US President Donald Trump has said he “loves” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described him as a strong and admirable leader, even as he once again repeated his baseless claim that he personally brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan in May.Speaking at a luncheon for APEC CEOs, Trump recounted his version of events from…
HYDERABAD: In yet another blow to CPI (Maoist), two of its prominent figures – central committee member Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Chandranna and Telangana state committee member Bandi Prakash alias Prabhath – surrendered before DGP B Shivadhar Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The surrender, carried out without arms or much fanfare, marks the exit of…
BENGALURU: The Dharwad bench of Karnataka HC Tuesday stayed state govt’s Oct 18 order banning gatherings of more than 10 people in public places, terming them unlawful assemblies punishable under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim order on a petition filed by Punashchethana Seva Samsthe. The order was issued a day…
NEW DELHI: Isro is set to hugely boost Indian Navy’s satellite-linked communication network by launching Gsat-7R (codeword CMS-03) from the Sriharikota spaceport on Nov 2. Gsat-7R, being considered the heaviest-ever communication satellite to be launched from Indian soil, will replace the aging satellite Gsat-7 (Rukmini), which is the backbone of naval communications on high seas…
NEW DELHI: To help bureaucrats issue quick and sharp responses to fight misinformation, the govt is sensitising its secretaries, joint secretaries, additional secretaries and directors on the use of new age media, including social media and podcasts, to put out facts coupled with information and status of schemes. TOI has learnt that a day-long conference…
Union minister Chirag Paswan (left) and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar PATNA: NDA Tuesday dismissed suggestions that the alliance may not repeat Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM if voted back into office in upcoming state polls, a move ostensibly aimed at clearing the air as rival INDIA bloc, which has smelt blood after Union minister Amit…
NEW DELHI: In the run up to Bihar assembly poll announcement, Nitish Kumar was seen as NDA’s weak link – his fitness under scrutiny, focus on CM’s gaffes in and outside legislatures, the image of ‘sushashan babu’ fraying as sensational murders and collapse of bridges made national headlines allowing RJD-led Mahagathbandhan to home in on…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor was on Tuesday issued a notice by the electoral registration officer (ERO) of Kargahar assembly constituency in Bihar‘s Sasaram district for reportedly being enrolled as an elector in both Bihar and West Bengal.Referring to a news report stating Kishor was enrolled in Kargahar as well as Bhowanipore…
PATNA: The INDIA bloc released on Tuesday its manifesto for the Bihar polls, promising jobs and numerous plans to take the state forward in the next five years if it is able to form govt, The manifesto, nicknamed “Tejashwi Pran (Tejashwi’s Resolve)”, promises to provide a govt job to one member of each family within…
PATNA: Both NDA and INDIA blocs have fielded candidates from the same caste in several constituencies of Magadh region, making for riveting battles, reports Abdul Qadir. Belaganj is particularly gripping. The seat, long regarded as the bastion of RJD strongman Surendra Prasad Yadav, the Jehanabad MP, saw a twist in Nov 2024 when his son…
