Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde – Left to Right NEW DELHI: When Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday extended a “come-to-this-side invite” to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray – was he only taking potshots at an ally-turned-rival or was there a message for one of his…
Union Jal Shakti minister C R Patil (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Days after granting an extension to the Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal, the country’s oldest water disputes tribunal, the centre has extended the tenure of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal as well. Constituted in April 2004 to adjudicate the river water-sharing dispute among…
NEW DELHI: A Goa (Mopa)-bound flight of IndiGo diverted safely to Mumbai late on Wednesday night after the Airbus A320NEO (VT-IZB) reportedly suffered one engine failure. Twin engine jets can land safely on one engine and this one did so at Mumbai. The flight, 6E-6271, had taken off from Delhi at 8.02 pm for Mopa.“One…
NEW DELHI: With around 35.7 lakh electors, comprising 4.5% of Bihar’s total 7.9 crore electorate, not found at their recorded address despite the booth level officers (BLOs) having completed their three mandatory visits, the EC will, starting Thursday, share their details with district presidents and 1.5 lakh booth level agents of the political parties, so…
NEW DELHI: An Indian man was arrested in the United States on charges of CSAM, child sexual assault material, commonly known as child porn.The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Seattle on Friday said that Gurjeet Singh Malhi, 42, was arrested on July 11 during a joint federal law enforcement action in Washington. The arrest…
NEW DELHI: Indian army on Wednesday successfully tested the Akash Prime air defence system at over 15,000 feet in the Ladakh sector, officials confirmed. The tests were carried out in the presence of officials from the Army Air Defence and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).During the trials, the surface-to-air missiles scored two direct hits…
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday reiterated that AIADMK would form the government on its own after winning the 2026 assembly election.The opposition leader has ruled out a coalition government in Tamil Nadu yet again, two days after Union minister Amit Shah said in a media interview that BJP would be part of…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir‘s DGP Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday announced that the terrorist killed in the Dudu-Basantgarh forest encounter in Udhampur was a prominent JeM commander from Pakistan who had operated in the region for four years. He emphasised the ongoing anti-terror operations and acknowledged the crucial role of public support in the success,…
Minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said that the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government will not tolerate incidents of “bullying” non-Marathi speakers in the state.“Those who indulge in such bullying will be taught a lesson,” Athawale said…
NEW DELHI: As India-US trade talks enter final stage, a network of farmer organisations has written to Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, urging him to exclude all aspects of agriculture from the trade deal with the US to protect the interests of Indian farmers, ensuring the country’s food sovereignty and security, and safeguarding…