NEW DELHI: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is facing internal tensions after Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) president Sharad Pawar felicitated Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde at an event in Delhi. The move has not gone down well with the Shiv Sena (UBT), with senior party leader Sanjay Raut strongly criticising Pawar for…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deportation of Indian nationals from the United States, questioning the PM’s claims of a ‘close friendship’ with former US President Donald Trump.Kharge expressed concern over the alleged inhumane treatment of the deportees, arguing that India could have arranged its own…
NEW DELHI: Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots case for killing two people of Saraswati Vihar area in the national capital.This case pertained to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son, Tarundeep Singh, in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. Delhi’ Rouse Avenue court convicted Kumar…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the practice of announcing freebies and said that such schemes were discouraging people from working and participating in the development of the nation.“Unfortunately, because of these freebies… the people are not willing to work. They are getting free rations. They are getting amount without doing any work,”…
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi sparked headlines on Wednesday after he said that he wants his son, RRR superstar Ram Charan, to have a boy next to “continue the legacy,” while expressing concern that he “might welcome another girl again.”Speaking at the Brahma Anandam pre-release event, where he was the chief guest, the former Union…
A drunk UK man went on a racist rant abusing an Indian-origin woman and a man on train while raving about how England had conquered the world, including India.The incident occurred on a train when a 26-year-old Gabrielle Forsyth, who was travelling from London to Manchester, found herself in a heated argument with another passenger…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft received a terror attack threat ahead of his two-day US visit, Mumbai Police said on Wednesday. The person who made the call has been arrested and is claimed to be mentally ill.“On 11th February, a call was received at Mumbai Police control room warning that terrorists may attack…
Photo credit: X/@sundarpichai NEW DELHI: Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday in Paris during the AI Action Summit and discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in India’s digital transformation.Following the meeting, Pichai shared his thoughts on social media, saying, “Delighted to meet with PM Narendra Modi today while…
NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that 864.5 km of the total 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh land border, is yet to be fenced, which includes 174.5 km of non-feasible gap, in a written reply to question by Trinamool Congress MP Deepak Adhikari.The MP from West Bengal, which shares the longest border with Bangladesh,…
AHMEDABAD: A special CBI court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old teacher to life imprisonment “till his last breath” for raping a student and impregnating her, after eloping with her on the pretext of marriage.This is the second time the accused, Dhaval Trivedi, has been awarded life sentence. A repeat offender, he was already…
