NEW DELHI: A special court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in murder case in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Kumar was convicted for the murder of a father-son duo in November 1984 in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar. Last week, the public prosecutor submitted that the death penalty should be imposed, citing…
Actor Ranjana Nachiyaar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Ranjana Nachiyaar on Tuesday resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), citing disagreement over the party’s stance on the three-language policy under New Education Policy and alleged “neglect of Tamil Nadu.” She announced her decision through a letter, saying that she is stepping down from all responsibilities,…
Shashi Tharoor’s X post picture NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing speculation about his rift with the Congress party, Thiruvananthapuram MP and senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday morning shared a photo on social media with Union minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, further fuelling rumours about his political future.The picture, which also featured British secretary…
PM Modi at Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment & Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Guwahati Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Advantage Assam 2.0 Infrastructure and Investment Summit 2025 on Tuesday in Guwahati, aiming to foster innovation and sustainable development in the state.The Prime Minister arrived in Assam a day earlier and visited exhibitions showcasing a wide…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tej Pratap and his daughter Hema in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The summons, issued on Tuesday by Special Judge Vishal Gogne, also extends to Prasad himself, along with his younger son, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi…
NEW DELHI: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal early on Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology. The tremor occurred at 06:10 AM IST at a depth of 91 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 19.52°N and longitude 88.55°E. There were no immediate reports of damage or tsunami warnings. More…
DTC losses mounted by Rs 35k crore in 6 years: CAG (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has stated that Delhi Transport Corporation‘s cumulative losses soared from Rs 25,300 crore in 2015-16 to nearly 60,750 crore in 2021-22 as it was weighed down by dwindling fleet, with 45% of buses…
This is a representational image NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday accused Congress of defending “covert interference” by foreign donors seeking to destabilise India’s democracy, after the opposition party cited a finance ministry report on USAID-funded projects in India to claim that it has thoroughly exposed govt’s “lies”.BJP IT department head Amit Malviya claimed the desperation…
BENGALURU: A police constable in his late 30s has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor who sought assistance after being raped by her neighbour on the pretext of marriage.“In Dec last year, the girl and her mother approached Bommanahalli Police, alleging that the neighbour had been harassing the teen for marriage. The girl hadn’t…
File photo of PM Modi (Pic credit: ANI) KOZHIKODE: A detailed note from CPM to its state units explaining why its draft political resolution for the 24th party congress does not say “Modi govt is fascist or neo-fascist” or characterise “the Indian state as a neo-fascist state” has accentuated fault lines in Left Front, with…
