NEW DELHI: The wheels seem to be coming loose for Congress after the party’s dismal show in the Delhi assembly polls. Congress failed to win a single seat, marking its third consecutive zero tally in the Delhi assembly. The results have further deepened the crisis within the Congress, with many leaders questioning the party’s electoral…
NEW DELHI: Since 2014, the BJP has been moving from one poll victory to another — both on the national as well as the state level — with seemingly nothing able to stand in the way of the Modi wave. However, one thorn in BJP’s side was Delhi, where the Arvind Kejriwal-led fortress managed to…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday allowed 2-day parole to MP Engineer Rashid to attend the Budget session of Parliament on February 11 and 13. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, emerged victorious as an Independent candidate in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Omar Abdullah, who is currently the chief…
Sonia Gandhi. (Photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday called on the government to complete the population census at the earliest, saying that around 14 crore people in the country are being deprived of benefits under the food security law. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during her first Zero Hour…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for the severe traffic congestion in Prayagraj, which he claimed has led to a shortage of essential goods and caused difficulties for devotees attending the Maha Kumbh Mela. Yadav accused chief minister Yogi Adityanath of failing to manage the situation…
NEW DELHI: Officials on Monday announced that Prayagraj Raj Sangam station will remain closed for passengers from February 9 to February 14 amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh. However, regular and special trains are running from the other 8 stations; Prayagraj Chheoki, Naini, Prayagraj Junction, Subedarganj, Prayag, Phaphamau, Prayagraj Rambagh and Jhusi. Akhilesh Yadav on traffic…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that he was ‘looking forward to meeting his friend’ Donald Trump, remembering their time working together during his first term as US President.“I look forward to meeting my friend, President Trump. Although this will be our first meeting following his historic electoral victory and inauguration in…
PM Narendra Modi will visit the US on February 12-13 at the invitation of President Donald Trump. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders after Trump assumed office for his second term. Modi will be the fourth global leader to visit the US since Trump’s inauguration.On the agendaTo build on the strong-India-US…
RAIPUR: At least 31 Maoist insurgents and two security personnel were killed Sunday in a fierce gunfight in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, one of the last Naxal strongholds in the country. The operation is ongoing and officials expect the Maoist death toll to rise.This is the second-largest Maoist casualty count in a…
ROHTAK: A drunk man shot dead a 20-year-old national-level powerlifter, firing five bullets at him after an argument over the sportsperson’s parked motorcycle, which the assailant alleged was blocking his car in a residential lane in Haryana’s Sonipat on Sunday.Vansh, a district-level gold medallist and national silver medallist, had gone to meet his classmates, Akshita…
