INDORE: Two bags containing dismembered body parts of a woman were found tucked under a seat in a general compartment of a passenger train while it was being cleaned in a yard near Indore station late Saturday night.Forensic experts suspect the woman was killed at least two to three days earlier. Police say whoever hacked…
NEW DELHI: India may host a Pakistan delegation this month for a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) that looks to resolve bilateral issues through dialogue under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).Pakistan was a notable omission, along with Myanmar, in the Modi 3.0 inauguration guest list that included most other immediate neighbours but the…
MUMBAI: In a close call at Mumbai airport on Saturday, an IndiGo aircraft descended on the runway, touching down even as an Air India flight was taking off, breaching the safety margin. The Air India plane lifted off a split second before the IndiGo jet touched down about 2,100 feet behind, said sources. At the…
NEW DELHI: The new council of ministers in the 18th Lok Sabha includes seven women, with two holding Cabinet positions. This marks a decrease from the previous council, which had 10 women ministers before its dissolution on June 5. Former Union minister Smriti Irani, minister of state Dr Bharti Pawar, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Darshana Jardosh,…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have secured the highest number of ministerial positions in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly formed council of ministers, while Maharashtra, which is set to hold assembly elections, has also gained significant representation. Uttar Pradesh, with the largest number of Lok Sabha seats at 80, has been allocated nine ministerial…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The Marathwada region, which earlier had two central ministers, now has none.BJP functionary Bhagwat Karad has failed to find space in the council of ministers of the new NDA govt led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Karad, an OBC politician, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha and later offered the ministerial berth in July…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti, who had previously declared that he would shave his head if Narendra Modi secured a third term as prime minister has refused to fulfill his promise.In a statement to PTI over the phone, Bharti clarified his stance, saying, “I stated that I would shave my head if…
THRISSUR: Just a notch below Mammootty and Mohanlal but a superstar in his own right, Suresh Gopi was a towering presence in Malayalam cinema in the 1990s and has remained so well into the new millennium. More melodramatic than method actor, Gopi was notable for larger-than-life characters whose colourful rants and knockout punch lines became…
NEW DELHI: Known for his strong rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dharmendra Pradhan is widely regarded as the party’s most influential leader in Odisha. His efforts have been instrumental in the BJP’s electoral triumphs in both the assembly and Lok Sabha polls.A two-time Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh (2018-2022) and Bihar (2012-2018), Dharmendra…
KOLKATA/BANKURA: BJP’s Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan on Sunday indicated that he may quit the party and go back to Trinamool if not given a ministerial berth in the NDA govt. Khan, who had earlier been critical of the party brass in Bengal, also said he had been neglected despite his performance.“I may quit the party…
