Abhishek Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday recommended party general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee to represent the party in the Parliamentary delegations linked to Operation Sindoor.The decision came after parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju contacted TMC chief Mamata Banerjee to discuss representation.TMC posted on X: “We’re delighted…
MR Srinivasan (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Veteran nuclear scientist and former atomic energy commission chairman, MR Srinivasan passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95.He is a recipient of the prestigious civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan under whose leadership India’s nuclear energy landscape saw the development of 18 nuclear power units.MR Srinivasan began his…
Poster seen “Akhilesh Yadav Maafi Maango” over remarks against UP Deputy CM LUCKNOW: Posters reading “Akhilesh Yadav maafi maango” have appeared in Lucknow, escalating tensions between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak. The posters, reportedly put up by supporters of Pathak at the 1090 crossing, demand an apology from…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Tuesday released a video titled “Indian Air Force – Responds with resolve always…”, IAF dropped this clip on social media after the successful conduct of India’s recent counterterrorism action against Pakistan under Operation Sindoor.The video features visuals of IAF operations and describes the force with words such as…
From a high-profile arrest in a Rs 6,200 crore bank fraud case to critical trade negotiations with the US, India saw major developments over the weekend and into Monday. The enforcement directorate arrested former UCO Bank CMD Subodh Goel in a massive loan scam, while commerce minister Piyush Goyal pushed forward trade talks in Washington…
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri, during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, categorically stated that the call for pause in Indo-Pakistan hostilities was taken after DGMO-to-DGMO talks, rebutting Trump’s claims about brokering the end of hostilities on May 10 – the subject making for animated questions from MPs, who questioned why…
NEW DELHI: In the winter of 1969, a tornado named Rajesh Khanna barrelled through India. Two films created Hindi cinema’s first superstar: Shakti Samanta’s ‘Aradhana‘, shortly followed by Raj Khosla‘s ‘Do Raaste‘.But the first few days of ‘Do Raaste’ were uncertain at the box-office. Mahesh Bhatt, a young “production hand” in the film, wept bitterly…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi Monday launched a fresh attack on EAM S Jaishankar, saying his silence on number of aircraft India “lost” after Pakistan was “informed” about the military action under ‘Operation Sindoor‘ is “damning”.The Congress neta made the fresh remarks even though the MEA had Saturday refuted his charge that Jaishankar had “informed” Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: India’s ambassador to Israel, JP Singh, has said that Operation Sindoor, launched in response to crossborder terrorism from Pakistan, is only “paused” and “not over”.In an interview with Israeli news channel i24, Singh called for the formation of a global coalition against terrorism and drew parallel with the example of Tahawwur Rana‘s extradition…
Union home minister Amit Shah (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs on Monday launched the e-Zero initiative to auto-register high-value cybercrimes. The service will automatically convert cyber financial crimes above Rs 10 lakh and registered on the 1930 helpline of the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), into FIRs.The new e-Zero initiative…
