MUMBAI: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday attacked BJP over the controversy around Vinod Tawde allegedly distributing money to voters. Congress’s Rahul Gandhi said on X, “Modiji, this Rs 5 crore has come from whose safe? Who looted the public’s money and sent you in the tempo?” Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron reviewed bilateral cooperation, including in strategic areas such as defence, space and civil nuclear energy, and committed to accelerating it further with a view to reinforcing their “shared commitment to strategic autonomy” in a meeting at Rio. This was their third bilateral meeting this…
NEW DELHI: With disengagement at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh having proceeded without a hitch, India and China focused on taking the next steps in normalising Sino-Indian ties as external affairs minister S Jaishankar met his counterpart Wang Yi in Rio on the margins of the G20 summit.According to an Indian readout, the…
Consignments of fresh hilsa, flown in from Myanmar, have taken fish-loving Kolkatans by a rather pleasant – if unseasonal – surprise. Fresh varieties of the much sought-after fish is usually sold in markets between July and October, rarely in November. Frozen hilsa, though, is available round the year.“We are getting four to six tonnes of…
VISAKHAPATNAM: If India displaced China and became the top country to send students to US universities in 2023-24, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had a big role to play. Data from US consulate-general, Hyderabad, show that nearly 56% of Indian students who packed their bags for the US last year were from the two states –…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand is all set for the second phase of the high-stakes battle of ballots. Voting will be held tomorrow in 38 constituencies spread across 12 districts of the state. The first phase of the Jharkhand polls was held in 43 of 81 assembly seats on November 13. Phase 2 elections will decide the…
EAM Jaishankar meets with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on sidelines of G20 Summit Brazil NEW DELHI: Direct flights between India and China may finally resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. The issue was discussed between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Communist Party of China Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday levelled charges against NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar for distributing cash to voters on the eve of Maharashtra assembly elections.This comes hours after the opposition bloc targeted the ruling party after senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde was caught in the “cash-for-votes” row.BJP Maharashtra unit, through its social media…
Devendra Fadnavis dismisses attack on Anil Deshmukh NEW DELHI: In a Bollywood-worthy twist to election season drama, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has labeled the alleged stone attack on ex-Home Minister Anil Deshmukh as pure fiction. Comparing it to a Rajinikanth blockbuster, Fadnavis on Tuesday accused the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of spinning a…
Himanta announces key cabinet decisions NEW DELHI: Assam government on Tuesday revealed its decision to rename Karimganj district of Barak Valley to Sribhumi, as confirmed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a press conference following a state cabinet meeting.“Over a 100 years ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore had described modern day Karimganj District in Assam…
