NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ‘politicising‘ the recent car accident in Pune involving a teenage driver. The incident, which occurred on Sunday in Kalyani Nagar, resulted in the deaths of two individuals. Fadnavis, who is also in charge of the home portfolio, responded to…
NEW DELHI: Delhi water minister Atishi wrote a letter to the Haryana chief minister on Wednesday, accusing the BJP-led Haryana government of ‘deliberately reducing the water level’ in Delhi. This accusation comes after the sudden reduction in Yamuna river flow into the national capital.In the letter Atishi said, “I am writing this letter to draw…
NEW DELHI: Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim, who had come to India on May 12 for medical treatment, was found dead in Kolkata on Wednesday. His body was recovered under mysterious circumstances from an apartment in a posh residential complex at New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata in the morning. Azim, who was a…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police brought back Bibhav Kumar, an aide to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, from Mumbai in connection with the alleged assault on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Kumar had been taken to Mumbai the previous day to recover data from his iPhone, which he had allegedly formatted before his arrest. Kumar is…
Despite a lower back injury, defence minister Rajnath Singh is keeping a gruelling schedule, criss-crossing the country to campaign for BJP candidates. During his brief stopover a day before his constituency Lucknow was to vote, he spoke to TOI on a diverse set of issues. Excerpts from the interview:BJP’s slogan is ‘400 paar’ for NDA,…
NEW DELHI: The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections for 49 seats on Monday saw 62.2% turnout (according to data available at 10.30 pm on Tuesday), which may rise marginally when final data is released by EC. In 2019, the polling in this phase was 62.5%.According to data updated by EC on its voter turnout…
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Election Commission on Tuesday censured BJP neta and former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his “low-level personal attack” on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and debarred him from campaigning for 24 hours from 5 pm on Tuesday.In a strongly-worded order, EC said the BJP candidate’s statement was a “direct affront on the…
NEW DELHI: Posing tough questions to former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren who has challenged his arrest in an alleged money laundering case relating to illegal possession of 8.8 acres in Ranchi, Supreme Court on Tuesday said since the chargesheet had been taken cognisance of, the trial court was prima facie satisfied that an offence was…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his meetings with Chinese envoys and said the Congress functionary must be having “extra understanding” about the neighbouring country as he had secret meetings with them.In an interview with Times Now, the minister said, “Rahul understands China so much…
PUNE: A prominent builder and father of the 17-year-old boy involved in Sunday’s fatal Porsche Taycan crash was detained Tuesday along with his driver and an associate in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 240km from Pune. The builder faces charges for allowing his underage son, who lacks a valid driving licence and proper training and consumed alcohol, to…
