Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday launched a fierce salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over reservations, questioning the Prime Minister’s claim of being a backward.Addressing a party-organised Bhagirdari Nyay Mahasammelan, Kharge claimed PM Modi has been “troubling everyone” and that he wants to be a “lone survivor”.“PM Modi…
NEW DELHI: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Friday demanded accountability from Union home minister Amit Shah over Election Commission’s claim that there were 56 lakh illegal electors in Bihar, as revealed by its controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Pointing out that border-related issues came under the ministry of home affairs, Moitra demanded Amit Shah’s resignation,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking delimitation for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, citing Constitutional stipulations that require such exercises to be based on census data collected after 2026.Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, whilst reviewing the petition by Purushottam Reddy, ruled against claims that conducting delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir whilst…
NEW DELHI: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pointed out that the Bihar government has not submitted utilisation certificates (UCs) for funds amounting to Rs 70,877.61 crore. The findings were part of the CAG’s report on State Finances for the year 2023–24, which was tabled in the state assembly on Thursday. “Despite the requirement…
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday banned 25 over-the-top (OTT) platforms for hosting ‘indecent content’. It also directed internet service providers to disable public access to these websites, according to sources cited by news agency ANI. The action was taken in consultation with the MHA, MWCD, MeitY, Department of Legal Affairs, industry bodies FICCI and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his United Kingdom counterpart Keir Starmer were brewing their friendship over a cup of tea, soon after they signed the Free Trade deal. PM Modi, who was in the UK for a two-day trip, had a “chai pe charcha” with the UK counterpart and said that they are…
ULPGM-V3 – Image Credit: X/@rajnathsingh NEW DELHI: India has successfully carried out flight trials of UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in the National Open Area Range (NOAR), a test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the team and said that this success proves that the Indian industry is now ready to…
Kirti Singh (left), parliament (ANI, PTI) The ministry of external affairs on Thursday informed Parliament that Operation Sindoor was launched in retaliation to “barbaric” assault carried out by “Pakistan-sponsored terrorists,” and with the aim to destroy terrorist infrastructure and eliminate terrorists who were believed to be preparing to infiltrate into India.Ministry of state for external…
NEW DELHI: The President’s rule in Manipur has been extended for a period of six months, effective from August 13, 2025, after a resolution introduced by Union home minister Amit Shah. In a statement, the Rajya Sabha parliamentary bulletin read: “Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation has given a notice of…
NEW DELHI: A ceasefire must be put in place in Gaza and all hostages released, said India participating in an open debate in the UNSC on the Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question.Indian ambassador P Harish reiterated that the pathway to enduring peace is rooted in a two-State solution – one that establishes a…