NEW DELHI: Leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet on Saturday, July 19, 2025, to discuss the prevailing political situation ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the meeting will take place online at 7 pm. However, as per RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the bloc will also hold…
UP deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak meets home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak met home minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Thursday, days after fellow deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also followed the move.Pathak described the meeting as cordial and constructive, stating…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given a free hand to the Vigilance Department to take strict action against corruption, resulting in a consistent rise in vigilance traps, arrests, and convictions, according to an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).According to the release, the vigilance has achieved a 71 per cent…
NEW DELHI: India can arrange alternative supplies if Russian oil exports are sanctioned, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday in what is seen as the first official reaction to the US and EU threat of secondary sanctions for buying those barrels.“I don’t feel any pressure in my mind (about sanctions on Russian oil)….
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserted that Assam Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma would be put in jail by the people for corruption, the BJP leader on Thursday said that what is the guarantee that before such happens, the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha won’t be behind bars.Sarma maintained that…
NEW DELHI: After achieving 20% ethanol blending in petrol, the govt is likely to increase the target to 27% — and call the new blended-fuel E27.The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been instructed to come up with norms for the E27 fuel on a priority basis, and the first round of consultation will be…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles — Prithvi-II and Agni-I — from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.The tests were carried out under the Strategic Forces Command, which handles India’s nuclear weapons arsenal. Both missiles met all mission objectives, validating key operational and technical parameters, officials said. The latest…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took on the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, saying that the state was “suffering due to the misrule of Trinamool.” He further informed that he would be addressing a party meet in Durgapur on July 18.“West Bengal is suffering due to the misrule of Trinamool. People…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday alleged that AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia purchased several top‑of‑the‑line mobile phones on government funds. Citing a 2013 government circular that allows the chief minister and ministers to buy phones worth up to Rs 50,000 and Rs 45,000 respectively, Sood showed documents that suggested…
PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bihar on Friday when he is scheduled to address a public rally in East Champaran district, besides launching development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore.Tight security measures are in place at Gandhi Maidan in Motihari town, the district headquarters, where Modi is expected to reach in the…