Jyoti Singh (L) and Prashant Kishor interact with media after their meeting (PTI screengrab) NEW DELHI: Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri actor and BJP leader Pawan Singh, met Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Friday amid speculation that she might be seeking a party ticket for the Bihar Assembly elections. Addressing the rumours, Jyoti Singh…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the government is planning to table legislation in the assembly to curb the population of “Miyas”- a pejorative term used for Muslims – in the state, which he claimed will emerge as the largest community in the next census.Talking to reporters, Sarma said,…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against authoritarianism and defense of democracy. The NCR states requested the Supreme Court to allow NEERI-approved green firecrackers between 8 pm and 10 pm during Diwali, proposing a balanced approach.External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that India’s Technical Mission in…
NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan, in a joint statement, listed Pakistan sponsored cross-border terrorism as a “shared threat” after external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi met in Delhi on Friday.In his opening remarks, Jaishankar termed cross-border terrorism as a “menace” and said that India and Afghanistan must coordinate efforts to…
NEW DELHI: India launched its National Red List Roadmap at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, aiming to assess and monitor the conservation status of the country’s flora and fauna. Union minister of state for environment, forest and climate change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said the vision document reflects India’s work in biodiversity documentation,…
Snip from Instagram video NEW DELHI: Barely days old, the Patna Metro is already showing signs of wear, but not from normal use. The gleaming new station of Bihar’s first metro project have been splattered with red gutka stains, turning the city’s pride into an unexpected mess.The 3.6 km elevated stretch, inaugurated by chief minister…
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region (NCR) states on Friday requested the Supreme Court to allow the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and surrounding areas during Diwali.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the NCR states, told a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that green firecrackers could be permitted…
“Dalit IPS officer faced so much caste-based harassment that he took his own life,” says Kejriwal, demands harshest punishment for guilty (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressed deep anguish over the alleged suicide of Dalit IPS officer Y Puran Kumar from Haryana and said that caste-based…
Supreme Court (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI investigation into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming toxic cough syrup.The deaths, caused by reportedly counterfeit cough syrup, have sparked widespread concern and panic. Over 20 children have died in the two states…
Sergio Gor (Image/ANI) and Michael J Rigas (Image/US embassy) NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, along with deputy secretary for Management and Resources Michael J Rigas, will visit India from October 9 to October 14, officials confirmed.During the visit, they will meet Indian government counterparts to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues…
