United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has once again voiced his support for reform in the Security Council, calling it not just “important” but an “essential” step.“Reforming the Security Council is not just important – it is essential. Those who try to cling to privileges today risk paying the price tomorrow. We must all be bold…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre it’s last opportunity to frame standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the rehabilitation of homeless persons with psychosocial disabilities.Describing them as “destitute to the extreme” and “most vulnerable”, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, while hearing a PIL seeking directions for the formulation…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, with the declared intent of including all genuine electors and weeding out the ineligible ones, will be showcased as a key initiative of the Election Commission (ECI) to strengthen the electoral process, at an international conference to be hosted by the Election Commission here.Nearly 100 delegates…
New Delhi: TVK chief and actor Vijay leaves from CBI headquarters after the second round of questioning in connection with the Karur stampede case (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay was grilled for nearly six hours on Monday as he appeared before the CBI for a second round of interrogation in…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Nitin Nabin has been elected unopposed as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party and will formally take charge on January 20. The transition ceremony, scheduled for 11.30 am at the party headquarters, will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, and defence minister Rajnath Singh,…
NEW DELHI: The Congress is finally in action mode in Tamil Nadu. After a weekend brainstorming with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in the national capital, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has convened a crucial Executive Committee meeting tomorrow to focus on preparations for the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. But the…
When results from Maharashtra’s long-delayed civic polls came on January 16, it became clear that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has made it to the top once again. The BJP swept 1,425 of 2,869 seats across 29 municipal corporations, a strike rate of nearly 50%. In Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a Shiv Sena citadel…
BENGALURU: The Indian Space Association (ISpA) has urged the Centre to use the Union Budget 2026–27 to deliver a targeted fiscal and regulatory push that can anchor India’s ambition of becoming a leading global space power, with private industry as a core driver of growth.In recommendations submitted to the government, ISpA said that while the…
NEW DELHI: An American woman faced a shocking incident of sexual harassment on the Delhi Metro when a teenage boy groped her after she agreed to a photo. The boy’s mother and sister defended his actions, claiming he was simply curious about blondes.Gaurav Sabnis, an Indian-origin professor at New Jersey’s Stevens Institute of Technology, shared…
Delhi HC rejected Kuldeep Sengar’s plea to suspend sentence in the Unnao custodial death case. Trump links Nobel Peace Prize snub to Greenland stance, tells Norway he no longer feels bound to “think purely of Peace.” Jaishankar urged Poland to maintain zero tolerance on terrorism and avoid aiding terror infrastructure in India’s neighbourhood. Eight Army…