LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Alleging that the 2024 Haryana assembly elections were stolen through manipulation of voters list by Election Commission in collusion with BJP, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday presented a deep…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said India has been headstrong in ongoing trade negotiations with Washington, describing New Delhi as “a bit recalcitrant.” His remarks came days after President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, citing the country’s Russian oil purchases. Bessent…
Search operation launched after bomb threat (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Security agencies on Thursday launched an extensive search operation in Rajasthan’s Ajmer after the district administration received a bomb threat email. The email claimed that RDX-based explosives had been planted at the Ajmer Sharif dargah, the district collectorate and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in…
There are perhaps only two things older than Bandra Medical Store in its immediate vicinity: an ancient peepal tree outside the shop’s glass door and the one-storey, tile-roofed building called Alves Baug, whose ground floor the store has occupied for nearly 80 years. But this Hill Road, Bandra (West)-located medical shop is famous not just…
With the Haj 2026 application deadline having ended on August 7, applicants can now wait for the draw of lots known as “Qurrah” (digital random selection) to find out if they have been selected for the annual pilgrimage through the Haj Committee of India. The government has not yet revealed the total number of applicants….
Suvendhu Adhikari (Left), Mamata Banerjee at the carnival (ANI) NEW DELHI: The West Bengal BJP on Sunday criticised chief minister Mamata Banerjee for attending the state-organised Durga Puja carnival in Kolkata while at least 20 people were reported dead in landslide-hit Darjeeling following relentless rainfall.BJP leaders accused Banerjee of being indifferent to the crisis unfolding…
MUMBAI: The rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Monday after RBI stepped in to stabilise the exchange rate, helping the currency recover from its record low last week.The rupee closed at 89.23, gaining 25 paisa after touching 89.49 on Friday, and remains one of the weaker Asian performers this year with a decline of…
Lucknow: Participating in opposition’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Chhapra, Siwan and Ara districts of Bihar, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav sought support for INDIA bloc and votes for Tejashwi Yadav and his party candidates in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.The ‘yatra’ is led by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and LoP in Bihar assembly…
They say two leading heroines can never be friends. However, back in the late 90s, Rani Mukerji and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan changed this narrative. Both actresses were enjoying great success. From Aishwarya Rai establishing herself with movies like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and ‘Devdas,’ Rani had ‘Saathiya’ and ‘Ghulam’ under her belt. Their success…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has added Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in the FIR against protestors who were raising slogans at India Gate in support of dreaded Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, recently eliminated by security forces in Andhra Pradesh.Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita penalises making or publishing statements that target any…
