Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday repeated his ‘PM is compromised jab’ over the India-US trade deal. The remarks came a day after the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha challenged the Prime Minister to cancel the deal with US, claiming it’s against the interests of Indians, while reinvoking…
NEW DELHI: “It happened by mistake,” was the reason the 21-year-old son gave behind the gruesome act of allegedly shooting and chopping off his father’s body after a heated argument.Akshat, the BCom student from Lucknow, when asked about his side of the story, only had these four words to utter, “Galti se ho gaya.” The…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh has made substantial strides in strengthening its power sector over the past eight years, expanding generation capacity, boosting electricity supply across regions, and nearly doubling the number of household connections under its ‘Roshan Pradesh’ vision aimed at achieving reliable and inclusive energy access.According to official data, the state’s total installed power…
Photo credit: Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tel Aviv for a two-day state visit to Israel, where he was personally received by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Over 200 passengers on IndiGo flight 6E1025 from Chennai to Singapore were stranded inside the aircraft for nearly five hours, sparking chaos and passenger protests. Union commerce…
CHENNAI: In Tamil Nadu’s personality driven politics where optics and rhetoric matter a lot, there are few politicians who are remembered for their ideological resolve. Thozhar RNK is one. R Nallakannu, who died in Chennai on Wednesday at the age of 101, represented a generation of leaders shaped by the freedom struggle and guided by…
The Ayyappa awaits: Sabarimala supreme’s sanctum nears Supreme Court’s final verdict Before dawn breaks over the dense forests of Pathanamthitta, the chants begin. Barefoot men in black or blue dhotis, having observed 41 days of vratham, climb the 18 sacred steps with irumudi on their heads and a single name on their lips. Ayyappa! For…
Adityanath with Japan’s foreign affairs minister Toshimitsu Motegi NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath reached Tokyo on Wednesday as part of a visit focused on attracting investment and strengthening industrial cooperation.At an interaction with the Indian diaspora, Adityanath said India never allows any breach of the interests or security of its citizens and…
Australia’s $40 cigarettes and the rise of tobacco smugglersWhen cigarette prices began climbing across India in early February, the effect was immediate and oddly chaotic. Smokers paid different prices for the same pack on the same street. Retailers blamed wholesalers. Wholesalers blamed the new tax regime. What was framed as a clean public health reform…
NEW DELHI: Veteran CPI leader R Nallakannu passed away on Wednesday at the age of 101, hospital authorities said.Nallakannu was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital’s ICU on February 1. He suffered from multi-organ failure on Wednesday and was placed on life support. His condition detoriated on Monday.“He was not able to tolerate treatment…
Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal, who played a key role in negotiating a trade deal with the United States, spearheaded the government’s response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “compromised PM” remarks, in which the rival leader levelled a series of serious allegations against Prime Minister Narendra…
