NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday named Atishi as the leader of opposition in the Delhi assembly, where the BJP holds a majority with 48 MLAs. Former Delhi CM and prominent AAP leader Atishi secured her Kalkaji seat after a tough contest against former BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri and Congress leader Alka Lamba.The…
Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a sharp critique of the BJP-led central government, questioning their repeated promise of making India a $5 trillion economy. He also indirectly took a jab on BJP’s ‘double engine’ governments, wondering aloud whether one of the engines is ‘foreign’.In his…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in the 119th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ celebrating India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration. He highlighted ISRO’s 100th rocket launch and praised the nation’s growing list of space milestones, including the successes of Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, Aditya L-1, and the record-breaking launch of 104…
Delhi ministers hit the roads to undertake surprise inspections NEW DELHI: Newly sworn-in Delhi ministers spent the day on Saturday doing a reality check on the ground by carrying surprise inspections and asking officials to fast-track projects that have been delayed or are stuck.PWD minister Parvesh Verma undertook an extensive review of projects in and…
GHAZIABAD: A law student was arrested in connection with the celebratory firing that led to the death of a two-year-old boy watching a wedding procession pass by in the city last week. Another of the groom’s friends, Hitesh alias Happy Singh is a 25-year-old second-year student who lives in Gurgaon’s DLF Phase 3.He is the…
File photo of EAM S Jaishankar (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Saturday that govt is looking into statements by the Trump administration suggesting foreign interference in Indian elections and that “facts will come out”. US President Donald Trump had earlier said USAID had allocated $21 million to boost voter…
File photo of PM Modi and Shaktikanta Das (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Former RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed as principal secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a post that has been created for the first time. The notification was made on Saturday by the appointments committee of the cabinet.The appointment of Das,…
NDRF personnel assist in rescue operations after a portion of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel near Domalpenta collapsed, in Nagarkurnool on Saturday. (Pic credit: ANI) HYDERABAD: Eight people were trapped inside when a portion of the tunnel roof at Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) collapsed on Saturday morning near Domalpenta in Telangana’s Nagarku-nool…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: PTI) SILCHAR: Mahbabul Haque, chancellor of a private varsity, who also heads a foundation that runs schools in Assam, was arrested Saturday in connection with alleged irregularities in CBSE exams at a school run by him.After Haque, chancellor of USTM, was picked up from home in Guwahati, six…
Won’t give in to ‘blackmail’, Centre makes it clear to TN (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: In the midst of its escalating political standoff with Tamil Nadu govt over National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Centre has made it clear that it is firmly committed to implementing the three-language policy at school level. Centre is steadfast…
