NEW DELHI: A day before the Maharashtra verdict, a poster pitching for Ajit Pawar as the next chief minister of the state added to the buzz around power tussle for the top post in the ruling Mahayuti. The poster, which was put up by a NCP leader in Pune and eventually taken down, highlights the…
NEW DELHI: Stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the United Kingdom, anticipated to enhance the estimated GBP 42 billion annual bilateral trade relationship, are set to be relaunched early next year.British PM Keir Starmer made the announcement during his address to the UK Parliament, following his participation in the G20 Summit in…
Security personnel patrol in a sensitive area of Manipur (PTI photo) The Union home minister will deploy approximately 90 companies which means over 10,000 additional CAPF troops amid the violence and killings in Manipur. While addressing a presser, Kuldiep Singh, security advisor of Manipur government said that a meeting was held with the Army, police,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi lieutenant governor V K Saxena on Friday praised chief minister Atishi, calling her “a thousand times better” than her predecessor, Arvind Kejriwal.“I am happy today that Delhi’s CM is a woman, and I can confidently say that she is a thousand times better than her predecessor,” Saxena said, glancing at Atishi, who…
Rahul Gandhi refuses to accept garland from Dalit leader Jatav NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of casteism as he refused to wear a garland from a Dalit leader, adding that the Gandhi family has only exploited the community as a vote bank.Sharing a video on X, BJP’s…
Vinod Tawde (left) and Rahul Gandhi / File photos NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vinod Tawde on Friday sent a legal notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and spokesperson Supriya Shrinate over the “cash-for-vote” allegations, which Tawde has explicitly refuted. Tawde said he was “seriously hurt” by the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday called air pollution in North India a “national emergency” and urged Members of Parliament to prioritize the crisis in the upcoming Winter Session as the air quality in Delhi-NCR plunged to alarming levels.Sharing his concerns on X (formerly Twitter), Rahul highlighted the need for a collective national…
Delhi chief minister Atishi (File Image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi court on Friday stayed the proceedings before the magistrate in a defamation case against chief minister Atishi. The sessions court at Rouse Avenue has listed the matter for hearing on December 2, ANI News Agency reported. Delhi CM Atishi had approached the sessions court against…
NEW DELHI: At least 3 people died, including two women and a watchman while eight others were injured following a gas leak incident at a pharmaceutical company in Maharashtra’s Sangli Thursday night.The police reported that the injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital, with one of them, the owner of the factory, in critical condition.Police…
Manipur CM N Biren Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday condemned the attacks on the houses of ministers and MLAs amid the violent protest that was triggered following the discovery of six bodies – three women and three children – in the Barak river in conflict-ridden Jiribam.The Manipur…
