NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday launched a sharp attack on the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, calling for the overthrow of “foreign-serving puppet regime” to restore democracy and constitutional rule in the country.In an audio message played at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in New Delhi,…
PM Modi, Shashi Tharoor Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BJP’s win in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation marked the start of a wider political shift in Kerala. The BJP took a swipe at Congress over its internal tensions, mocking the feud involving Shashi Tharoor and suggesting the opposition set up a “Board of Peace”. The Supreme…
Rahul and Tejashwi’s ‘vote chori’ pitch failed in Bihar; how Mamata is doing it differently in Bengal Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress has unleashed an all-out offensive against the Election Commission over the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of upcoming assembly elections in the state. True to her style, Mamata has led…
Karti Chidambram (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi high court judge Justice Girish Kathpalia on Friday recused himself from hearing Congress MP Karti Chidambaram‘s petition in the alleged Chinese visa scam case, citing “personal reasons.”He said, “I don’t think I would be able to hear this. Subject to orders of the learned judge in charge, criminal…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked a Jharkhand-based lawyer to tender an unconditional apology before the Jharkhand High Court over a viral courtroom exchange in which he allegedly told a judge, “Don’t cross the limit”.A bench of chief justice Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the lawyer to submit an affidavit of…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his “dead economy” attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing the impact of steep US tariffs on India’s textile sector. He held him accountable, alleging official inaction amid job losses and growing uncertainty for exporters.“50% US tariffs and…
MNS chief Raj Thackeray (ANI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray posted a cryptic message on social media Friday, saying that if he ever took a “flexible stance,” it would never be driven by “personal gain.”His remarks came on the 100th birth anniversary of his uncle, Bal Thackeray, the founder of…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday targeted Congress amid the ongoing internal tussle, especially after top party leader indirectly called Shashi Tharoor “irrelevant”. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla suggested that the grand old party should have a “Board of Peace”, as he went on to list several reported internal tussles in the party.“After…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday formally launched ECINET — a single digital platform that onboards over 40 different election-related applications and portals — at the ongoing India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) here, with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar offering EC’s collaboration to other election management bodies (EMBs) for developing…
PM Modi in Kerala (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday projected the BJP’s breakthrough in Kerala’s capital as the start of a larger political shift in the state, saying the party’s recent victory in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation reflected growing public confidence ahead of the assembly elections.Addressing a large BJP rally at…