NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul targeted the BJP-led central government from South America again, saying said that the idea of free and scientific thinking was under “tremendous attack in India.” The comments came during an interaction with students at the University of Chile on the country’s education system.“This is under attack…
(Photo credit: L- ANI, R-PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock over the gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur but sparked controversy by questioning why the victim was “out at night.” Afghanistan’s foreign minister warned Pakistan of “other options” after deadly border clashes, prompting the closure of the Torkham crossing.Congress leader P…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Malayalam film actor Suresh Gopi, the BJP’s first Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, on Sunday expressed desire to step down from his ministerial post, hinting at a full-time return to cinema.“I never wanted to be a minister by quitting my film career,” the 66-year-old former National Award winner said at…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in West Bengal were stopped by the cops on Sunday from meeting the med student who was allegedly gangraped in Durgapur. The leaders confronted the police, demanding to know why they were being prevented from meeting the survivor after finding the gates of the hospital closed.BJP leader Locket Chatterjee,…
Akhilesh Yadav, Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, calling him an “infiltrator” who should be sent back to Uttarakhand. Speaking to reporters in Lucknow on the death anniversary of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia, Yadav accused the ruling BJP…
Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday addressed a press conference in Delhi where both women & men journalists were present. This came after a massive discontent from the opposition and media bodies over the “exclusion” of female journalists from Muttaqi’s presser at the Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi on Friday.Reacting to the Friday…
NEW DELHI: With the Bihar Assembly elections fast approaching, seat-sharing negotiations within both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have intensified, but while the NDA seems close to sealing its deal, uncertainties continue to plague the INDIA bloc in the state.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left, partners in the INDIA bloc, have…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Sunday described Pakistan’s foreign policy as a “failure” following its recent confrontation with Afghanistan, where Islamabad has been accused of carrying out strikes on Afghan territory. Speaking to news agency ANI, Fabian said Pakistan had acted as an aggressor and “played its…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed shock over the gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur and said that the private medical college where the victim studied should explain how she was out at night.“The girl was studying in a private medical college. How she came…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP P Chidambaram on Saturday reflected on one of India’s most debated chapters — Operation Blue Star — calling it “the wrong way” to reclaim the Golden Temple and saying that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi “paid with her life” for that decision.Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival 2025, Chidambaram said…
