West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her alleged intervention during an Enforcement Directorate probe at the I-PAC director’s residence in Kolkata.The top court described the socio-political climate in the poll-bound state as an “extraordinary situation,” while referring to…
Representational AI image Across India and many parts of the world, 2026 has begun with unusually high temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and growing pressure on basic resources like water.In India, heat arrived weeks before it normally does, with several regions reporting above-normal temperatures even before peak summer, according to IMD. The difference is not just…
Rajnath Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of Pahalgam terror attack, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday delivered a pointed message to Pakistan, without naming it, warning that if it “tries to create trouble” again, then “dot, dot, dot.” Reiterating India’s long-standing charge from Germany, Singh added that apart from one, “all…
ಬಿಹಾರ ಪಕ್ಷೇತರ ಸಂಸದ ಪಪ್ಪು ಯಾದವ್ ವಿವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ. NEW DELHI: A day after courting controversy over his remarks, Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Wednesday stoked a fresh row while giving a clarification.While talking to reporters, Pappu Yadav defended his remarks by claiming that 70 to 80 percent of politicians watch porn.Responding to the notice from the…
NEW DELHI: Vice president C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday criticised Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his “terrorist” remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha sometimes fails to distinguish between “black and white” or between “terror and terror to terrorist.”‘Sometimes Kharge ji does not differentiate between the black…
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad high court on Tuesday held that a second maternity leave cannot be denied merely because it is sought within two years of the first, observing that statutory rights under the law override provisions of the financial handbook.The order was passed by Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar of the high court’s Lucknow bench while…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday indicated that New Delhi may play its role in initiating peace in the West Asia amid the ongoing crisis between Iran and United states.When asked if India has any role to play in the West Asia crisis, Rajnath said, “It is possible that tomorrow, the time may…
NEW DELHI: A high-level delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday met the Election Commission over Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge‘s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.While talking to reporters after the meet, Union parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju said that no political party has ever touched that level of disrespect as Congress. Rijiju added that the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid his tribute to the victims of Pahalgam terror attack on the first anniversary of the incident.In a social media post on X, said that India “will never forget” their sacrifice and “will never forgive” those responsible.“The memory of those innocent lives brutally…
Vijay; MK Stalin; Edappadi K Palaniswami NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections has concluded ahead of Thursday’s single-phase polling across all 234 assembly constituencies.The election is largely expected to be a direct contest between the DMK-led ruling Secular Progressive Alliance and the National Democratic Alliance, of which AIADMK is the largest constituent…
