NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Sunday said there will only be a cabinet reshuffle quashing rumours about a possible leadership change in the state.His remarks came a day after chief minister Siddaramaiah met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi, sparking fresh talk about impending changes. While reports suggested that the high…
NEW DELHI: The Army is considering the induction of women cadres in Territorial Army, PTI reported citing sources on Sunday.The report said that the was a part of a pilot initiative. The first phase of recruitment will be confined to a select number of battalions, with the possibility of expanding to others later depending on…
Representational image (PTI file photo) Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, Army’s Northern Commander, conducted a review of the counter-terrorism grid in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, emphasising the need for vigilance against emerging threats in the hinterland.The commander visited Basantgarh and Rampur areas, which have experienced several terror incidents in recent years.“Lt Gen…
A fresh diplomatic storm has erupted between China and Japan after comments by Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, reignited long-standing tensions over Taiwan.The row began when Takaichi told parliament on November 7 that an armed attack on Taiwan could qualify as a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. Her remarks, interpreted as suggesting Tokyo could send…
NEW DELHI: The Lalu Yadav family feud drew reactions from several National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders as they demanded answers from Tejashwi Yadav, who has been accused of hurling “filthy abuses” by his sister Rohini Acharya. BJP leader Nitin Nabin said that is Tejashwi had “become so unpopular in his own family, so how can…
CPI (ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya (centre) NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday termed the Bihar assembly election outcome “abnormal,” claiming it was shaped by three “experiments.” According to him, these included the transfer of Rs 10,000 to women under the Mahila Rojgar Yojana, the Special…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday after its Madhya Pradesh minister Inder Singh Parmar called Raja Ram Mohan Roy a “British agent”. West Bengal minister Shashi Panja said the remark insulted Bengal’s people and its long tradition of thinkers. She said the BJP was repeatedly trying to demean Bengal’s intelligentsia…
US president Donald Trump The TOI correspondent from Washington: Indian spice merchants and tea growers will be among global exporters who will breathe a sigh of relief along with American consumers after US President Donald Trump, feeling the heat of rising domestic prices due to tariffs, moved to lower import duties on nearly 200 food,…
The Indian Navy is set to achieve a new milestone in its drive toward self-reliance with the commissioning of INS Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW-SWCs). The vessel will be officially inducted at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on November 24, marking a significant step forward in India’s indigenous…
NEW DELHI: Bihar’s 2025 election results threw up a story full of surprises. Tejashwi Yadav‘s RJD turned out to be the party with highest vote share in the state, yet it ended up with one of its lowest seat tallies ever. On the other hand, the NDA kept the power with landslide victory, clinching over…
