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NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “vote theft” allegations, two days after psephologist Sanjay Kumar admitted to sharing incorrect voter data related to the Maharashtra elections.BJP accused the leader of opposition of relying on “false and unverified figures” targeting the Election Commission and labelling “genuine voters as…

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to rename Bengaluru City University as Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University, in honour of the former Prime Minister who passed away earlier this year.The Congress-majority assembly’s decision came months after Manmohan Singh’s passing.In June 2006, during his tenure as Prime Minister, Singh laid the…

Political and sports landscape saw major developments on Tuesday. The INDIA bloc named former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy as its vice-presidential candidate for the 9 September election. In cricket, the BCCI announced India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9-28, with Suryakumar Yadav leading the…

BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday downplayed the impact of US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on India, asserting that India’s economy would be “least affected” by tariffs despite global pressures.Addressing a press briefing, BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam…

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly “crushing” a police constable during a roadshow in Bihar’s “Vote Adhikar Yatra.”In a social media post on X, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla shared a video in which a car carrying Rahul Gandhi was seen running over a police constable. The…

NEW DELHI: Mumbai reeled under heavy rains and flooding for past few days, with visuals of submerged streets and stranded citizens showing the scale of disruption.At least six people have died and hundreds have been displaced across Maharashtra, while authorities warn that the next two days will be critical for several districts.The rain and waterlogging…

Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday pledged to back Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister after the Lok Sabha elections. He also said the youth are determined to end the “old and rickety” or “khatara” NDA rule in Bihar.Sharing the stage with Rahul and other…