NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday took charge as the new Assam Congress president. The MP is set to lead the party in state assembly polls in 2026.The state unit unanimously backed Gaurav’s elevation as PCC president, acknowledging his leadership abilities and strong academic background.The 42-year-old, a three-time Lok Sabha MP—twice from…
Malik Swashbuckler in Turkey (image redit: X/@sagarmalik1985) An Indian YouTuber has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. While travelling in Turkey, Malik SD Khan, known online as Malik Swashbuckler, engaged in a demeaning conversation with a local woman, which he captured in a video and posted on the social media channel. Khan made sexually…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took stock of the worsening flood situation in the northeastern states and assured all help and support. He spoke to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang and Manipur governor Ajay Bhalla as the death toll from landslides and floods rose to 36.“A short…
NEW DELHI: The all-party delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, is scheduled to be in Washington, DC, on Wednesday—coinciding, perhaps not so coincidentally, with the visit of a Pakistani delegation headed by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. While the Congress MP-led delegation is confident about getting India’s message across, a Tharoor vs Bhutto might be on the cards.Talking about…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading an all-party delegation to Brazil, on Monday reiterated India’s firm message to terror groups and their facilitators across the border, stating, “I want to say once again if Pakistan had not chosen to expand the conflict, we would not have targeted Pakistani military facilitators. We are…
Today’s morning news wrap covers updates related to business, defence, education and international relations. US commerce secretary Lutnick expressed optimism about forthcoming US-India trade deal, citing the strong rapport between US President Trump and PM Modi as a key facilitator. Meanwhile, seismic activity rocked the region as a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck near the Greece-Turkey border….
NEW DELHI: Popular educator Khan Sir, who tied the knot amid the recent India-Pakistan hostilities, held a grand reception in Patna on Monday. The event, which saw his wife AS Khan make her first public appearance, was attended by the who’s who of Bihar politics, including governor Arif Mohammad Khan, deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected pleas of some residents of Muradi Road, Batla House, Jamia Nagar in Delhi to stop the impending demolition drive against encroachments and illegal constructions on land which were acquired by Delhi Development Authority more than 43 years ago.As many as 40 residents of the unauthorised colony through…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hit back at Pakistan’s latest water-related scare narrative, calling it a “baseless attempt” to incite fear over a hypothetical situation involving the Brahmaputra River.Responding to the provocative question, “What if China stops the Brahmaputra’s water to India?”, Sarma issued a fact-driven rebuttal in a strongly…
NEW DELHI: DMK MP Kanimozhi, who is leading an all-party delegation, was caught in a difficult situation after she was asked what was India’s national language. Given her party’s history of expressing dissent with widespread protests over the three language policy, Kanimozhi’s response went viral on social media. “The national language of India is unity…
