NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said the ruling BJP has been raising the “closed issue” of Katchatheevu to gain political ground ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, which would “gravely harm the interests of the millions of Tamil-speaking people in Sri Lanka“.Chidambaram said the issue may create a situation of confrontation…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has informed a special court that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha allegedly “threatened” Aurobindo Pharma promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay Rs 25 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for five retail zones under Delhi’s excise policy. According to the CBI, Kavitha warned Reddy…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s plea against a high court order that has upheld his arrest in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter.According to the cause list…
NEW DELHI: AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday alleged that the Delhi chief minister is deprived of his basic rights guaranteed under the constitution and claimed he is being “tortured inside the jail” at the directions of the government of India and PM Modi. “Inside the jail, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is being tortured at…
NEW DELHI: Air India and western airlines flying to India have started avoiding overflying Iran due to the looming threat of escalating tension in the region — increasing flying time between India and the west by about an hour. US President Joe Biden has said he expects Iran to attack Israel “sooner than later.” There…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Jaishankar said on Friday that there has been a shift in India’s foreign policy since 2014, particularly in how the country addresses terrorism.“At an interaction with Pune’s youth during the launch of the Marathi translation of his book ‘Why Bharat Matters,’ the external affairs minister reflected on the aftermath of…
After leading Congress to a thumping victory in last year’s assembly elections, KPCC president, DK Shivakumar, now deputy chief minister, is confident of replicating this success in these Lok Sabha elections. His optimism stems from Congress’ five guarantees and anti-incumbency against the Narendra Modi administration. In an interview with TOI, he dismissed the notion of…
NEW DELHI: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has declared a reward of up to $250,000 for any information leading to the capture of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, a fugitive on FBI‘s ten most wanted list.“The FBI offers a reward of up to $250,000 for info leading to the arrest of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Bhadreshkumar…
A 12-year-old mentally challenged boy, missing from Worli, was found using a QR code in Colaba. Police contacted family, verified details, and reunited him. He is part of projectchetna.in. Source link
NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission (NMC) has clarified that it is yet to grant permission to open new medical colleges for the academic session 2024-25. “Applications received for this academic year are still under process,” said a senior official.Sources said NMC, the apex body for regulating medical education in the country, has received 112 applications…
