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…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi after senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde was caught in “cash-for-votes” row on the eve of Maharashtra assembly elections. An FIR has been lodged against Tawde after Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) chief Hitendra Thakur accused the BJP national general secretary of distributing money…
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday criticised Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for its recent switch to Hindi on its website, alleging that it has become a propaganda tool. He further said that this represents a forceful imposition of cultural and linguistic elements, disregarding India’s diverse nature.“The LIC website has been reduced to a…
NEW DELHI: Amid the choking pollution crisis in the national capital, the Delhi Metro achieved a historic milestone on November 18, recording its highest-ever daily ridership of 78.67 lakh passenger journeys. This figure surpassed the previous record of 77.49 lakh set just three months ago on August 20, according to official data.The Yellow Line, which…
LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow, has arrested Ravi Attri and Subhash Prakash, the masterminds behind the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Exam Paper Leak and the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) RO/ARO Exam Paper Leak case, on Tuesday.The ED took custody of the two individuals following an order from the Special Court…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday wrote a letter to President Draupadi Murmu and called for her intervention over the ongoing crisis in Manipur.Kharge claimed that the Union government and the state government have completely failed in restoring peace and normalcy in Manipur during the last 18 months“The country has been inflicted with…
