Thailand on Thursday defended the demolition of the Vishnu idol, describing it as a “decorative structure” along its border with Cambodia, after criticism from India.Thailand’s prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul also defended the move, telling reporters on Thursday that “a destroyed statue cannot compare to soldiers’ lives or limbs”.The Thai government further said that the structure…
Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar meets Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Bengaluru (PTI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in Bengaluru amid speculation over the state leadership issue. Speaking to reporters later, Shivakumar clarified that the discussion was, however, not…
Yogi Adityanath (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday spoke in the state assembly during a discussion on the supplementary budget for 2025–26, outlining changes in the state’s economy, infrastructure and governance over the past decade.Addressing the house, Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh had moved away from its earlier image as…
Army social media policy: The Army has restricted personnel to passive viewing on platforms like Instagram, YouTube, X and Quora, barring comments or posts, while allowing limited use of messaging apps only for unclassified communication with known contacts. Odisha Maoist encounter: Senior CPI (Maoist) leader Ganesh Uike, a central committee member with a Rs 1.2…
There is an old saying, borrowed from Latin and later made popular in English: Nulla nuova, buona nuova- no news is good news. In 1640, writer James Howell noted that Italians believed no news was better than bad news. Even before that, King James I of England had said much the same thing.But 2025 did…
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday criticised the suspension of the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, saying “leniency in brutal rape cases has been normalised under BJP Raj.”“The Delhi High Court‘s suspension of the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh…
NEW DELHI: It has been a year bookended by elections. It started with the intense campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections and ended with the surprising results of Bihar. In between, there were parliamentary showdowns, infights and figures emerging and fading away from the centre stage.In 2025, while several heavyweights failed to live up to…
NEW DELHI: After Uddhav and Raj Thackeray joined hands, are the senior and junior Pawar also entering into an alliance ahead of the upcoming local body polls in Maharashtra? Speculation is rife after NCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule said that her party is in talks with Ajit Pawar and senior party leaders have spoken…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday expressed serious concern over the unrest in Bangladesh, saying the violence, including the lynching of a person in police custody, was an outrage and warning that the deteriorating law-and-order situation could undermine the country’s scheduled elections.“Look, it’s a very serious problem because obviously, from our point of…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has recounted how he came face to face with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh just hours before the latter was assassinated in Tehran, linking the incident to what he described as the growing role of technology in modern conflict and national security.Speaking at a book launch event, Gadkari said…