Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that the atmosphere at the Rashtrapati Bhavan banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin was warm and friendly.Sharing the pictures from the Banquet on X, the Congress leader said he enjoyed his conversations with members of the Russian delegation seated at his table.“Attended the Rashtrapati Bhavan banquet for President…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that reforms carried out in India earlier were “reactionary”, but they are guided by national goals in current times. Addressing a gathering at the HT Leadership Summit 2025, themed “Transforming Tomorrow,” the Prime Minister said that India’s growth remains steady. “At one time, reforms in India…
The Quad grouping has called for bringing the perpetrators, organisers and financiers of last month’s terror incident near Red Fort in Delhi to justice and urged all UN member states to cooperate on it.The Quad, which comprises India, the US, Australia and Japan, also unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorism.Fifteen people…
Ghaziabad was the most polluted city in India in November, with a monthly average PM2.5 concentration of 224 microgram per cubic metre and air quality remaining above the national standards on all 30 days, according to a new analysis.Noida, Bahadurgarh, Delhi, Hapur, Greater Noida, Baghpat, Sonipat, Meerut and Rohtak joined Ghaziabad among the 10 most…
Omar Abdullah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the opposition INDIA alliance is currently “on life support”. He said that internal infighting is weakening its ability to challenge the BJP.Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, Abdullah said the opposition bloc is struggling…
NEW DELHI: Disruptions in air travel prompted swift government intervention on Saturday, with the Centre stepping in to cap domestic airfares after mass cancellations by IndiGo stranded passengers across major airports. On the economic and diplomatic front, India and the US signalled fresh engagement, with the next round of trade discussions slated to begin from…
MP Bhim Singh (File photo) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Bhim Singh introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Upper House seeking to remove the words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the Constitution’s Preamble, on Saturday.The MP said these terms were added ‘undemocratically’ during the Emergency in 1976 through the 42nd amendment under Indira Gandhi’s government, when…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and deputy leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, has written to external affairs minister S Jaishankar, urging a thorough inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of renowned Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore this September.Garg, one of the most celebrated cultural icons of Northeast…
A booming tax haul fuels government spending, but the fiscal gap persists as sanitation, administration and education absorb the biggest slices of the pie. The revised budget estimate for 2025–26 shows a strong 30% surge in tax collections, pushing total income to ₹15,680 crore. Yet expenditure continues to exceed revenue, leaving only a modest closing…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has issued notices to retired IAS officer Ashok Kumar Parmar and several digital platforms in a defamation suit filed by former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta over Parmar’s public allegations of corruption relating to Jal Jeevan Mission implementation in the Union territory. The Rs 2.55 crore…