‘Talking About Caste In Army Is Against National Interest’ PATNA: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday warned leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi against “dragging the Army into politics”, dismissing his claim that “10% of the country’s population” controls the armed forces, bureaucracy and judiciary as a ludicrous statement implying a demand…
NEW DELHI: NDA is banking on its reinforced alliance and the appeal of its welfare measures in regions going to polls in Bihar on Thursday to turn the tide in its favour in areas where the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) had edged past it in the last assembly election.In 2020, RJD-led opposition had won 61 of the…
New Delhi: Union minister of labour and employment Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said Pakistan has no locus standi to comment on India’s internal affairs, and it should stop abusing global forums. The minister asserted that Pakistan is engaged in acts of cross-border terrorism against Indian citizens and advised the neighbouring country to introspect.Mandaviya was presenting…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday asked Rahul Gandhi why his party had not filed a single appeal after the final electoral roll used for Haryana assembly polls in 2024, was published.Reacting to his fresh allegations of ‘vote chori’ in Haryana – timed a day before the first phase of polling in Bihar and…
MUZAFFARPUR: While predicting the outcome of elections is tricky, one trend stands out across constituencies in Bihar – there is little sign of anger or voter fatigue with Nitish Kumar’s two decades in office. This is true even among sections of Muslims, a community traditionally opposed to BJP, the CM’s primary ally in the state.“Although…
NEW DELHI: Hailing Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani‘s win in the New York City mayoral elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday said the victory “rekindles hope that the tide is turning — that soon, India too will rise under a young, educated, progressive, and democratic leader who unites rather than divides”.In a post on X, Congress…
KRISHNAGIRI: A woman and her boyfriend were arrested Wednesday on charges of installing a hidden camera in a bathroom of a hostel for Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd women employees in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, superintendent of police (SP) Thangadurai said in a statement. The accused are Neelukumari Gupta (22) from Odisha, an employee of…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit Canada next week for a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in Niagara Region, Ontario, on Nov 11-12. As the two countries ramp up bilateral engagements on the back of the recent thaw in ties, Jaishankar is also expected to have a bilateral meeting with his…
PUNE: An IT engineer and his wife, desperate to cure their two daughters’ ailments since birth, were defrauded of Rs 14 crore since 2018 by a woman claiming to have spiritual healing powers. The couple, in their fifties, sold properties in the UK and Pune and depleted their savings, including provident funds, to follow the…
NEW DELHI: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released a new guidance for asset recovery, expanding its scope beyond corruption.Officials in Delhi said that the global anti-money laundering watchdog has drawn extensively from the work done by the Directorate of Enforcement and multiple instances of action taken by ED have been cited in the…
