NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed an interim stay on Allahabad high court‘s order quashing UP Board of Madrasa Education Act and stopped relocation of 17 lakh students along with 10,000 teachers to government schools.The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud issued notices to the Centre, Uttar Pradesh government and…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is eyeing the fourth straight term as Thiruvananthapuram MP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, has declared assets of over Rs 55 crore in his nomination papers.Tharoor has declared a total income of over Rs 4.32 crore in the financial year 2022-2023.In the affidavit he filed along with…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to AAP minister Atishi Marlena over her unsubstantiated claim that she was recently approached by the BJP through an intermediary, to join the party to “save her political career”.Citing the provision in model code of conduct that restrains politicians and parties from criticising rival parties…
NEW DELHI: Speaking on the status of Katchatheevu island, Sri Lankan minister of fisheries Douglas Devananda said that the statements coming out of India on “reclaiming” Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka have “no ground”. The senior Sri Lankan Tamil politician’s remarks followed recent accusations by PM Modi government towards the Congress party and its ally,…
NEW DELHI: India has firmly rebutted claims of orchestrating assassinations in Pakistan, describing them as “false and malicious anti-India propaganda.” This response comes in light of allegations that the Indian government, through the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), has been involved in nearly 20 killings in Pakistan since 2020. According to a report in UK…
● Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, 53, began his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari on Sept 7, 2022 and ended in Srinagar on Jan 30, 2023, covering 3,970km, spanning 12 states and two UTs. His Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra started on Jan 14 from Thoubal, Manipur, and ended in Mumbai on March 20, covering 6,700km across…
India’s youngest eligible voters – those who turned 18 or 19 – seem to have little interest in voting in this election. Fewer than 40% of them across the country have registered to vote, with some states — such as Bihar, Delhi and UP — seeing less than a quarter enrolling. Just about a little…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed a senior UN official‘s recent remark on elections in India, saying that he does not need the global body to tell that the elections in the country should be “free and fair”.His comments came in response to a query regarding a spokesperson for UN secretary general…
NEW DELHI: Gaurav Vallabh, for long the face of Congress‘s aggression on prime time television, joined BJP on Thursday in protest against the opposition party’s attacks on wealth creators and boycott of the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir as well as attacks by INDIA bloc parties on Sanatan Dharma.“I am not able to feel comfortable…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday reacted scathingly over Congress leaders‘ remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha MP Hema Malini, saying they have lost their “mental balance” and the people of the country will give their party a befitting reply in the ongoing general elections.Senior Congress leader Charan Das Mahant, while addressing…
