singh, who completed his matriculation in 1995, was elected to LS on re-emergence of Panthic politics in Punjab along with self-styled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who…
MUMBAI: Nota (none of the above) emerged as the third-highest vote-getter in four of six parliamentary constituencies in Mumbai. In the other two, Vanchit Bahujan Agadhi (VBA), led by Prakash Ambedkar, managed to bag more than Nota.Notably, all third-place vote tallies accounted for less than 2% of total votes cast.The 2024 Lok Sabha polls saw…
