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…
“Some boundaries should never be crossed.”A year on, the Army’s words no longer stand alone. They echo as memory and warning — marking the day that altered how Pahalgam is seen, felt and remembered. It was a moment when the valley’s calm fractured without warning.Birdsong gave way to gunfire. Routine turned to panic. Twenty-six lives…
In Mirpur village in WB’s East Midnapore, SIR has not been unpleasant, with only two of 824 voters struck off (a Hindu & a Muslim) a marked deviation from elsewhere in WB. Residents with surnames like Nunes, Rozario and D’Cruz trace their roots to Portuguese mercenaries who settled here after 1742. Today, Christians, Hindus and…
Jawahar Nagar landfill in Hyderabad and Kanjurmarg landfill in Mumbai — figure in world’s top 25 super-polluting methane emission waste disposal sites, shows a new study by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).The study ranks 25 waste facilities in 18 countries responsible for the highest methane emission rates, ranging from 3.6 to 7.6 tonnes of…
GUWAHATI: Gauhati HC on Tuesday directed the state govt and Himanta Biswa Sarma to respond within four weeks to PILs seeking action against the CM for alleged hate speeches against minority communities in the state.“It has been submitted on behalf of the state that the response affidavit shall be filed by the next date,” the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of alleged bias, claiming she was denied permission to hold a public meeting in Kolkata’s Collin Lane area while clearance for a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was granted within six hours.Addressing a rally in the Jorasanko Assembly constituency on Tuesday, Mamata…
JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: A day after a fire ripped through Rajasthan’s Pachpadra refinery, which PM Modi was scheduled to inaugurate on Tuesday, officials from security agencies, including NIA, forensic teams and the state administration led by CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, reached the site to assess the damage.Sharma, accompanied by ministers and officials, and a team from…
