‘Conspired with BJP to create neutral image’: AAP counters Raghav Chadha’s ‘toxic work environment’ charge | India News

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday launched a broadside against Raghav Chadha after he drew a parallel between quitting the party and switching jobs, accusing him of hatching a conspiracy with the BJP.In a video shared on X, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said that even when someone changes jobs, they have to give…

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Women turned out more but TMC failed to reap gains as BJP welfare pitch reshaped support | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The 2026 Bengal assembly election exposed a sharp political rupture: women turned out in higher numbers than men, yet the Trinamool Congress failed to convert that participation into support.The BJP’s tactical U-turn in Bengal — promising to double benefits under the Trinamool govt’s Lakshmir Bhandar and Yuva Sathi schemes — appears to have weakened…

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UK’s ‘first gay dad’ Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and husband charged with rape, sex trafficking | World News

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow with husband Scott Hutchison British businessman and television personality Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, who became widely known in the UK after he and his former partner were among the country’s “first gay fathers” through surrogacy, has been charged with multiple serious sexual offences alongside his husband Scott Hutchison.Essex Police said 57-year-old Drewitt-Barlow and Hutchison, 32,…

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After calling Bengal results right, Singh says ‘Bengali ‘asmita’ to be central to BJP’s governance | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Following the BJP’s victory in West Bengal, political strategist and predictor Vimal Singh has said the “new Bengal of the new era” under BJP rule would focus on development rooted in “Bengali asmita”.Singh had correctly predicted Bengal and Assam results three months before the polls, saying that Mamata Banerjee would face sustained political pressure…

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Sensex up 753 pts, at 6-week high

MUMBAI: With Brent crude sliding below the $90/barrel mark and WTI close to $85 on the back of the likely second round of peace talks between US and Iran, sensex rallied 753 points (1%) on Tuesday to close over the 79K mark, a level not seen for over six weeks. Market players, however, are cautious…

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Kolkata balloon seller clears ICSE, says ‘if I stop selling, my studies would stop’ | Kolkata News

Despite the hardship, Neha wants to study management and become financially independent. She hopes to help other underprivileged children and improve her family’s standard of living. KOLKATA : On vibrant, neon-lit corners of Park Street, a 24year-old moves through the evening rush carrying a cluster of brightly coloured balloons to sell. Neha Khatoon is a…

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Women Quota: ‘Blatant abuse of power’: Congress moves privilege notice against PM Modi over address to nation on women quota | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday submitted a breach of privilege notice in Parliament against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address to the nation after his 131st Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha.Calling it a “blatant abuse of power”, the MP from Alappuzha said that the address…

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