NEW DELHI: Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing women, is set to return to India from Germany. Prajwal, facing charges of sexually abusing several women, had said in a video statement earlier this week that he would return on May 31 and appear before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing…
NEW DELHI: Following the conclusion of election campaign for Lok Sabha Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kanniyakumari where he will meditate till June 1. During this time, he will visit the iconic Vivekananda Rock Memorial and meditate at the Dhyan Mandapam, the same spot where Swami Vivekananda once meditated.At the end of the…
BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday clarified that VK Pandian is not his political successor, stating that people of Odisha will make that decision. Despite Naveen never explicitly naming Pandian as his successor, the Tamil IAS officer turned BJD politician’s prominent role had fuelled speculation about his potential to succeed Naveen.“He is not my…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday responded to former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif‘s admission that Islamabad “violated” 1999 Lahore Declaration signed between the two countries.During its weekly press briefing, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “You are aware of our position on the issue. It is true that even in…
NEW DELHI: Upping the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the leader of using divisive language during the Lok Sabha Elections campaign. Kharge alleged that PM Modi mentioned ‘mandir-masjid‘ and other divisive topics 421 times during his election campaign, despite the Election Commission’s guidelines prohibiting appeals for votes…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that no formal proposal for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the Maldives has been made by the government of India. This follows remarks by Maldives’ minister who said that India has shown interest in creating an FTA with the Maldives. MEA spokesperson…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday rejected the plea seeking disqualification of PM Narendra Modi‘s candidature from contesting 2024 Lok Sabha elections calling the allegations labelled against him “vague, unsubstantiated and reckless”.“Perusal of the petition reveals that the same is replete with vague, unsubstantiated and reckless allegations.Not only are the pleadings inchoate but…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday appealed to Punjab voters, two days ahead of their vote, to ‘protect democracy and Constitution from repeated assaults’ by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Calling the people of Punjab warriors, the Congress leader said that BJP has been targetting ‘Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat’ over the withdrawal of…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Manish Sisodia, former deputy chief minister and AAP leader till July 6 in connection with the CBI case related to the Excise Policy.The court extended the remand of Sisodia and other accused in the case filed by the Central Bureau of…
NEW DELHI: Delhi customs officials on Thursday announced that they have arrested Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s personal assistant at the Delhi IGI airport after he was allegedly caught smuggling gold from Dubai. The personal assistant, identified as Shiv Kumar Prasad was caught with 500 grams of gold, according to custom sources.The arrest involved another individual,…
