NEW DELHI Sanjay Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader, said he will bring up in Parliament the problems that the porter community is facing at train stations all around the nation. Members of the porter community met with Sanjay Singh on Tuesday and asked him to bring up their issues…
Union minister Amit Shah will on Thursday announce a new National Cooperative Policy as part of the Centre’s aim to strengthen cooperatives in the country. Shah, who is also the cooperations minister, will announce the ‘National Cooperative Policy 2025’ on July 24. The policy has been prepared by a 48-member national-level committee headed by former…
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s abrupt resignation has stirred political speculation, but his brother-in-law and advocate Praveen Balwada insists the decision was driven purely by health concerns—not political pressure, as alleged by opposition leaders.Speaking to PTI, Balwada said Dhankhar had never bowed to external influence throughout his…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is often accused of appeasement politics by her opponents, seems to be charting new waters to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the political temperatures rise ahead of the 2026 West Bengal assembly election.In the recent bypoll in Nadia’s Kaliganj assembly segment, BJP, which although lost…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday flagged major discrepancies in Bihar’s electoral rolls revealed from its controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The ongoing survey, EC said, revealed that 18 lakh deceased electors, 26 lakh electors who had been shifted to different constituencies, and 7 lakh electors who had been enrolled at two…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. NEW DELHI: In a major move to strengthen border defences, the Border Security Force (BSF) is raising its first drone squadron to counter increasing aerial threats from Pakistan, especially in the wake of lethal drone attacks witnessed during Operation Sindoor. The unit will be deployed…
NEW DELHI: The auxiliary power unit (APU) of an Air India Airbus A321 (TV-TVG) caught fire at Delhi airport when passengers were disembarking from the aircraft after its arrival from Hong Kong on Tuesday. The aircraft was damaged. Luckily passengers and crew were unhurt. The airline has reported this to the regulator. Sources say this…
Punjab government rolls out Land Pooling policy; promises farmer welfare and higher compensation CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has rolled out a new policy for farmers’ welfare that aims to prioritise partnership and transparency through its Land Pooling model.Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has introduced a land pooling model under which farmers receive…
In a sharp rebuttal to criticism from Kerala Congress leaders, Shashi Tharoor questioned the basis of remarks. Meanwhile, the ministry of external affairs briefed on Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming UK and Maldives visit from July 23. Responding to concerns over EU sanctions, India reiterated its firm stance on prioritizing energy security in relation to Russian…
PM Modi and Asaduddin Owaisi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: AIMIM supremo and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that India does not align with countries “complicit in Israel’s crimes” amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.Taking to X, Owaisi wrote: “Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in…