NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged citizens not to panic over rumours of an LPG shortage amid tensions in the Middle East, saying India would overcome the situation just as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic. He also launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK, accusing the party of corruption and…
India has deplored the attack on the Thai-flagged cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, in the Strait of Hormuz, while confirming the ship was bound for Kandla port, Gujarat. It condemned the commercial ship being made a target amid the ongoing conflict.The ministry of external affairs, in a statement, said that targeting the Thai cargo ship and…
NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals have been killed, and another remains missing after merchant vessels carrying them came under attack in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. The ministry added that several Indians have also sustained injuries in the Gulf region, with consular officials coordinating medical…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Opposition’s resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, accusing the Congress leader of poor attendance and spreading misinformation about not being allowed to speak in the…
File photo: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: A resolution seeking the removal of Om Birla as Speaker was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday by a voice vote amid protests and sloganeering by opposition members demanding an apology from Union home minister Amit Shah.With Speaker Birla absent during the debate, BJP MP…
More than just a race, the event represents the growing running culture across the capital. Participants from different age groups and professions, students, corporate professionals, families, and experienced runners, come together with a shared goal: to run, challenge themselves, and celebrate an active lifestyle. With structured race categories designed for both beginners and seasoned runners,…
Indian Railways has directed station food outlets to switch to microwaves and induction stoves after LNG supply cuts linked to the conflict in the middle east. Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured that the government would extend all possible help to Indians stranded in the Gulf as the Middle East crisis unfolds, saying authorities…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other accused in the excise policy case have filed a written representation before Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of the Delhi high court seeking transfer of a criminal revision petition linked to the case from the bench of Justice…
File photo: CEC Gyanesh Kumar NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Wednesday voiced support for a proposal by the All India Trinamool Congress to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.The proposal was announced by Trinamool Congress MP Saugata…
NEW DELHI: Counting every person in a country of more than 1.4 billion people is no easy task. India is now preparing to undertake one of the world’s largest enumeration exercises — the Census 2027.The nationwide headcount was originally scheduled for 2021, in line with India’s decadal census cycle conducted since 1881. However, the Covid-19…
