Hardeep Singh Puri (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his alleged links to the Jeffrey Epstein case, intensifying its attack after the minister acknowledged meeting the disgraced financier several times in a professional capacity.Congress leader Pawan Khera said that the party believes Puri…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday quoted Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib to launch a sharp counterattack on the Samajwadi Party in the assembly. The CM said Uttar Pradesh’s image of fear and disorder did not emerge overnight but was the result of earlier political culture that “frightened daughters and forced traders…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the deadly 2024 uprising that forced then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina from office.The BNP is led by 60-year-old Tarique Rahman, its prime ministerial candidate, who returned to Bangladesh in December after spending 17 years in self-exile in London. He…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday sharply criticised external affairs minister S Jaishankar, accusing him of failing to safeguard India’s diplomatic interests after a reported deletion of an Indian map by the United States.Congress leader Pawan Khera took to X to question the government’s silence after a spokesperson of Pakistan’s Foreign Office claimed credit for…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with Tarique Rahman, hours after congratulating him on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) decisive victory in the Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections and reaffirming India’s commitment to close bilateral ties.In a post on X, PM said, “Delighted to speak with Mr. Tarique Rahman. I congratulated him on the…
NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay delivered a high-voltage campaign speech in Salem on Friday, while training his fire on two pressure points — the DMK government’s Rs 2,000 cash payout to women and what he called his own “political bomb” that has unsettled chief minister MK Stalin.Addressing a cheering crowd,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday signed a series of key files from his new office complex, Seva Teerth, approving major decisions focused on women, youth, farmers and vulnerable citizens.The decisions taken in the first set of approvals after shifting to the new premises include the launch of the PM RAHAT scheme for…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin‘s announcement that Rs 5,000 each had been credited to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Women’s Rights Scheme on Friday has triggered sharp criticism from the BJP and other opposition parties, who termed the move politically motivated ahead of the assembly election.Stalin said the amount was…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the name ‘Seva Teerth’ for the new building complex housing the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Security Council Secretariat and the Cabinet Secretariat, marking a major overhaul of India’s administrative infrastructure.He will formally inaugurate Seva Teerth and Kartavya Bhavan 1 and 2 and address a public…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Friday claimed that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru recognised Tibet as a part of China because he wanted to build a good relationship with China.While addressing the Bharat Himalayan Strategy Forum in Dehradun, General Chauhan recalled how the Panchsheel agreement was signed between India and…