NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed Congress party for making “unreal” and “fake” promises to the people, adding that the poor, youngsters, farmers and women had become the “victims of such politics.” His remarks came in the backdrop of Mallikarjun Kharge’s advice to his party’s Karnataka unit to make only those promises…
Shaina NC files complaint A case has been filed at Nagpada Police Station on Friday following a complaint by Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC against Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant regarding his “imported maal” comment. This comes as Sawant made remarks about Shaina NC during a campaign event alongside Congress MLA Amin Patel Patel….
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi and nephew Raihan Vadra marked Diwali with painting and pottery lesson from local artisans in the national capital to understand the “difficulties” of the occupation.Sharing a video on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha captioned it — “A Diwali with those whose hard work brightens India!” The Congress Parliamentarian…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday slammed the Election Commission for its “generic” response to the party’s complaint over alleged irregularities in the recently concluded Haryana assembly elections, particularly criticising the poll panel’s “tone and tenor, and the language used”. “The Election Commission’s reply is nothing more than generic set of bullet points on how…
The Indian Army began patrolling in the Demchok sector of eastern Ladakh on Friday, with plans to begin patrols in Depsang soon, nearly four and a half years after access was blocked by Chinese troops, news agency ANI reported, citing army sources.This development comes a day after Indian and Chinese troops exchanged sweets at several…
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday raised allegations of corruption against Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, specifically pointing out inconsistencies in age declarations across different affidavits.“JMM means ‘Jhol, Muslim appeasement and Mafia’. The JMM govt which has set new standards of corruption is now doing corruption in affidavits also. Mr Hemant Soren has aged…
NEW DELHI: Bibek Debroy, distinguished economist and chairman of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory council, passed away on Friday at the age of 69. Known for his far-reaching contributions to economic theory and policy, Dr Debroy was a respected figure in the fields of game theory, law reforms, and Indology, as well as an advocate…
GUWAHATI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted India’s aspiration to advance beyond the current disengagement process with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) while indicating that it would require patience. Singh said India and China have been holding talks at both diplomatic and military levels to resolve the differences in some areas…
NEW DELHI: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9% loss in GDP by 2070 across the Asia and Pacific region, with India projected to suffer a 24.7% GDP loss, according to a new report. Rising sea levels and decreasing labour productivity would drive the most significant losses, with lower-income and…
KOLKATA: History sheets, voluminous registers kept at police stations, profiling criminals and their aides, will now have to wipe out names of minors, random inclusions of innocent people just because they are socially and economically backward. The pre-Independence Police Regulations of Bengal, 1943, will now be amended after Supreme Court spelt out five-point guidelines in…
