NEW DELHI: After a week of disruptions, Parliament’s Monsoon session is poised to shift gears on Monday with an intense debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, as the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition prepare to go head-to-head over national security and foreign policy issues.Top ministers from the government…
NEW DELHI: An illegal surrogacy and baby-selling racket operating out of a fertility clinic in Hyderabad was busted Sunday, leading to the arrest of eight individuals, including the clinic’s owner and fertility specialist, Dr A Namratha.A detailed investigation revealed that Namratha, 64, was running a large-scale scam through clinics located in Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, and…
File photo (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the National Space Day, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s growing capabilities in space sector, mentioning the achievement of IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s recent journey to International Space Station, talked about a new wave of curiosity about space among children and pointed out that…
File photo: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi (Picture credit: ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his repeated criticism of the Election Commission, accusing him of carrying forward the same ideology that existed during the Emergency. Trivedi said Rahul’s statements echo the…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said India must focus on becoming powerful and economically strong, asserting that the world respects strength and not just ideals. Addressing a national education conference in Kochi, Bhagwat declared that India no longer has to be the “golden bird” of the past but must now transform into…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday intervened in a growing dispute between social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat of the Shiv Sena and minister of state Madhuri Misal of the BJP, urging both leaders to resolve their differences internally.“Nobody should create this letter war. Ministers should speak among themselves. If they have…
NEW DELHI: In a development from Bihar’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday revealed that over 65 lakh electors—nearly 8.3 per cent of the state’s total electorate- were either deceased, permanently shifted, untraceable or found to be registered at multiple locations.According to official data released…
Raj Thackeray with Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree NEW DELHI: Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed any political angle in Raj Thackeray visiting Matoshree to wish cousin Uddhav a happy birthday.Fadnavis said the visit should not be seen with a “political lens” and that electors of the state had shown their intent in last year’s assembly polls.“Raj…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday participated in the valedictory celebrations of the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival, marking the birth anniversary of the illustrious Chola emperor, Rajendra Chola I, at the historic Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur district. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the Chola Empire as an “ancient roadmap” for…
NEW DELHI: Is the much-hyped reunion of Thackeray cousins – Uddhav and Raj – a political masterstroke or a desperate move to survive in the changing Maharashtra landscape? Both Uddhav and Raj, who once enjoyed great political clout when Brand Thackeray was at its peak in state politics, are today struggling to stay relevant in…