Q: How did this book come about? A: We all remember the lockdown… We had no idea when that would end. We really had no notion of what was going on. It was all completely unknown… My then publisher said to me, why don’t you write about what is around you, the flowers of the…
The Enforcement Directorate accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of obstructing a money-laundering probe. Twelve suspended Congress corporators in Maharashtra’s Ambernath Municipal Council formally joined the BJP, altering local political equations. Bangladesh police arrested the prime accused in the killing of Hindu worker Dipu Chandra Das, marking a key breakthrough in a case linked…
The weapons and military units on display in China’s major parade (Image credit: AP) China, one of the largest arms exporter in the world, received a reality check after its weapons and radars fell short during Operation Sindoor, and more recently, Venezuela attack. The latter also exposed the failure of Russia anti-aircraft missiles.The US operation…
NEW DELHI: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur have registered an FIR against a woman, allegedly a Pakistani national, for hiding her citizenship and securing a job in the state’s Basic Education Department, a police official said on Thursday.Rampur Additional Superintendent of Police Anurag Singh said the department’s internal inquiry revealed that the woman, identified as…
BENGALURU: Space engineering firm Dhruva Space Thursday announced Polar Access-1 (PA-1), its most integrated launch programme so far, under which it will support 10 space missions serving multiple Indian states and two countries aboard Isro’s PSLV-DL-C62, scheduled for lift-off at 10.17 am on Jan 12.Billed as a structured pathway to Sun-Synchronous Orbit, PA-1 brings together…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is likely to launch the free medical care for road crash victims scheme — PM RAHAT (Road Accident Victims Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) this month.The pilot of the scheme, currently known as ‘Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims’, was implemented across six states and UTs — Chandigarh, Assam, Punjab, Uttarakhand,…
Average value of assets of 102 re-elected MPs was Rs 15.76 crore in 2014, Rs 24.21 crore in 2019 and Rs 33.13 crore in 2024. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI : An analysis of assets of 102 members of Lok Sabha who got elected for three consecutive terms from 2014 to 2024 shows that they recorded…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Centre of holding political vendetta, alleging that central agencies were being misused ahead of elections, after the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at various locations. Reacting sharply to the action, Banerjee questioned the role of the ED and Union home minister Amit Shah….
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Centre of holding political vendetta, alleging that central agencies were being misused ahead of elections, after the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at multiple locations. Reacting sharply to the action, Banerjee questioned the role of the ED and Union Home Minister Amit Shah,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a full forensic examination of a controversial 48-minute audio recording that allegedly shows former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh‘s involvement in the 2023 ethnic violence. The court directed the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar to analyze both the complete audio and Singh’s admitted voice…