Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) The received wisdom in Washington circles has been that Pakistan has ‘played’ Donald Trump better than its Indian counterpart. This has included praising Donald Trump to high heavens at every turn, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize with every breath, offering him (snake?)…
Congress MPs hold protest on Parliament stairs (ANI photo) Both Houses of Parliament witnessed repeated disruptions on Wednesday amid continued opposition protests and clashes with ruling party MPs. The Lok Sabha was adjourned multiple times amid sloganeering, banners and placards displayed by Congress and other opposition members, including allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…
GUWAHATI: Hours after Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s family had grabbed around 12,000 bighas (over 3,960 acres) of land, the CM on Wednesday announced that he will file a defamation case against top Congress leaders for making “false and malicious” statements.“I am initiating civil and criminal defamation proceedings…
NEW DELHI: A terrorist was killed on Wednesday evening during an ongoing anti-terror operation in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.The encounter took place under Operation ‘Trashi-I’, as security forces continued their search for terrorists hiding in the area. In a post on X, the Army’s White Knight Corps said contact…
NEW DELHI: More than Rs 8,189 crore was saved between 2021 and 2025 due to action initiated in 23.6 lakh complaints received by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), the home ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.The ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’ (CFCFRMS), under I4C, was launched in 2021 for…
NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that questions on caste — which is to be captured in the second phase of Census 2027, that is, the population enumeration phase — will be notified along with rest of the questions, “before the commencement of the second phase of the census operation”.“The…
NEW DELHI: A Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 (TC-LNH) with about 250 people on board operating from Kathmandu to Istanbul as TK 727 on Wednesday made an emergency landing at Kolkata after an engine fire. The pilots of this flight declared PAN PAN — international urgency signal for a serious situation needing prompt help but not…
NEW DELHI: Manipur on Wednesday got a new chief minister with the swearing-in of BJP MLA Yumnam Khemchand Singh, a taekwondo exponent and senior party leader, nearly a year after the state was placed under President’s Rule. Singh’s appointment follows the resignation of former chief minister N Biren Singh amid criticism over the handling of…
Some of India’s most intense waste loads are generated where people do not live. They are generated where people visit. (Image used for representational purpose) NEW DELHI: India’s waste problem does not grow slowly. It arrives suddenly. It shows up on long weekends, festival seasons, school holidays, and tourist peaks. Beaches fill up. Hill stations…
The Auli Skiing Winter Carnival and National Winter Games Competition 2026 will be held from February 13 to 16 at Auli in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.The event will feature national-level competitions in alpine skiing, snowboarding and ski mountaineering, along with cultural programmes and adventure activities. Officials said the aim is to combine winter sports with…