Mayawati and Akash Anand (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati‘s nephew Akash Anand has been made its chief national coordinator, the party announced on Sunday.“The national president (Mayawati) has appointed Mr. Akash Anand as the party’s chief national coordinator. He has been informed about the future programmes of the party. It…
Sandeep Dikshit hits out at BJP over all-party delegation nominations NEW DELHI:Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Sunday accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of repeatedly undermining political consensus, alleging the Centre deliberately rejected names proposed by Congress for multi-party delegations focused on combating cross-border terrorism.“The problem with the BJP and PM Modi is…
NEW DELHI: Three more people have been arrested in Assam as part of an ongoing crackdown on alleged anti-national activities, following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, which left 26 people dead. With these arrests, the total has risen to 68.Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday confirmed the arrests. He…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to the non-Bharatiya Janata Party ruled states urging them to unite against the Centre’s “ploy” after President Droupadi Murmu sought a reference before the Supreme Court regarding its verdict in State of Tamil Nadu vs Governor of Tamil Nadu.He accused the BJP-led central government…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar is all set to visit the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany and will meet the leadership of the three countries. He will start his six-day, European countries visit from May 19 and will hold discussions on the entire gamut of bilateral relations and regional…
Ashoka Univeristy associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad (right). NEW DELHI: An associate professor from a private university was arrested on Sunday for a social media post related to Operation Sindoor and calling out “hypocrisy” of right-wing commentators who applauded colonel Sophia Qureishi. The arrest of Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who teaches at Ashoka University, was based…
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (CPI) Kerala Secretary Binoy Viswam on Sunday took a swipe at Shashi Tharoor over him leading one of the delegations for briefing partner countries and said that Thiruvananthapuram MP is looking for a berth in the BJP’s sleeping cells inside Congress. In a post on X, the CPI Kerala…
Director general of military operations (DGMO) Lt General Rajiv Ghai with Air Marshal AK Bharti and Vice Admiral AN Pramod during a press conference on ‘Operation Sindoor’, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Army on Sunday clarified that there were no talks scheduled between the directors general of military operations (DGMOs) of…
Video credit: X/@westerncomd_IA NEW DELHI: The Army on Sunday released a new video of Operation Sindoor on social media platform X. “Planned, trained & executed,” the Western Command of the Indian Army said in a video posted on X, adding, “Justice served.”In the video shared by the Army’s Western Command, a security personnel can be…
NEW DELHI: After Jawaharlal National University and Jamia Millia Islamia, IIT Bombay has also halted all arrangements with universities in Turkey, in response to Turkey‘s stance favouring Pakistan during increased India-Pakistan tensions. The institute announced on X, “Due to the current geopolitical situation involving Turkey, IIT Bombay is processing suspension of its agreements with Turkish…
