Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday the party would seek an equal seat-sharing agreement with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) if the two parties form an alliance for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.“The earlier 22-seat formula will no longer work. The…
Ajit Doval recalls China custody episode: ‘I knew this was the end of my career’ NEW DELHI: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday recalled one of the most difficult moments of his early career, when a group of operatives sent across the border went missing and were later found to be in Chinese custody.Speaking…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah suffered from food poisoning while on a visit to Karnataka on Saturday and skipped scheduled events in Hubballi and Belagavi, senior BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.Shah was scheduled to inaugurate the new academic building of KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and the 1,200-bed…
NEW DELHI: With India’s monsoon season ending on a rain-deficit note, more than 180 scientists and ecologists have issued an urgent appeal to prepare for what they warn could be an exceptionally strong El Nino. They have flagged risks ranging from drought and extreme heat to wildfires and damage to ecosystems.The appeal comes as the…
EC says notice issued to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta during SIR, entry validated for final electoral roll NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday said a notice was issued to Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta after her name appeared in the list of logical discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The…
Rahul Gandhi at his Indore session of ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’event NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday offered to participate in the ongoing protest by teacher job aspirants in Madhya Pradesh, while alleging that the “system” was preventing students from raising questions.Speaking at the ‘Chhatron Ki…
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday said the only way to counter a “bully” was to “resist him forcefully”, after US president Donald Trump signed into law a legislation expanding sanctions on Russia and Iran and giving Washington new tariff powers targeting major buyers of Russian energy.AICC general secretary Jairam…
MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh said India’s foreign policy remains independent, with decisions guided by the interests of the country and its people rather than pressure from other nations. ABVP won three of the four central posts in the DUSU elections, while independent candidate and NSUI rebel Deepanshu Shokeen won the vice-president’s post. Olympic champion…
ABVP bags 3 posts as BJP celebrates victory, NSUI alleges vote-counting tampering NEW DELHI: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Saturday won three of the four central panel posts in the Delhi University Students’ Union election, with its candidate Yash Dabas elected president.Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen, who was denied a ticket by the Congress-affiliated NSUI,…
Air India flight to Kathmandu returns to Delhi after technical problem NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from New Delhi to Kathmandu was diverted back to Delhi after reporting a “technical issue”, an official at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport told news agency ANI.The flight had approached Nepali airspace when it was turned back to Delhi…
