NEW DELHI: There has been a sudden twist in the story of ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha. The BJD, which was till recently talking about a possible alliance with the BJP citing the “great friendship” between Prime Minister Modi and Naveen Patnaik, now seems to be struggling to prevent the exodus of its leaders…
NEW DELHI: Vistara’s pre-merger woes have mounted with “significant cancellations and delays in past few days” now forcing the airline to “temporarily” truncate its schedule. It will deploy wide body Dreamliners and Airbus A321s on domestic route in a bid to clear the backlog of affected passengers.Discontent has been simmering amid Vistara pilots over reported…
NEW DELHI: Former Tihar Jail PRO Sunil Kumar Gupta refuted the Aam Aadmi Party’s claim of governing Delhi from jail on Monday, stating that it would require breaking numerous rules due to its extreme difficulty.Sunil Kumar Gupta, speaking to ANI, said that governing entails more than just signing documents; it involves numerous tasks that are…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday said, the premier investigative agencies of the country have been spread too thin and they must only focus on cases that involve national security and crimes against the nation. CJI Chandrachud, delivering the 20th DP Kohli Memorial Lecture on CBI Raising Day, highlighted the evolving…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed Rahul Gandhi‘s ‘murder of democracy,’ stating that the Congress MP had no ‘right to talk’ due to his grandmother, Indira Gandhi putting ‘lakhs of people in jail during emergency.’‘Rahul Gandhi has no right to talk about democracy; his grandmother put lakhs of people in jail…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday once again reacted to the Katchatheevu island issue and slammed DMK saying the new details emerging on the matter have “unmasked” the party’s double standards. Taking to X, PM Modi cited a TOI report, which claimed that then chief minister M Karunanidhi had given his concurrence to…
NEW DELHI: At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi got involved in highlighting alleged pressure being exerted by certain sections of activist lawyers on the courts, Justice Bhushan R Gavai, one of the most senior judge of SC, on Saturday said India’s apex court is fully independent and brooks no political interference.Speaking to an…
JALPAIGURI: At least four people were killed – crushed under falling trees – at two different places when a nor’wester, accompanied by a ‘mini tornado‘, lashed Jalpaiguri for five minutes on Sunday afternoon.Around 367 people had to be hospitalised for injuries, even as initial estimates said there was massive loss to property at Jalpaiguri Sadar…
GUWAHATI: Congress stalwarts’ offspring have crossed party lines to bolster BJP’s youth brigade in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections in Assam, marking a significant shift in political allegiance from the legacy of their fathers.Among these emerging leaders is Angkita Dutta, former Assam Pradesh Youth Congress chief and daughter of PCC ex-chief Anjan Dutta.Alongside…
KOLHAPUR: An IPL fan in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur attacked by a friend and the latter’s nephew for celebrating the fall of Rohit Sharma‘s wicket during a Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians match on Wednesday succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Saturday.Bandopant Tibile (63) was beaten repeatedly with a wooden block by Balawant Jhanjge (50) and…
