NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday lashed out alleging that “maximum Nehru defamation, and minimum democratic governance” is “Mr Modi’s model”.The Congress attack on PM Narendra Modi came a day after his speech during the debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh in a post on X asked…
Ajit Pawar, Hasan Mushrif and Dhananjay Munde. MUMBAI: The BJP-led govt in Maharashtra has inducted several ministers who are still facing Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigations. This includes Pratap Sarnaik, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. None of them have been chargesheeted, but no closure reports have been filed in court indicating…
DUMKA: The United States is actively observing the situation in Bangladesh following the self-imposed exile of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said during his two-day visit to Dumka. Garcetti accompanied by Malta’s High Commissioner Reuben Gauci, attended cultural events at Saint Xavier’s College and St Teresa High School. The…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet was expanded on Sunday as 39 MLAs were administered oath as ministers by governor PC Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur.In the expansion, the BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde‘s Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party. Including CM…
NEW DELHI: Renowned Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a San Francisco hospital due to heart-related problems, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia on SundayAccording to his manager Nirmala Bachani, the 73-year-old musician, who resides in the US has been experiencing blood pressure complications.“He has been admitted…
Ramdas Athawale (File photo/ PTI) NEW DELHI: Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale claimed Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis had promised him that his party would get a berth in his state cabinet, expansion of which took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday. Awathle also expressed displeasure that he wasn’t invited to…
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (left) and Delhi CM Atishi NEW DELHI: A blame game has begun between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the settlement of illegal Rohingyas in Delhi, with Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri accusing the AAP of “hosting illegal” Rohingya refugees in “large numbers”.The minister’s…
Photo credit: X/@DrSJaishankar NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that changes in foreign policy should not be seen as a political attack.“When we speak about changing foreign policy, if there is talk about post-Nehruvian construct, it should not be seen as a political attack. It (the change in foreign policy) didn’t…
NEW DELHI: As a temple locked since 1978 after communal riots was reopened in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the temple did not reappear overnight and represents “enduring heritage and the truth of our history”. At a Kumbh-related event, he addressed the violent incidents from 46 years ago in Sambhal, asking, “did…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra cabinet was sworn in on Sunday in the presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered oath to the ministers at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur.The swearing-in of the state cabinet in Nagpur, which comes a day before the winter session of…
