NEW DELHI: A full-scale conflict between BJP and Congress appears to be looming with the governing party objecting to latter’s plan to get Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee to summon Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch to face questions on the regulator’s probe into the allegations against Adani Group and accusing it of using the parliamentary panel…
RANCHI: BJP on Saturday launched the first phase of its manifesto for upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections, calling it ‘Paanch Pran‘ (five promises/resolutions). The five promises covered women’s welfare, youths, jobs and housing. However, the “influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh”, a recurrent theme in the party’s campaign in the run-up to the polls and a…
Congress is set to record a crushing win in Haryana while the NC-led alliance in Jammu & Kashmir could be well placed to form the government in the Union territory, according to exit polls released Saturday.If the polls turn out right – a big if – it would buttress the feeling that momentum is against…
NEW DELHI: The top-notch Malabar naval exercise of India, US, Japan and Australia will kick off in the Bay of Bengal Tuesday, amid China’s continuing muscle-flexing in South China Sea and expanding strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).The 28th edition of Malabar exercise being hosted by India will be conducted off Visakhapatnam from…
NEW DELHI: India conducted three successful tests of its man-portable air defence missile system, which can intercept and destroy hostile aircraft, drones and helicopters at ranges up to 6 km.The flight-tests of the miniaturised fourth-generation VSHORADS (very short-range air defence system) missiles were conducted by DRDO from a ground-based portable launcher at the Pokhran field…
NEW DELHI: Govt will soon roll out the next version of the livelihood mission for urban poor and vulnerable sections with focus on six groups, including domestic, construction, sanitation, and gig workers.Under the scheme, govt will facilitate eligible individual urban poor or a group of such persons to avail microcredit of up to Rs 4…
NEW DELHI: Exit polls on Saturday predicted that the Congress will be sweeping back into power in Haryana after a gap of 10 years, while its alliance with the National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be in a strong position and may form the next government, which last held assembly elections 10 years…
Malabar exercise. (File photo) NEW DELHI: The top-notch Malabar naval exercise of India, the US, Japan and Australia will kick off in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, amid China’s continuing muscle-flexing in the South China Sea and expanding strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).The 28th edition of the Malabar exercise being hosted…
NEW DELHI: Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata began fast unto death on Saturday as they said that their demands were not fulfilled by the Mamata Bengree-led West Bengal government.The doctors had called off their “total cease work” on Friday with a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to fulfill their demands.“Like we said yesterday, we…
NEW DELHI: The Congress is likely to wrest Haryana from the BJP with the exit polls predicting over 50 seats for the grand-old-party in the 90-member assembly. If the exit poll predictions prove true on October 8, when the votes are counted, the Congress will see the return of its government in the state after…
